Police say an Alberta man who was rushed to hospital Saturday after a crane collapse in Saskatoon has died. Officers had been dispatched to a construction site on Webster Street in the city's northeast for an industrial accident. A crane collapsed at the site and two workers were injured and had to be taken to hospital. In an update, police say a 30-year-old man from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., northeast of Edmonton, was pronounced dead and that family has been notified. There was no update about the 37-year-old man. Police have said provincial occupational health and safety offi

The Richmond RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team are investigating after an 87-year old woman was seriously injured on Saturday afternoon. On July 5, 2025, at 3:46 p.m., the Richmond RCMP received a report of a pedestrian-involved collision on No. 3 Road at Granville Avenue. A northbound SUV reportedly struck a pedestrian before swerving into a lamp post on the median just north of the intersection. The pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries. The driver suffered minor physical injuries related to the crash. The driver remained on scene and has been co

On June 11, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the rider is alleged to have performed a number of dangerous stunts on a roadway lined with parks, restaurants and crosswalks. The rider is alleged to have driven at speeds over 130 km/h while performing a wheelie in the 50 km/h zone. The vehicle is then reported to have sped up to a top speed of 193 km/h in the 60 zone, more than three times the speed limit on the busy downtown streets. Fortunately, BC Highway Patrol was there and was able to stop and apprehend this driver and put an end to his alleged dangerous behaviour. The rider’s motorcycle

A Mohali court in Punjab has sent Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikram Singh Majithia to New Nabha Jail till further hearing on July 19 after the Vigilance remand ends. The Vigilance had arrested Majithia from his Amritsar residence on June 25 in a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act and had kept him on 11-day remand. Majithia's lawyer and Shiromani Akali Dal leaders are calling the action motivated by a sense of political vendetta. On the other hand, the Punjab government is calling the arrest a part of the action taken under the anti-drug campaign 'Ward Against Drugs'.

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

The only blaze of note identified by the BC Wildfire Service continues to grow. The Izman Creek wildfire near Lytton is now burning 245 hectares, and the danger remains, despite an evacuation order from the Neskonlith Indian Band for about 40 properties in the area being downgraded to an alert last week. This latest blaze comes just over four years after a wildfire destroyed much of Lytton. Lytton is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, which has an evacuation alert in effect for some properties under its jurisdictiondue to the Izman Creek wildfire. The regional district also lift

A new report from advisory firm Deloitte is forecasting a big jump in Alberta natural gas prices next year, with the country's first West Coast export facility now up and running. The Alberta benchmark AECO price is expected to average $2.20 per mmBTU in the second half of this year and then rise to an average of $3.50 per mmBTU in 2026. It averaged $1.36 per mmBTU last year. By the end of the forecast in 2032, the average AECO price is expected to hit $4 per mmBTU. Alberta producers now have an outlet for their gas to markets beyond the United States with LNG Canada shipping its first cargo o

An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate. In a statement published Friday, Clean Energy Canada said if Ottawa was going to change the mandate, it should be done with near-term adjustments to help the auto sector "weather this temporary storm" of slumping EV sales. The plea comes on the heels of auto manufacturing leaders meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney last week, in which the CEOs repeated their calls for the mandate to be repealed. Starting next year, 20 per cent of all new light-duty vehicles sold in Canada must be

The premiers of Alberta and Ontario will meet in Calgary today to sign two new memorandums of understanding. Danielle Smith's office says she and Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation. The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with Ford tweeting that they discussed how to build new pipelines, as well as rail lines to export Canadian critical minerals and energy. Smith bumped into Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday. When she told Carney about the documents she and Ford would be signing, she tol