CanadaJul 09, 2025
Three people seriously hurt after targeted assault at Calgary Stampede: Police
Calgary police say they are investigating after three people were seriously hurt in an assault at the Calgary Stampede.
Police say they responded to reports of an assault just after 11 p.m. Tuesday near the Euroslide on the Stampede's midway.
They say they found a severely injured man who was transported to hospital in life-threatening but stable condition.
Police say they then responded to reports of a young person and a man who were injured outside the Stampede grounds.
Investigators say both people were victims of the same assault that took place on the midway and they were transported to h
CanadaJul 08, 2025
Two pilots found dead after small planes collide over southern Manitoba
Mounties say both pilots have been found dead after two small, single-engine planes collided in the skies over southern Manitoba.
They say the crash happened about 8:45 a.m. in the Rural Municipality of Hanover near Steinbach, southeast of Winnipeg.
The pilots were pronounced dead on the scene, and there were no passengers.Further details were not released.The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified.RCMP are set to hold a press conference later today.
FeaturedJul 07, 2025
Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford agree to study new energy corridors, more trade
The premiers of Alberta and Ontario have agreed to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces while increasing interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The agreements are laid out in two memorandums of understanding that the premiers signed in Calgary.
The potential pipeline and rail line routes to be studied would connect Alberta's oil and gas resources and critical minerals to James Bay in eastern Ontario with a commitment to use Ontario-made steel.
The memorandum for supporting new energy corridors says the study would make it easier for the private sector
BCJul 04, 2025
Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire
The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community.
The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven't provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes.
The town says that if wildfire activity affects Manitoba Hydro transmission lines, residents could see a power outage lasting at least one month.
Town officials also noted several other wildfires near Lynn Lake, including two blazes to the southeast that could cut off travel between Lynn Lake and Thompson.
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WorldJul 03, 2025
Spanish police say Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain
Liverpool player Diogo Jota and his brother have died in a car accident in Spain, police said Thursday.
The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed to The Associated Press that Jota and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the western city of Zamora. Authorities said the car was in flames.
Police were investigating the causes. They said there were no other vehicles involved.The 28-year-old Jota and his brother, 25-year-old Andre Silva, both Portuguese players, were in the car.
Jota also played for Portugal’s national team and helped it win the Nations League last month.
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CanadaJul 02, 2025
Ottawa must pass a law revoking digital service tax before refunds are issued: CRA
The Canada Revenue Agency says taxpayers who already paid the now-defunct digital services tax will have to wait for Ottawa to pass new legislation before they can get their refund.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced late Sunday that, in a bid to restart trade negotiations with the United States, Canada was dropping the tax on global tech giants.
The first payment was due Monday and could have cost American companies like Amazon and Uber billions of dollars.
A CRA spokesperson says the agency already collected some revenue from the digital services tax before Ottawa's reversal but didn't cit
CanadaJun 30, 2025
Income tax cut for middle class to take effect tomorrow: Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that income tax cuts for the middle class will take effect tomorrow. The government has reduced the lowest personal income tax rate from 15 to 14 per cent. According to the Carney government's estimates, 22 million Canadians will benefit from this.
PM Carney had promised this during the election campaign and said after the election that this cut would be implemented from Canada Day. This tax cut will apply to the two lowest tax brackets, the first whose taxable income in 2025 is up to $114,750 and the second whose income will be up to $57,375 in the
FeaturedJun 27, 2025
Premier Smith says Albertans' desire for leaving Canada has never been higher
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the public desire in her province to quit Canada has never been higher.
Smith says a recent byelection that saw a separatist candidate garner almost 18 per cent of the vote shows Albertans are deeply frustrated and angry with Ottawa.
Smith says she takes that frustration seriously and hopes Prime Minister Mark Carney does as well.
The premier says quelling separatist desire is in Carney's hands and could be done if he scraps laws that she has said stifle energy production in Alberta.
Smith made the comments today at an unrelated news conference in Calgary al
CanadaJun 26, 2025
Bodies of three people missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in Quebec recovered
The search for three people who were unaccounted for after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore came to an end late Wednesday night after police divers located their bodies in a lake.
Montreal-area company Airmedicsays Quebec's provincial police have found the bodies of its two missing crew members, along with a patient, in Lake Watshishou, located 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
"This confirmation has deeply moved our team," Airmedic said in a statement at around 10 p.m. Wednesday.
"A time of remembrance begins for the Airmedic family. We will take the time t