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Major party leaders campaigns hit southern Alberta
On the campaign trail today, Sarah Hoffman, Alberta NDP candidate for Edmonton-Glenora, says UCP Leader Jason Kenney must fire one of his candidates caught spreading hate in a 2013 recording.Hoffman's...
Apr 02, 2019
Canada's failure to fight climate change 'disturbing,' environment watchdog says
OTTAWA - Environment Commissioner Julie Gelfand says Canada is not doing enough to combat climate change. Gelfand delivered her final audits Tuesday before her five-year term expires, looking at ...
Apr 02, 2019
Environmental audit urges feds to shore up monitoring of mining waste
OTTAWA - Canada's environmental watchdog says Environment Canada is properly monitoring the dumping of mining waste into the country's waterways, but is not inspecting potash, coal and ...
Apr 02, 2019
Dieppe veteran who was Canadian Army's longest-serving officer dies at 101
MONTREAL - Honorary Col. David Lloyd Hart, a decorated Second World War veteran who was the Canadian Army's oldest and longest-serving officer, has died at age 101. The Canadian Armed Forces...
Apr 02, 2019
Two-time Olympian Melodie Daoust makes world hockey championship debut
Had the final score been different, Melodie Daoust's shootout goal would be more celebrated in Canadian hockey history. With an Olympic gold medal on the line last year, Daoust didn't p...
Apr 02, 2019
RCMP launches "House Hunters" social media campaign
EDMONTON- Spring is the time of year for house hunting and Alberta RCMP wants citizens to remember Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles while shopping or planning renovatio...
Apr 02, 2019
Cabinet members openly debate Jody Wilson-Raybould's future in Liberal caucus
OTTAWA - A day before a crucial Liberal caucus meeting where former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould could be shown the door, members of the Trudeau cabinet are focusing on what was behind h...
Apr 02, 2019
CWHL folding, female hockey players fearful for future of their game
The collapse of the Canadian Women's Hockey League plunges the future of the female game in Canada into disarray, at least in the short term. But the CWHL declaring it will cease operations May 1 even...
Apr 02, 2019
Judge to rule Wednesday on UCP leadership race investigation
CALGARY - An Alberta judge is to decide later this week whether to grant an injunction that would postpone an investigation into the United Conservative Party's leadership race.A lawyer for several pe...
Apr 02, 2019
Raptors' Leonard pays tribute to rapper Hussle who was shot Sunday
TORONTO - Kawhi Leonard paid tribute to the late rapper Nipsey Hussle on Monday. The Raptors star had written "RIP NIP" on his New Balance shoes, and "All Money In" - the name of Hussle's record label...
Apr 02, 2019