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Chief Mountain port of entry reopening in southern Alberta
WATERTON, AB - The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reopening the Chief Mountain port of entry for the season.Services at the border crossing have been suspended for the last three years due to...
May 11, 2023
Casa to celebrate one decade in Lethbridge May 13
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Casa is set to mark a historic milestone in Lethbridge. Saturday, May 13, 2023, marks 10 years since the community center first opened its doors in the downtown core. In the span of a...
May 11, 2023
Heat advisories for Alberta and B.C., temperatures set to soar 15 degrees over normal
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has blanketed all of Alberta and most of British Columbia in special heat advisories as daytime temperatures are expected to soar up to 15 degrees above normal over the ...
May 11, 2023
Ticats name veteran CFL coaches Reinebold, Milanovich to coaching staff
HAMILTON - Jeff Reinebold is back with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran CFL coach was named Hamilton's special-teams co-ordinator and assistant defensive backs coach Thursday. This marks Reinebold...
May 11, 2023
Disaster risk profile warns Canada ill-prepared for a major earthquake
OTTAWA - The first draft of a new national disaster risk assessment report warns that a major earthquake in British Columbia or parts of Ontario and Quebec could swiftly become the most costly natural...
May 11, 2023
Military called in to assist in Alberta wildfire response
DRAYTON VALLEY, AB - The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has been deployed to the locations of various wildfires across Alberta.According to a release from the Government of Alberta, troops from 3rd Batta...
May 11, 2023
Former intelligence officer calls on Canada to expel more Chinese diplomats
OTTAWA - A former intelligence officer with Canada's spy agency is calling on the federal government to kick out more Chinese diplomats, saying they have too big a presence in the country. Michel June...
May 11, 2023
'Chaotic' down south, concern up north as U.S. ends COVID border, immigration rules
WASHINGTON - It's a tale of two borders today as the U.S. braces for the end of its COVID-19 restrictions: chaos in the Rio Grande Valley and concern along the 49th parallel. President Joe Biden says ...
May 11, 2023
US ambassador accuses South Africa of providing arms to Russia; president cites investigation
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The U. S. ambassador to South Africa accused the country Thursday of providing weapons to Russia via a cargo ship that docked secretly at a naval base near the city of C...
May 11, 2023
Canada women look to end HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series season on high note in France
A season of change wraps up this weekend in Toulouse, France, for the Canadian women's rugby sevens side. While the eighth-ranked Canadians have not made the podium as they have in the past, coach Jac...
May 11, 2023