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

The Canada Cup has begun at Softball City in Surrey. This is the 30th edition of the Canada Cup and Team Canada, fresh from its gold medal performance at the Pan-American championship in Columbia, will play two matches in Surrey. The Canadian women's team will face New Zealand at 6 p.m. today and then Ukraine at 8:30 p.m. The final match of the tournament will be played on Sunday. Apart from the Canadian team, strong teams like Czechia, Greece, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Israel, Triple Crown Colorado and Team BC are also participating in the tournament. Today, players from Team Canada were a

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports but did not say when it will take effect. It's a sign that Trump plans to go ahead with a list of sectoral tariffs beyond his current import taxes on steel, aluminum and autos. Devastating U-S duties against countries around the world were set to come into force tomorrow before Trump pushed back the deadline to August 1st. While Trump delayed his deadline for trade deals with other countries, Canada's July 21st deadline remains in place.

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.

A new poll suggests most Canadians are unfamiliar with nine possible NDP leadership contenders. A majority of respondents to the Research Co. poll said they "don't know who the person is" when asked about possible candidates like current NDP MPs Leah Gazan, Gord Johns, Jenny Kwan and Heather McPherson. The same goes for other high-profile New Democrats like former House leader Ruth Ellen Brosseau, former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart and filmmaker Avi Lewis. Brosseau got the most positive response in the poll, with 18 per cent of respondents saying they have a favourable view of her, while K

The RCMP says four people, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges after allegedly plotting to "forcibly take possession" of land in the Quebec City area. Police describe the case as "ideologically motivated violent extremism."

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he will impose a 25 percent tariff on goods coming from Japan and South Korea from August 1. Trump has shared information about sending letters regarding the new tariffs to these two countries on Truth Social. It is noteworthy that Trump had recently said that the tariffs on the countries with which the deadline for negotiations ends without an agreement can remain in effect until they reach a trade agreement with the US. He had said that the letters will be sent to the concerned countries before the deadline expires. The President said th

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