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'May not align:' Guilbeault pens letter to Suncor over oilsands mine expansion GHGs
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault has warned Canada's biggest oilsands producer that its planned mine expansion may not meet climate targets. In a letter released Wednesday to Mark Little...
Apr 7, 2022
LPS seeking suspect in connection to counterfeit cash
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for your help in finding a person accused of using fake moneyOn Tuesday, April 5, 2022, police received a report of a woman successfully ...
Apr 7, 2022
Budget 2022: A checklist of promises that were in the Liberal-NDP confidence deal
OTTAWA - The Liberals and New Democrats published a confidence and supply agreement last month in an effort to keep the minority Parliament working until the next fixed election in 2025. The deal woul...
Apr 7, 2022
Budget 2022: A look at some of the promises you might have missed
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled the 2022 federal budget on Thursday. Here are some of the smaller promises that you might have missed: - $1.9 billion over 24 years to build and oper...
Apr 7, 2022
RCMP investigating after two cow carcasses found behind Alberta cemetery
AIRDRIE, Alta. -- RCMP say they are investigating after two cows that were killed, skinned and had their meat taken, were found in a rural community northeast of Calgary. Police say the carcasses were...
Apr 7, 2022
Supreme Court of Canada dismisses injunction on Alberta rules for drug-use sites
A last-ditch legal effort to temporarily bar supervised drug-use sites in Alberta from requiring clients to show personal identification has met a dead end in Canada's top court. The Supreme Court of ...
Apr 7, 2022
Alberta crown prosecutors say strike is possible, could impact criminal proceedings
LETHBRIDGE, AB - An organization representing crown prosecutors in Alberta says there is a "crisis in the justice system" and that job action could happen in the near future.Dallas Sopko, President of...
Apr 7, 2022
Budget 2022: Flush from booming economy, Feds eye growth with $31B in new spending
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have more than $85 billion in new spending room from a booming economic rebound and plan to spend some of the windfall on a series of measures aimed at keeping the good g...
Apr 7, 2022
Two Mounties started firing at N.S. mass shooter as he lifted RCMP pistol: documents
HALIFAX - Two officers who fired rounds into the torso of a mass shooter at a Nova Scotia gas station say they started shooting as the killer raised what one believed to be an RCMP general duty pistol...
Apr 7, 2022
University of Toronto scholars ask Sport Minister for a review of Own The Podium
TORONTO - Three University of Toronto sport scholars are asking Canada's sport minister to take a look at Own The Podium's mandate amid mounting allegations of athlete maltreatment. In a letter to Spo...
Apr 7, 2022