13 h. ago Federal Election 2025: Edmonton Riverbend candidates offer competing visions

Edmonton Riverbend is a federal riding in southern Edmonton, stretching from part of the North Saskatchewan River in the east to Calgary Trail

Politics

33 h. ago 'It's a 3 point race!': Political word reacts to 2025 Canadian leadership debate

Front runners Pierre Poilieve and Mark Carney of the Liberals face off in the 2025 federal leadership debate tonight, with commentators having plenty to say. Here are some of the highlights, with comments added as the debate goes along: Former CTV National News journalist Alan Fryer @alanfryermedia I really wish Blanchet and Singh weren’t on […]

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33 h. ago 'Different than Justin Trudeau': Political world reacts to 2025 Canadian leadership debate

Front runners Pierre Poilievre of the Conservatives and Mark Carney of the Liberals face off in the 2025 federal leadership debate tonight, with online political commentators having plenty to say. Here are some of the highlights, with comments added as the debate goes along: Pre-debate talk: Former CTV National News journalist Alan Fryer @alanfryermedia I […]

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33 h. ago 'This debate is a TSN turning point': Political world reacts to 2025 Canadian leadership debate

Front runners Pierre Poilievre of the Conservatives and Mark Carney of the Liberals face off in the 2025 federal leadership debate tonight, with online political commentators having plenty to say. Here are some of the highlights, with comments added as the debate goes along: Pre-debate talk: Former CTV National News journalist Alan Fryer @alanfryermedia I […]

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39 h. ago Forte Minerals Engages Trion Communications GmbH for European Investor Awareness

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Forte Minerals Corp. (“Forte” or the “Company”) (CSE: CUAU) (OTCQB: FOMNF) (Frankfurt: 2OA) is pleased to announce its engagement of Trion Communications GmbH (“Trion”) to provide investor relations and communication services in the German-speaking markets, effective April 1, 2025, in accordance with Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE”) […]

Economics

61 h. ago Canadian travel to U.S. takes dramatic nosedive approaching 900,000

Canadians are sticking to their guns amid the trade war between Canada and the United States, with travel to the U.S. plummeting drastically in the past month.New data from the U.S. Customs Border Patrol (CBP) shows that 4,105,516 people crossed the border from Canada to the U.S. in March.That's a drop of 864,844 visitors compared to the same month last year, which saw 4,970,360 Canadians travelling down south.CBPBroken down by modes of travel, 2.5 million people travelled from Canada to the U.S. by car in March 2025, compared to the 3.4 million passenger vehicles that crossed the northern border the same month last year. That's a 900,000 drop in visitors by land.CBPIn contrast, travel by air in March 2025 increased by about 47,000, with 923,000 people flying from Canada to the U.S. compared to 876,000 people in March 2024.Air travel seems to have increased despite Canadian airlines cutting thousands of seats to certain U.S. states in response to a significant dip in travel.CBPAside...

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62 h. ago This is what travelling to the U.S. is like as a Canadian right now

When I booked my flight from Canada to the United States last year, I didn't anticipate U.S. border rules to tighten so drastically.My friends had set an April 2025 date for their wedding in Orlando, Florida, well before Donald Trump became America's 47th president.Little did we know that his second term would usher in a trade war and heightened tensions for anyone travelling from Canada to the U.S.I started getting nervous about my travel plans after the terrifying story of a B.C. entrepreneur who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) went viral.Then, the federal government updated its U.S. travel advisory with a serious warning, saying it couldn't intervene if travellers don't meet entry and exit requirements.My anxiety went through the roof after interviewing an immigration lawyer about what Canadians should know before travelling down south.From authorized checks on electronic devices to the possibility of being denied and, worst case, detained, I worried tha...

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67 h. ago Canadian university staff advised to avoid travel to the U.S. over border 'difficulties'

The national voice for Canadian university teachers and other professionals has warned against travelling to America due to border "difficulties" and other developing issues.The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is warning academic staff to only travel to the U.S. if it's essential and necessary.CAUT says that the warning was sparked by the "rapidly evolving political landscape" in the States, which includes reports of individuals encountering difficulties when attempting to cross the border.The association has also stated that folks who fall into specific categories should "exercise particular caution." The categories include citizens or residents of a country identified in reports as "likely to be subject to a travel ban."It includes people who are citizens or residents of a country "where there are diplomatic tensions with the U.S," and those with passport stamps that show they've visited countries that may be subject to a trave...

Society

3 d. ago Federal election 2025: Edmonton Strathcona likely to remain NDP strong

The federal New Democratic Party has held strong in Edmonton Strathcona since 2008 and is likely to do so again in this 2025 election, according to aggregated polls. In the 2008 election, NDP’s Linda Duncan, in a narrow margin of victory, pushed out the Conservatives, and since then, the riding has stayed orange and was […]

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3 d. ago Tariff turmoil means Canada’s housing market is ‘treading water at best’

The national average home price in Canada was $678,331 in March 2025, down 3.7 per cent from March 2024, the Canadian Real Estate Association said.

Economics

4 d. ago Abell Pest Control Recognized as One of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ in 2025

Toronto, Ontario, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Abell Pest Control, the largest Canadian-owned pest management company, is proud to announce that the company has ranked in the top 100 of Canada’s Best Workplaces™ for the third consecutive year in the 100-999 employee’s category. “We’ve built a strong culture at Abell by placing a high […]

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4 d. ago Volatus Aerospace Secures Extension to Service Agreement with Canadian Government

Securing One-Year Extension to Standing Offer and Call-up Authority for Unmanned Aerial Surveillance Services with the Canadian Government MONTREAL, April 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Volatus Aerospace Inc. (TSXV: FLT) (OTCQX: TAKOF) (Frankfurt: A2JEQU) (“Volatus” or “the Company”), a leader in aerial solutions, proudly announces a one-year extension, the maximum allowable, to its Public Works […]

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7 d. ago Canadian woman goes viral over tense exchange with U.S. border agents

A Canadian woman travelling in the U.S. shared an unusual comment she received from an agent at a U.S.-Canada border crossing, drawing mixed comments from netizens.Erin Rafferty, 35, who goes by the username @ecomera on TikTok, is a business owner and content creator from the Moncton area in New Brunswick. Since 2019, Rafferty and her husband have been spending extensive time in the U.S. and visiting different states in a trailer.The couple wanted to make the most of the opportunity to travel while their children were still too young to attend school. So, in 2024, they invested in a new trailer, a truck, and a lifetime campground membership with access to all U.S. parks. Considering current tensions between Canada and the U.S., Rafferty said they did have second thoughts."I was genuinely nervous about coming down. My family asked us to cancel, and we seriously considered it," she said in an email statement. "But in the end, we had made a big investment into this lifes...

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8 d. ago Top U SPORTS scorer DJ Jackson among Calgary Surge draft picks

The Calgary Surge have selected three players in the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League draft. With the sixth pick in the first round, the Calgary Surge selected DJ Jackson of St. Francis Xavier University. The 6-foot-4 guard from Mississauga, Ontario, had a standout 2024 season, earning Atlantic University Sport Most Valuable Player and AUS First […]

Sport

8 d. ago Federal election 2025: Expect another close race in Edmonton Centre

This riding has flip-flopped between the Liberals and Conservatives. But the NDP have made it a three-way race.

Politics

8 d. ago Bell wants Canadian government funding scrapped for Elon Musk's Starlink

Bell and its northern arm Northwesttel are lobbying the CRTC to remove Starlink from a subsidy program that helps remote Canadians get online.Bell's main argument is that since Starlink offers a flat rate across the country, there is no need for it to get subsidies from the government. Traditionally, those subsidies were to help Bell and other telecoms install the hardware infrastructure needed to connect a remote home.According to a report obtained by the Financial Times, Starlink has hit back against Bell, saying that singling the satellite-based carrier out would be anti-competitive. Starlink has fought and lost this fight before. In 2022, it was cut out of $900 million of U.S. government funding and grants designed to connect rural and remote residents.In Canada, the proposed subsidy would see internet providers getting $25 per person per month from the government to help justify the expensive cost of building remote infrastructure. This adds up to about $300 per year, and Fortu...

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8 d. ago Canadian veterans Big Wreck named Record Store Day Canada Ambassadors for 2025

It hard to imagine there was time when Ian Thornley wasn’t cool. As the singer and primary songwriter of both Big Wreck and Thornley,  he has been a mainstay in the national music scene since  the early 1990s. His weighty baritone has been front-and-centre for thundering hits on both sides of the border, including The […]

Sport

8 d. ago All In on Solidarity: United Steelworkers International union united against Trump tariffs

LAS VEGAS, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Canadian Steelworkers joined thousands of delegates from across the United States and the Caribbean at the 2025 United Steelworkers union (USW) International Convention where a strong and bold resolution calling for fair trade and an end to Trump’s reckless tariffs on Canadian goods was unanimously adopted. As […]

Society

9 d. ago Calgary teams bring home three medals from Canadian Ringette Championships

Calgary teams had a riot — and then some — at the 2025 Canadian Ringette Championships in Ottawa. All totalled, the nine squads competing at nationals from the city brought home a trio of medals, highlighted by the Under-16 AA Riot with a dramatic victory. “AA Ringette Calgary is incredibly proud of our nine outstanding […]

Sport

9 d. ago Canadian online retail CEO making workers prove jobs can't be done by AI

It seems like Tobi Lütke, the CEO of Canadian online retail giant Shopify, is a big fan of AI. A new memo sent to all the company's employees says that using artificial intelligence (AI) is now an expectation.The CEO shared the employee memo on Twitter because he claimed that it was already being leaked to the press. The preamble is fairly long before leading into six rules for Shopify workers to use AI more at work. First, "using AI effectively is now a fundamental expectation of everyone at Shopify."The second rule is to use AI tools to help prototype new products since it can help you learn at a much faster rate, according to Lütke. Following that, he tells staff that the company is adding AI usage questions to its performance and peer review questionnaires. He's worried that a lot of people bounce off AI after using it for the first few times because it might give them an undesirable answer. Therefore, he's hoping that adding it to peer reviews will help people le...

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