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CBSA union warns of June border disruptions following strike mandate
OTTAWA - The union representing workers at the Canada Border Services Agency says a possible strike could affect Canada's borders this summer. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says 9,000 of its m...
May 24, 2024

BC United Leader Falcon says Conservative Leader Rustad has rejected election deal
VICTORIA - The leader of British Columbia's official Opposition says the BC Conservatives have rejected a proposal to avoid vote-splitting in the provincial election this fall. BC United Leader Kevin ...
May 24, 2024

HFCRD students to particate in Canada-Wide Science Fair
A group of students from St. Stephen's School in Valleyview has qualified for the Canada-Wide Science Fair, hosted by Youth Science Canada.Holy Family Catholic Regional Division has announced that Jan...
May 24, 2024

'Fragile' CF Montreal hopes to break out of slump against Nashville SC
MONTREAL - CF Montreal fans have had enough - and captain Samuel Piette understands why. Montreal is struggling, winless in its last eight games. In the last week, the club lost 5-1 in a derby match a...
May 24, 2024

Canada expects 'everyone' to abide by ICJ's latest Israel ruling, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the International Court of Justice's latest ruling is in line with Canada's position on Israel's military operations in Rafah. His comments come after the U...
May 24, 2024

Stompede parade Saturday; rodeo and wagons start Wednesday
It's Stompede time again.Festivities will get underway Saturday with the Stompede Parade.It will start from Hillside School at noon, then travel south on 95 Street and west on 100 Avenue through downt...
May 24, 2024

Visit by FC Cincinnati provides Toronto FC with tough Major League Soccer test
TORONTO - After scoring a club- and tournament-record eight goals in a lopsided Canadian Championship win Tuesday over semi-pro CS Saint-Laurent, Toronto FC steps up in class Saturday when FC Cincinna...
May 24, 2024

Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong asks Poilievre to let him join Conservative caucus
OTTAWA - Independent Toronto MP Kevin Vuong says he is asking Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to let him join the Tory caucus, and intends to seek a nomination for the party in a Greater Toronto ...
May 24, 2024

173 impaired drivers caught over Victoria Day long weekend
From May 17 to 20, 2023, Alberta RCMP were conducting enhanced traffic enforcement for the Victoria Day long weekend.Mounties aimed to find and take impaired drivers off the roads, and police efforts ...
May 24, 2024

B.C.-based $900M hydrogen project will create nearly 300 jobs, cut emissions: Eby
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - The British Columbia government says a $900 million project to create a network of hydrogen production plants and refuelling stations will create nearly 300 jobs and cut greenh...
May 24, 2024