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Market Watch: June 4
Big Picture TSX Hits 20,000 Mark; U.S. Markets Struggle for Traction It's been a fairly quiet week for U.S. markets, which were closed Monday for Memorial Day. In Canada, the TSX closed out a fourth c...
Jun 04, 2021

Alberta RCMP asks property owners to beware of paving scams this summer
Alberta RCMP are warning property owners of ongoing paving scams and fraudulent contractor services. Mounties say recent incidents have involved illegitimate, out-of-town companies offering discounted...
Jun 04, 2021

Jets' Scheifele calls four-game suspension 'excessive,' but won't appeal
Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele says he won't appeal the four-game suspension he was handed for a crushing blow on Montreal's Jake Evans. Scheifele says he doesn't agree with the sanction handed ...
Jun 04, 2021

RCMP provide tips to safely store, protect off-highway vehicles
With the beginning of summer and another weekend upon us, RCMP are anticipating that Albertans will be riding their off-highway vehicles more often. As a result, Mounties are reminding citizens to saf...
Jun 04, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility for its role in Canada's residential school system. Trudeau says as a Catholic he is deepl...
Jun 04, 2021

Canadian record-holders Levins, Elmore headline Canada's marathon team for Tokyo
OTTAWA - National record-holders Cam Levins and Malindi Elmore headline Canada's marathon athletes named to the Tokyo Olympic team. World bronze medallist Evan Dunfee tops the race-walk team, while Mo...
Jun 04, 2021

Canada to receive two million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses per week through August
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says large shipments of COVID-19 vaccines will continue to pour into Canada through the summer, with more than two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech jab expected to ar...
Jun 04, 2021

Missing Chilliwack, B.C. woman found deceased
The search for a missing Chilliwack, B.C. woman has come to a sad and tragic ending.Chilliwack RCMP say the body of a 23-year-old missing woman has been found. Mounties were notified of the discovery ...
Jun 04, 2021

Ex-N.B. doctor demands apology from premier after COVID-19-related charge dropped
The Crown in New Brunswick has dropped a charge against a doctor accused in May 2020 of violating COVID-19 measures and who was subjected to hate after being outed online. Jean-Robert Ngola had faced ...
Jun 04, 2021

Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is re-opening June 15
The Red Deer Museum + Art Gallery is set to re-open June 15 in line with Stage 2 of the province's Open for Summer plan.Among other things, visitors can check out the travelling art exhibit A Prairie ...
Jun 04, 2021