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Company ordered to pay $200,000 in Alberta arena workplace death
TOFIELD, Alta. - A recreation facility equipment supplier has been ordered to pay $200,000 after a worker was killed at an arena in central Alberta. The Alberta government says the worker was conducti...
Nov 06, 2024
Oilers captain Connor McDavid makes speedy recovery, set to return against Vegas
EDMONTON - Connor McDavid is ready to return - well ahead of schedule. The Oilers captain will be back in the lineup when Edmonton hosts the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. McDavid suffered an ankl...
Nov 06, 2024
Quebec 'ready to use' notwithstanding clause to force doctors to practise in province
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his government is prepared to use the notwithstanding clause to force doctors trained in Quebec to begin their careers in the province's public system. T...
Nov 06, 2024
Mitchell to coach Canada's men's basketball team for AmeriCup qualifiers
TORONTO - Nathaniel Mitchell has been named as Canada's head coach for the upcoming November window of the FIBA Men's AmeriCup 2025 qualifiers. Canada Basketball announced Wednesday that Mitchell will...
Nov 06, 2024
Alberta government recruiting specialists in transgender care
EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says her department is actively trying to recruit physicians who specialize in transgender health care. Earlier this year, Premier Danielle Smith sa...
Nov 06, 2024
Medicine Hat man arrested after break-ins at Tim Hortons across Alta., Sask.
A Medicine Hat man has been arrested in connection with a dozen break-ins at Tim Hortons restaurants across Alberta and Saskatchewan in recent months, RCMP say.Reports of break and enters were reporte...
Nov 06, 2024
Province proposes new mortgage finance options, EV tax, and more
The Government of Alberta has proposed the Financial Statutes Amendment Act, which it says would provide alternative financing options for mortgages, make amendments to the Child and Family Benefit, s...
Nov 06, 2024
RCMP seize firearms on Central Alberta First Nation
The Maskwacis RCMP seized multiple firearms after conducting a search warrant at a property on Montana First Nation this week.After an investigation into weapons at the residence, on Tuesday they seiz...
Nov 06, 2024
Quebec premier warns of a possible influx of migrants following Trump's election
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault is raising concerns about the prospect of a wave of migrants coming to the province following Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election. Legaul...
Nov 06, 2024
Canada coach Jesse Marsch adds DeRo, Gheisar as guest coaches for Toronto camp
TORONTO - Canada coach Jesse Marsch has added Canada Soccer Hall of Famer Dwayne De Rosario and Halifax Wanderers coach Patrice Gheisar to his coaching staff ahead of the November international window...
Nov 06, 2024