Ottawa commits $104M to help Toronto host 2026 World Cup games - Fri, 03 May 2024 08:39:47 EDT
The federal government says it will provide $104 million to help Toronto host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, less than a third of the $380 million price tag estimated by the city. |
Hockey fans gather in St. John's as Bob Cole is laid to rest - Fri, 03 May 2024 12:52:40 EDT
Family, friends and fans from around the hockey world are gathering in St. John's on Friday afternoon for the funeral of broadcasting icon Bob Cole. |
Financial risks of novel technology likely derailed Alberta carbon capture project, analysts say - Fri, 03 May 2024 10:55:05 EDT
Capital Power's decision not to pursue its $2.4-billion Genesee project shouldn't be seen as a signal of more cancellations to follow. |
Princess Anne to take part in B.C. commissioning ceremony for new Pacific fleet vessel - Fri, 03 May 2024 12:29:21 EDT
Canada's first Arctic and offshore patrol vessel will officially be brought into the Pacific fleet Friday and Princess Anne, the sister of King Charles, is scheduled to take part in its commissioning ceremony. |
Brutal details of Tiki Laverdiere's murder now public after last of 10 accused sentenced - Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:00 EDT
Ten people were involved in confining, torturing and murdering Tiki Laverdiere in the spring of 2019 in a violent bid to get information on the killing of an Edmonton man, according to court documents. |
Alberta semi-automated truck convoys didn't save fuel but tech still has promise, researchers say - Fri, 03 May 2024 08:00:00 EDT
Researchers from the University of Alberta say tests on the Queen Elizabeth II highway show some of the challenges and opportunities associated with autonomous truck driving in Canada. |
Canada's shopping for a foreign grocer. Can an international retailer succeed here? - Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT
With some Canadian consumers struggling to afford groceries, and as frustrations with corporate profits boil over, the federal government says it's trying to coax international grocers to set up shop in Canada. |
Habitat for Humanity welcomes family to latest new-home build in Thunder Bay, Ont. - Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Habitat for Humanity Thunder Bay is marking its 39th build in the northwestern Ontario city, with a family of four going from a two-bedroom apartment to a three-bedroom house. Here's what the Slaters say it means to give their children a new place to call home. |
Ontario's carbon emissions jump back to pre-pandemic levels - Fri, 03 May 2024 05:00:00 EDT
New figures show Ontario's greenhouse gas emissions jumped for a second straight year, following a pandemic-induced plunge, and have risen back to the level they were before Premier Doug Ford's government came to power. |
Allegations of RCMP bullying detailed in Surrey police court docs - Fri, 03 May 2024 09:00:00 EDT
A report filed in B.C. Supreme Court Thursday as part of a battle over the future of policing in the City of Surrey details dozens of incidents of alleged bullying and harassment by RCMP officers against the Surrey Police Service officers hired to work alongside and ultimately replace them. |
Mayor of Quesnel, B.C., stripped of duties, banned from First Nation land after residential school book controversy - Thu, 02 May 2024 18:55:50 EDT
Council voted unanimously to censure Quesnel Mayor Ron Paull and relieve him of duties at an emotional meeting. |
Top soldier says military looking for 'clarity' on Ottawa's budget plans - Fri, 03 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Just over a month into the new fiscal year and two weeks after the federal budget, the Department of National Defence is struggling to reconcile the Liberal government's approach to military funding — giving with one hand while taking with the other. |
DFO claims elver enforcement has resulted in 'significant deterrence' of illicit fishery - Fri, 03 May 2024 05:00:00 EDT
The top enforcement officer for DFO in the Maritimes says arrests and seizures are "having a significant deterrence" on unauthorized elver fishing this spring. |
N.W.T. family says they will 'go hungry' after income assistance mix-up. An MLA says it's far too common - Thu, 02 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Christopher Dryneck and his family in Behchoko, N.W.T., are worried about how they'll get by without income assistance. Dryneck says the support was cut after he struggled to provide the proper paperwork. |
On Day 6 of McGill encampment, pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters face off - Thu, 02 May 2024 12:09:14 EDT
Pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel protesters are facing off at McGill's downtown Montreal campus, with police officers in riot gear standing nearby to keep the two sides away from each other. |