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New high-efficiency diesel plant opens in N.W.T. community
UTSEL K'E - A new high-efficiency diesel power plant has opened in Lutsel K'e in the Northwest Territories. It's expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by about 100 tonnes every year and allow fo...
Jan 25, 2023

Alberta NDP questions fate of premier's long-promised advisory panel on public health
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's long-promised public health science advisory panel, which has been beset by slipped deadlines and confusing messaging, has the NDP Opposition questioning wh...
Jan 25, 2023

Spain: 1 dead in attack with bladed weapon at church
MADRID (AP) - One person was killed and another severely injured in an attack carried out by a person with a bladed weapon at a church in the southern city of Algeciras on Wednesday, Spain's interior ...
Jan 25, 2023

Banff tourism report seeks fewer private vehicles, more public transit in park
BANFF, ALTA. - Banff tourism officials are joining the call for better management of visitor traffic in the most heavily visited parts of the national park. In a document outlining its development pla...
Jan 25, 2023

High-profile Canadian skating coach found guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
MONTREAL - A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been found guilty of sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard Gauthier was facing three charges dating back to the 1980s involving a teenage m...
Jan 25, 2023

High-profile Canadian skating coach found guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
MONTREAL - A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been found guilty of sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard Gauthier was facing three charges dating back to the 1980s involving a teenage m...
Jan 25, 2023

Indigenous software company aims to create jobs in Prince Albert
An Indigenous software company is planning to bring new tech-sector jobs to Prince Albert.PLATO, Canada's only Indigenous software testing and technology services company, said it's currently recruiti...
Jan 25, 2023

Amid neck hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw
OTTAWA - The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its decision not to outlaw a controversial neck h...
Jan 25, 2023

CFL Roundup: Montreal Alouettes re-sign linebacker Tyrice Beverette
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have re-signed American linebacker Tyrice Beverette. The 27-year-old made 55 defensive tackles and 21 special teams tackles with Montreal last season. He also had one...
Jan 25, 2023

Hockey team of preteen Ukrainian refugees heads to tournament in Quebec City
MONTREAL - Sean Brub said he thought it was a joke when he was first asked to help assemble a team of Ukrainian preteen refugees, displaced by war and spread out across Europe, to play in a renowned Q...
Jan 25, 2023