Freeland silent on tanks for Ukraine, but says victory would boost world economy

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is working to entice a private-sector player to build a crude pipeline to coastal waters. She urged attendees at the Global Energy Show to keep up the pressure on Ottawa to help speed along such a nation-building project. Smith has been enthusiastic about reviving a plan to ship oilsands crude to Prince Rupert on the northern B.C. coast for export to Asia. But she says that's never going to happen as long as there's a tanker ban in place on the West Coast. Smith is also keen on accessing global markets via a pipeline to the Port of Churchill i

Michael Sabia, a veteran of the public and private sector, will become the next head of the Privy Council in Ottawa. Sabia will take over the role on July 7, after serving as the CEO of Hydro-Québec since 2023.

Surrey Police Service (SPS) officers are investigating a shots fired at a Newton neighbourhood business. On Tuesday, June 10 at 9:30 am, SPS was called to a business located in 7000 block of 128 Street for a report of shots fired that had occurred sometime during the night. Upon police arrival it was quickly determined that the shots were fired during the night while the business was closed and there were no injuries reported. Surrey Police Service’s Front Line Investigative Support Team (FLIST) has assumed conduct of the investigation. This investigation is continuing and connections to

Surrey Police Service (SPS) is advising the public of a significant Outlaw Motorcycle Gang presence in Surrey between Thursday, June 12 and Sunday, June 15. Motorists are advised that SPS, as well as police from neighbouring jurisdictions, will be monitoring a very large Hells Angels motorcycle procession that is expected to draw over 700 motorcyclists beginning at 11:30 tomorrow morning in Coquitlam and end at a banquet hall in the 12300 block Patullo Place, Surrey. This traffic-related event is likely to cause delays to motorists in parts of the City of Surrey tomorrow, June 12, 2025, be

At least 49 people have died in flooding in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province after an extreme cold front brought heavy rain and snow to parts of the country, officials said Wednesday. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane said the death toll was provided by police. The toll included six students who were washed away when their school bus was caught in floodwaters near a river on Tuesday, Mabuyane told journalists. He said four other students were missing. Mabuyane’s office had reported seven deaths in the floods on Tuesday.