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Alberta approves new treatment for advanced prostate cancer
The Government of Alberta has made Pluvicto, a new radiopharmaceutical treatment for advanced prostate cancer, available to Albertans in an effort to improve treatment access. A national pricing agree...
Mar 11, 2025

Lethbridge housing prices fell in February
After several months of quickly rising prices, homes in Lethbridge became slightly more affordable this past month.The Alberta Real Estate Association says the average cost for all types of residentia...
Mar 11, 2025

Resort confirms Kicking Horse gondola fell one metre to ground, 8 on board
GOLDEN, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA - The owner of Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, B.C., has confirmed eight people were aboard a gondola that fell to the ground Monday morning. Resorts of the C...
Mar 11, 2025

Incoming prime minister Mark Carney says he has put his assets in a blind trust
OTTAWA - Mark Carney's leadership campaign says he has given a "full and robust conflict of interest management plan" to the country's ethics commissioner. In a media statement, the campaign says that...
Mar 11, 2025

Measles exposure at Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre: public health
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials say someone contagious with the measles virus who was not vaccinated attended an NHL game at the Bell Centre on March 3 between the Canadiens and the Buffal...
Mar 11, 2025

Carney's win kills Liberals' much-delayed plan to change capital gains tax
OTTAWA - Mark Carney's victory in the Liberal leadership race puts the final nail in the coffin of Ottawa's controversial plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains. When they tabled their budge...
Mar 11, 2025

Measles exposure at Montreal Canadiens game at the Bell Centre: public health
MONTREAL - Montreal public health officials say someone contagious with the measles virus who was not vaccinated attended an NHL game at the Bell Centre on March 3 between the Canadiens and the Buffal...
Mar 11, 2025

Ice fishing structure falls into lake west of Nanton
After a few weeks of warmer weather in southern Alberta, the RCMP is asking people to stay off of the ice.On Sunday, March 9, Nanton RCMP says it was called to the Chain Lakes Reservoir, approximately...
Mar 11, 2025

Senators minority owners join others in expanded Ottawa Rapid ownership group
OTTAWA - Ottawa Rapid FC, whose owners include Northern Super League co-founders Diana Matheson and Thomas Gilbert, has fleshed out its ownership group. Investors include Ottawa Senators minority owne...
Mar 11, 2025

Jennifer Heil named Canada’s chef de mission for 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics
Jennifer Heil set the bar for Canada at the 2006 Turin Olympics. The decorated skier captured the country's first medal - and its attention - with a gold in moguls on the opening day of competition. N...
Mar 11, 2025