64 m. ago Braid: Big talk, bold promises from candidates who won't tackle the real problem — city hall itself

Calgary needs a mayor who will end the rule of city hall bureaucrats and run the city with social compassion but fierce focus on real problems

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74 m. ago B.C. Conservatives search MLAs' phones after media leak, while leader John Rustad says he is not paranoid

Both private and legislature-issued phones were searched. The source of the media leak was not found.

Politics

84 m. ago Everyone agreed Hazel Mae crushed it during Toronto Blue Jays champagne celebration

Here's something they don't teach you in journalism school.With F-bombs and champagne flying, Hazel Mae bravely stepped into the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse on Wednesday. And unlike just about everyone else in the room, she wasn't wearing protective goggles.Her only protection? A Sportsnet baseball cap.No ponchos needed here."Hazel Mae did a spectacular job in that champagne storm last night," TSN's James Duthie said Thursday morning on social media."Watching the Jays celebration coverage and all I can say is that Hazel Mae is one of the all-time media greats. Seriously, she is amazing," added Roger Lajoie of Sportsnet 590 The Fan.The longtime sportscaster showed incredible poise and professionalism through some celebratory but also trying circumstances.Carrying on through live interviews with music blaring, Mae had to yell questions into the ears of players -- many of them shirtless.She has experience dodging Gatorade buckets during the regular s...

Culture

1 hour ago Day camps, athletic classes and ordinary Calgarians stepping up to help kids amid teachers' strike

To fill the days and make it easier for working parents, community clubs and the city have offered a variety of day camps and activities for kids to attend

Society

4 h. ago Toronto & York Region Labour Council: Hypocrite Calandra Touts “Increased Funding” at New School

TORONTO, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toronto & York Region Labour Council, Teachers, parents and the Fund Our Schools campaign are calling out Education Minister Paul Calandra for his government’s failed track record on education funding. While Minister Calandra celebrates a new build addition to to a school today, the rest of the school […]

Society

5 h. ago Police lay charges in copper wire theft that cut telecommunication services to 1,200 residences and businesses

Five telecommunication cables servicing the area north of Memorial Drive S.E. were damaged, resulting in the loss of phone, internet, and television services.

Economics

5 h. ago Michael McLeod signs with Russian hockey team after acquittal in sexual assault case

Michael McLeod, one of five members of Canada’s 2018 junior team recently acquitted of sexual assault charges, has signed a three-year contract with Avangard Omsk of the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League. Omsk confirmed the signing on Thursday in a post on the social media platform X. McLeod, Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton and Carter […]

Sport

6 h. ago The BrandSafway Austin Stonestreet Memorial Golf Tournament Raised $112,000 for The Sunshine Kids Foundation and Combat Marine Outdoors Charities

BrandSafway and its Sponsors Raised More Than $750,000 for Charities Over the Past 15 Years Through This Annual Event HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BrandSafway, a leading provider of access, forming and shoring and specialty services to the industrial, commercial and infrastructure markets, and ranked fifth out of 600 Top Specialty Contractors […]

Society

7 h. ago Justin Bieber responds to mother Pattie Mallette’s prayer for his ‘healing’

Justin Bieber appears to be doing just fine after his mother shared a message on social media last month that she was “praying” for the Canadian pop star’s “healing.” Pattie Mallette posted a religious prayer to Instagram on Sept. 22 for her son alongside a series of black and white photos of Bieber wearing a […]

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8 h. ago Travis Kelce prétend ne rien comprendre aux allusions sexuelles du nouveau morceau de Taylor Swift, «Wood»

Taquiné par son frère à propos des paroles très suggestives de la chanson de Taylor Swift «Wood», Travis Kelce a préféré jouer les innocents.

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10 h. ago Princess of Wales suggests parents put down phone to combat social discontent

LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales has a suggestion for parents: Please put down the phone. Kate, as she is commonly known, collaborated with adult development researcher Robert Waldinger to warn that technology is contributing to an epidemic of disconnection that is hurting family relationships. Devices that promise to keep us connected often do […]

Technology

11 h. ago Canada calls for ‘immediate’ flow of aid under new Gaza peace plan

On the social media platform X, the prime minister offered his congratulations to U.S. President Donald Trump for orchestrating the deal.

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12 h. ago Annoyed by junk calls to your iPhone? Try the new iOS 26 call screen feature

LONDON (AP) — iPhone users have a new tool to combat the scourge of nuisance phone calls: a virtual gatekeeper that can screen incoming calls from unknown numbers. It’s among the bevy of new features that Apple rolled out with last month’s release of iOS 26. The screening feature has been getting attention because of […]

Technology

13 h. ago CUPE members rally in Toronto to stop privatization and protect public jobs

TORONTO — Liberal and Conservative governments have been quietly dismantling our public services for decades, and they are doubling down. With a stroke of a pen, they are cutting essential services, attacking education, healthcare, social services, and other programs working class Canadians rely on. At noon on Thursday, October 9th, CUPE members, striking postal workers […]

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13 h. ago Thursday's letters: School boards responsible for classroom funding problems

As a parent of two boys in Grades 8 and 10, I am disappointed about the teachers’ strike and my boys being away from their studies and extracurricular sports. The deal the union rejected sounded reasonable. Teacher salary ranges are high compared to professions with similar complexity. If there’s a problem with how funding is […]

Society

21 h. ago B.C. city councillor/social worker running for NDP leadership

OTTAWA — Tanille Johnston, a social worker and city councillor for Campbell River, B.C., has launched her bid for the federal NDP leadership. A news release says Johnston is the first Indigenous woman to seek the party’s top job and that she’s ready to bring “fresh energy and real progressive change” to the party and […]

Politics

22 h. ago U.S. strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, president says

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the U.S. military off the coast of Venezuela. “A new front in the war has opened: the Caribbean,” Petro wrote on the social platform X. “Signs show that the last bombed […]

Events

22 h. ago University of Alberta professor reinstated after put on leave over Charlie Kirk social media posts

University of Alberta law professor Florence Ashley said they posted on social media about how Charlie Kirk’s death should not sanitize what they called his 'hateful legacy.'

Society

24 h. ago Israel, Hamas have signed off on first phase of peace deal, Donald Trump posts

‘This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social

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24 h. ago Hostages to be released ‘very soon,’ Trump says, as Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of peace deal

‘This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line,’ Trump wrote on Truth Social

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