AlbertaJun 24, 2025
Premier Smith to announce details surrounding promised Alberta Next panel
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to announce today next steps in her plan to challenge what she and her government have called unfair intrusions from the federal government.
Smith will be in Calgary to announce details of the Alberta Next Panel. She will be joined by Adam Legge of the Business Council of Alberta at a news conference in Heritage Park.
The premier has previously said she will chair the panel, which will tour the province to hear concerns and suggestions from Albertans about the province's relationship with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government.
The panel
CanadaJun 24, 2025
Inflation holds steady at 1.7% in May as rent hikes cool
The annual pace of inflation held steady at 1.7 per cent in May as cooling shelter costs helped tame price pressures, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
Shelter costs rose three per cent in May, StatCan said, marking a slowdown from 3.4 per cent in April.
The agency singled out Ontario as the major source of rent relief in the country. Slowing population growth and a jump in new supply helped dampen rent hikes in May.
Mortgage interest costs meanwhile decelerated for the 21st consecutive month amid lower interest rates from the Bank of Canada.
Economists had broadly expected inflation would remai
CanadaJun 24, 2025
More than 100 people on Canadian chartered flight leaving Middle East tonight: Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a Canadian chartered flight will leave Jordan this evening with more than 100 people on board.
Speaking from The Hague, Anand says Canada is also helping allied nations get their citizens out of the Middle East but adds the number of foreign nationals asking for help is "minimal" compared to the number of Canadians.
Global Affairs Canada deployed more consular assistance to the region after war broke out between Israel and Iran last week.
Anand says Global Affairs Canada has helped more than 500 Canadians in the region since the conflict began.
She add
AlbertaJun 24, 2025
Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections. Unofficial results from Elections Alberta put him well ahead of the nearest competitor, United Conservative Party candidate Darby Crouch.
The NDP was also leading in Edmonton-Ellerslie where the party's candidate, Gurtej Singh Brar was ahead of United Conservative Party candidate Naresh Bhardwaj by over 500 votes with 46 of 55 polls reporting.
The United Conservatives' Tara Sawyer won Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, where the third byelection was being held. S
CanadaJun 23, 2025
Canada's 3x3 Women begin the World Cup with back-to-back wins
Canada's 3x3 Women's National Basketball Team has made a strong start to the FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2025. The Canadian team won both of its first matches today.
The Canadian team defeated Latvia 17-10 in their first match.
In the second match, Canada faced Austria. Canada won the match by a margin of 20-15.
Saicha Grant Allen’s performance for Canada today was tremendous, as she yielded a total of 15 points today for Canada.
Now the Canadian team will face France and Hungary on Wednesday.
BCJun 23, 2025
Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid to avert a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
The same ruling that was issued on Friday but only published online on Monday grants a temporary stay of the cull until a ruling on an appeal that will be held no later than the week of July 21.
It says Universal Ostrich Farms has satisfied all three tests required for a temporary stay on the cull of about 400 birds at the farm in Edgewood, B.C., that has become the focus o
BCJun 23, 2025
BC: Police warn about elaborate bank scam
A bank fraud case has been reported in British Columbia, where a 68-year-old woman from Mission lost $60,000. The RCMP said the woman reported the money to police on May 28 after losing the money to the scam.
Investigators said the woman received a call from a person who claimed to be from the bank, saying that her bank card had been compromised and that new cards were being issued. According to police, a rideshare driver was sent to her home to collect the card and the woman handed it over.
An hour later, the scammer called back to say that all of her bank accounts had been compromised and
BCJun 23, 2025
Nanaimo RCMP is investigating an assault at a local mall
On June 16, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, police responded to a report of an assault at North Town Center Mall, 4750 Rutherford Road in Nanaimo.A woman’s dog, which was off-leash, ran aggressively at a male and his leashed dog. The male stepped in to prevent his dog from getting hurt and kicked the woman’s dog.
The woman tried to intervene, and the male pushed her to the ground. The woman got up, facing the male and he struck her head with his head, causing her to crumple to the ground. Witnesses reported that the suspect then ran away, looking for his dog.The witnesses stayed on the sc
CanadaJun 23, 2025
Canada signs new security and defence partnership with Europe
Canada and Europe today announced a new era in their security and defence partnership in a historic move.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the signing of the agreement on Monday during a meeting with European leaders at the EU-Canada summit in Brussels.
It is being described as a major step towards reducing Canada's dependence on the United States. Prime Minister Carney also said that Canada and Europe will soon begin talks to strengthen the relationship in a number of areas, including trade and economic security, as well as jointly combating climate change and environmental challenges.