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The Latest on Quebec's general election: Polling stations have closed
MONTREAL - Here are the latest details from Quebec's provincial election (all times eastern): 8 p.m. Polling stations across Quebec are now closed, capping off a five-week election campaign. Franois L...
Oct 03, 2022
N. Korea fires ballistic missile that flew over Japan
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan, its neighbors said, escalating tests of weapons designed to strike key targets in regional U.S. allies amid stall...
Oct 03, 2022
Alberta aims to attract international students through new bureau
The Government of Alberta is launching a new strategy to attract international students and researchers to the province.$1.5 million will be spent on the creation of a new not-for-profit organization ...
Oct 03, 2022
Prairie premiers, governors urge Canada, U.S. to keep border crossings open longer
WASHINGTON - Canada's Prairie premiers and two U.S. governors want their respective countries to restore pre-pandemic operating hours at entry points along their shared land border. The group of provi...
Oct 03, 2022
Government announces the renaming of Alberta’s provincial court
Effective April 1, 2023, Alberta's provincial court will be called the Alberta Court of Justice.The government says it will begin the process of changing the court's name to the Alberta Court of Justi...
Oct 03, 2022
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes investigating Rocky Mountain House area homicide
Alberta RCMP Major Crimes is investigating the death of a man found in the Rocky Mountain House area last week.On Sept. 30, 2022, at approximately 5 a.m., Rocky Mountain House RCMP were dispatched to ...
Oct 03, 2022
Five years later: Waterton Lakes National Park plan considers fire recovery
Like the land itself, a new management plan for Waterton Lakes National Park is marked by a powerful wildfire that tore through the southern Alberta park five years ago.The 2022 plan, tabled in Parlia...
Oct 03, 2022
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women seek change ahead of Oct. 4 vigils
VANCOUVER - Family members of Indigenous women killed across British Columbia say police need to be held accountable and improve communication when they are investigating missing persons cases across ...
Oct 03, 2022
Legislation to temporarily boost GST rebate expected to pass this week
OTTAWA - Legislation to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians cope with high inflation is expected to pass the House of Commons later this week. Finance Minister Chry...
Oct 03, 2022
Changing census question raises concerns about language data: expert
OTTAWA - A Canadian polling expert is raising concerns about the results of the Statistics Canada language census after the order of two questions were swapped on the national questionnaire last year....
Oct 03, 2022