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Safety board releasing results of investigation into wildfire in Lytton, B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board will release the results of its investigation into the possibility that a freight train might have started a wildfire that destroyed the community of L...
Oct 13, 2021
Jets sign forward Evgeny Svechnikov to one-year, two-way contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed forward Evgeny Svechnikov on a one-year, two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. The deal carries an average annual of US$750,000 in the NHL. Svechniko...
Oct 13, 2021
Alberta Ombudsman receives complaints about EMS dispatch consolidation from mayors
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Four Albertan cities have appealed to a high-ranking provincial authority over the consolidation of 911 EMS dispatch services.Last August, AHS announced that the municipally-run contr...
Oct 13, 2021
Mayors ask federal Liberals for help covering transit shortfalls
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's largest cities say they need federal aid to cover tens of millions in ridership revenue shortfalls to stave off a stalling of the country's economic recovery. The COVID...
Oct 13, 2021
Veteran rider Hugo Houle latest Canadian to join Israel Start-Up Nation
Veteran Canadian Hugo Houle will ride for Israel Start-Up Nation next year. The 31-year-old from Sainte-Perpetue, Que., joins fellow Canadians Michael Woods, Alex Cataford, Guillaume Boivin and James ...
Oct 13, 2021
Calgary & Edmonton among six Canadian cities on "World's Best Cities" ranking
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Half a dozen Canadian communities are being considered as some of the world's finest.Resonance Consultancy, based in Vancouver, has released its list of the 2021 World's Best Cities, ...
Oct 13, 2021
Late Christopher Plummer honoured with commemorative stamp
TORONTO, ON - One of Canada's greatest actors, the late Christopher Plummer, is being honoured with a commemorative stamp. Plummer's career spanned over 70 years, appearing in more than 200 films, tel...
Oct 13, 2021
B.C. civil rights group sues federal government over prolonged confinement in prisons
VANCOUVER - A civil liberties group has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over prolonged solitary confinement two years after British Columbia's top court ruled it is a violation of priso...
Oct 13, 2021
Oilers sign Sceviour, put Kassian and Archibald on injured reserve
EDMONTON - Forward Colton Sceviour signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday. The deal has an average annual value of $750,000. Forward Zack Kassian was placed on injur...
Oct 13, 2021
Iqaluit residents collect river water, city fills up tanks as tap water may be unsafe
Iqaluit residents are filling jugs and bottles at a river outside the city after they were told tap water in the Nunavut capital may be unsafe to drink. The city declared a local state of emergency la...
Oct 13, 2021