CanadaMay 07, 2025
WestJet suspends 9 routes between Canada and the US due to low demand
WestJet has decided to suspend 9 routes between Canada and the US due to low demand, including the Edmonton to Atlanta route. Direct flights to Atlanta will continue until June, after which it will be suspended for the summer.
Meanwhile, direct flights from Edmonton to Chicago will not begin until late June. WestJet has also reduced flights from Edmonton to San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles. Meanwhile, flights on the Vancouver to Austin route, which was scheduled to begin on May 11, have been postponed until October.
Spokesperson Josh Yates said that other popular cross-border flights, i
CanadaMay 07, 2025
Defence lawyers continue to cross-examine E.M.
The defense is cross-examining the complainant's statements today in a sexual assault trial involving five former players on Canada's World Junior Hockey Team.
One of the lawyers representing Michael McLeod told the court on Tuesday that the complainant asked other players to come to the hotel room after having sex with McLeod.
The woman, whose identity is being withheld under a publication ban, said she doesn't remember anything like that and doesn't think she said anything. She previously testified that when the players started coming to her room, she was naked and scared and felt she had
WorldMay 07, 2025
India targets 9 terror camps in Pakistan with 24 missiles
India targeted 9 terror camps in Pakistan with 24 missiles late last night. According to India, more than 100 terrorists were killed in this. Today, Colonel Sophia Qureshi of the Indian Army and Wing Commander Viomika Singh of the Air Force shared information about this operation carried out under Operation Sindoor.
Qureshi and Wing Commander Viomika Singh said that this operation took place between 1:05 am and 1:30 am. In 25 minutes, 9 terror camps were destroyed in Pakistan and PoK, which included launchpads and training centers of terrorists.
In the attack by India, the bases of Jaish-e-
CanadaMay 07, 2025
Gas prices rise in Metro Vancouver, up 8 cents per litre
Gas prices in Metro Vancouver rose by 8 cents per litre on Wednesday and are expected to rise further later this week. Petroleum analyst Dan McTeague says prices are expected to rise due to a refinery fire in California.
According to him, prices could rise another two cents per litre on Thursday and could touch 174.9 cents per litre. McTeague said the best time to fill up with gas could be in the evening when some pumps reduce their retail margins.
Meanwhile, motorists can save 20 cents per litre if they go to the US to fill up with gas, but many people are not doing so in support of the B
BCMay 07, 2025
Surrey stabbing leaves one man in critical condition
A stabbing in Surrey's Whalley neighbourhood has sent one man to hospital in critical condition. Surrey police say the man came to a police station around 4 p-m on Tuesday with serious stab wounds to his torso.
Officers provided emergency first aid and the man was taken to hospital by ambulance. Police say that while searching for evidence and witnesses, officers located a person of interest and took them into custody, but it's unknown if there are any other suspects.
CanadaMay 07, 2025
Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn’t want Alberta to leave Canada but, if enough residents sign a petition asking for a referendum on it, she’ll make sure it’s put to a vote in 2026.
Ford, without mentioning Smith by name, says Canadian unity is critical as the country engages in a tariff fight with the United States and now is not the time to threaten to quit the country. Asked about his comment, Smith says she has a great friendship
CanadaMay 07, 2025
Residents of areas northeast of Edmonton ordered to evacuate due to wildfires
Residents in rural areas northeast of Edmonton have been ordered to leave their homes because of separate wildfires. Thorhild County has issued a state of local emergency and an evacuation order for an area south of the hamlet of Radway, Alta., while Athabasca County has issued an evacuation order for an area south of the village of Boyle, Alta.
The village has declared a state of local emergency and is under an evacuation alert, with residents being told to prepare to leave by packing a bag for the next 72 hours. Athabasca County is directing its evacuees to a reception centre at Parkland
IndiaMay 06, 2025
India fires missiles across the border with Pakistan
India fired three missiles across the border into Pakistani-controlled territory early Wednesday, Pakistani security officials said, amid soaring tensions between the countries over last month's militant attack in India's portion of Kashmir.The missiles struck locations in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in the country's eastern Punjab province, according to three security officials. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media on the record.There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, and no immediate announcement about t
AlbertaMay 06, 2025
Alberta city pays over $9.5 million to 155 women in class-action lawsuit settlement
A law firm representing women who sued an Alberta municipality over claims of sexual assault, harassment and discrimination says over $9.5 million has been paid out to 155 women whose claims were approved in a settlement.
Two female firefighters with the Leduc fire department, south of Edmonton, launched the class-action lawsuit in 2022 claiming they were subject to physical and sexual assault, harassment and bullying while on the job.
In a news release late Monday, the law firm of Burnett, Duckworth & Palmer LLP claims the settlement is ``one of the highest per person payouts i