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Tenant group pushes for climate protections in report highlighting extreme heat risks
A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don't have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat. A report released by ACORN Can...
May 28, 2025
Canada's Summer McIntosh to train with Michael Phelps' coach Bob Bowman
TORONTO - Canadian swim star Summer McIntosh will move to Texas to train with Bob Bowman, who coached American Michael Phelps to 23 Olympic gold medals. The 18-year-old McIntosh from Toronto won three...
May 28, 2025
Sendero Centre at 'make-or-break' moment, must raise $300,000 in next 60 days
Red Deer's Sendero Centre -- formerly the Central Alberta Sexual Assault Support Centre -- is in dire straits.In fact, officials are pleading for the community's support to help raise $300,000 over th...
May 28, 2025
Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel
OTTAWA - Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel. The doctors say Canada's current restrictions on ar...
May 28, 2025
Op-ed: Red Deer MP responds to Speech from the Throne
I was honoured to represent the people of the Red Deer riding during His Majesty King Charles III's delivery of the Speech from the Throne, marking the official opening of the 45th Parliament. The pre...
May 28, 2025
National chief says First Nations growing frustrated with 'fast-track' approach
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she doesn't blame First Nations leaders who are voicing frustration with governments promising to fast-track development in their terr...
May 28, 2025
Via Rail subsidiary paid Quebec marketing firm $330K as it pivoted to high-speed rail
MONTREAL - A federal Crown corporation paid more than $330,000 to an outside marketing firm to rebrand a planned passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City and boost its popularity. Docume...
May 28, 2025
Tate brothers face rape and trafficking chares in the UK
LONDON (AP) - Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have been charged in Britain with rape and other crimes, prosecutors said Wednesday. The Crown Prosecution Service said a European arrest warr...
May 28, 2025
Cody Chovancek looks to defend Unified MMA bantamweight title, make UFC take notice
TORONTO - Cody Chovancek won the Unified MMA bantamweight championship in June 2024 with a particularly nasty calf slicer submission victory over previously unbeaten American Gage (The Gremlin) Gill. ...
May 28, 2025
Experts say royal visit was meant to send a message to Trump — and to London
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney meant to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump by inviting King Charles to Ottawa this week, foreign policy experts say - but Trump may not have been the on...
May 28, 2025