61 m. ago Letters August 14, 2025: ‘Canada has fallen behind thanks to a decade of Liberal policies.’

CANADA HAS FALLEN BEHIND I am usually not a conspiracy theorist, however there is no doubt in my mind the weak-kneed federal government of the last 10 years here has been played like a harp. Russia, Saudi Arabia, and other oil-producing countries have paid sycophants doing amazing work spreading the worst-case scenario of climate change […]

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2 h. ago ‘They’re increasingly skeptical’: Canadians say EV sales mandate ‘unrealistic,’ survey suggests

Seventy-one per cent of respondents agree that the target is unrealistic and will cost too much

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10 h. ago CDC shooting latest in string of hostility directed at health

ATLANTA — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health-care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some public health care workers say the shooting that killed […]

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10 h. ago Acceleware Ltd. Announces Closing of Shares for Debt Transactions

CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Acceleware® Ltd. (“Acceleware” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: AXE), a leading innovator of cutting-edge radio frequency (“RF”) power-to-heat technologies targeting process heat for critical minerals, amine regeneration (for carbon capture and other applications), and enhanced oil production, is pleased to announce that further to its news release dated […]

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10 h. ago Kelowna cyclists urged to take protective measures amid rising bike thefts

According to police, the jump in thefts is attributed to the prevalence of more valuable bicycles.

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10 h. ago Preparedness, weather conditions helping initial wildfire attack success in B.C.

“About 90 per cent of fires are being captured while they're still in what we would consider initial attack capabilities — around four hectares,” said BC Wildfire Service.

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10 h. ago Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu urges ‘voluntary migration’

TEL AVIV — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much […]

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12 h. ago MANDEL: Why was alleged dangerous driver still behind the wheel?

Surely, they won’t again release an accused dangerous driver now facing new charges of killing a father of three. Or so you would think. But that’s hardly a sure thing. A bail hearing was held in Oshawa Wednesday for 18-year-old Jaiwin Kirubananthan, who was arrested Aug. 3 after a head-on collision, on Hwy. 48 in […]

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13 h. ago Calgary man, 68, charged with 3 counts of voyeurism after investigation

Calgary police have charged a 68-year-old Calgary man accused of taking hundreds of intimate photos and videos of women without their consent while they were staying at his home.

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14 h. ago White House vows ‘significantly higher’ U.S. troop, police presence in D.C.

For two days, small groups of federal officers have been visible in scattered areas of the city. That is about to change, the administration says.

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14 h. ago New York man charged with cyberstalking a family member of killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man has been charged with cyberstalking a family member of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly leaving threatening voicemails that expressed glee about Thompson’s killing within hours of the fatal shooting, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Shane Daley, 40, is accused of placing multiple calls to Thompson’s family member after […]

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14 h. ago Vancouver stopover ends in U.S. detention for New Zealand mother and son, 6

Detained over a paperwork mix-up, Sarah Shaw and her 6-year-old son have spent nearly three weeks in a Texas immigration facility under strict confinement

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14 h. ago Lung cancer survival rate doubles, but still causes most cancer deaths: Feds

Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on Wednesday. The report said the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13% to 27% between 1992 and […]

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14 h. ago Calgary police release photos of suspect wanted for random assault at CTrain station

Calgary police are asking for the public's help identifying a man wanted in connection with the random assault of another man at the Marlborough CTrain station on July 11, 2025.

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14 h. ago Video captures moment West Coast Express strikes truck at crossing

Port Moody police said they believe the driver wasn't able to put the vehicle in reverse once he realized that the West Coast Express was coming.

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15 h. ago Orphaned badger rescued from roadside returned to wild: Calgary Wildlife

Badger's mother was likely hit and killed by a passing vehicle

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15 h. ago Police oversight agency clears Ottawa officer over suspect's injury

The suspect tried to flee from an officer and was struck by a passing vehicle on Bank Street in April

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15 h. ago London police officer faces five professional misconduct charges

The 47-year-old officer has been suspended with pay since London police charged him in December 2023 with seven criminal offences.

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15 h. ago Bear warning issued due to buffaloberry abundance in Kananaskis Country, Bow Valley

'If you see a bear: stop, speak calmly, and slowly leave the area — give them plenty of space,' Alberta Parks said in a warning

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15 h. ago Missing senior last seen in Kanata on Tuesday, Ottawa police say

The Ottawa Police Service has issued a missing person notice for 81-year-old Winston Reid, saying Wednesday that he last been seen a day earlier in the 600 block of Eagleson Road in Kanata. Reod was described as a Black man standing six feet one inch tall with a a large build, short salt-and-pepper hair and […]

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