CanadaJun 17, 2025
Panthers can clinch a 2nd consecutive Stanley Cup championship by beating the Oilers in Game 6
The Florida Panthers can win the Stanley Cup for the second year in a row by beating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the final.
Their first chance to clinch the franchise's second championship comes at home after a dominant performance in Game 5 at Edmonton.
Players say they learned important lessons from failing to close out the Oilers three timesin the final a year ago. Still, the Stanley Cup being in the building is enough to rile up the nerves in what could be the final game of the NHL season.
CanadaJun 17, 2025
MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP after promising earlier in the spring to vacate his seat in the Battle River—Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection.
Poilievre lost his Ottawa-area seat in the general election to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy, a political rookie.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said he will call a byelection in the riding as soon as possible.
CanadaJun 17, 2025
“Shameful Blame Game”: MLA Elenore Sturko Condemns Minister Garry Begg for Targeting Victims Amid Surrey Extortion Crisis
At a public safety forum in Surrey this weekend, frustration in the South Asian business community reached a boiling point. Community members, many of them extortion victims, spoke out about a justice system they no longer trust.
Instead of standing with victims, NDP Public Safety Minister Garry Begg blamed the community for not coming forward. His comments, made in front of survivors and concerned citizens, shocked attendees and drew immediate condemnation from MLA Elenore Sturko, Official Opposition Critic for Solicitor General and Public Safety.
“At yesterday’s public safety town hall
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada says approximately 3,500 Canadians are in Iran and another 6,700 are in Israel amid an escalating conflict between the two countries.
The department says that count is based on the voluntary registration of around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East and doesn’t fully reflect how many of them may need help getting out of the region.
Global Affairs Canada says it hasn’t received any reports of Canadian injuries or deaths in the conflict.
The department is warning against all travel to Iran, Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and advising Canadians in the Middle Ea
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds
Canada's privacy watchdog says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe.
Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and U.K. information commissioner John Edwards released the findings from their joint investigation of the breach, which affected almost seven million people, including nearly 320,000 in Canada.
Dufresne told a news conference today the breach serves as a cautionary tale for all organizations about the importance of data protection in an era of growing cyberthreats.
He says strong protection must be a pr
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Alberta reports 53 more cases of measles, surpasses 900 total cases since March
Alberta has surpassed 900 cases of measles since the beginning of March. Data from the provincial government's dashboard shows 53 more cases were confirmed over the weekend, bringing Alberta's total to 932.
The case count is the highest the province has seen in more than 40 years. Alberta Medical Association president Dr. Shelley Duggan has said Canada is at risk of losing its measles-elimination status come October and that she doubts cases will be brought under control before then.
Health Canada says measles was eliminated in 1998 after being ruled no longer endemic. Alberta's governm
CanadaJun 17, 2025
Carney to meet with Modi, Zelenskyy at G7 today
Prime Minister Mark Carney is to hold bilateral talks with both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta today.
The G7 will continue for its second and final day without U.S. President Donald Trump who left the talks ahead of schedule on Monday.
Trump said he left due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, and he is missing the day Carney had scheduled to focus on foreign policy.
Carney will meet privately with Zelenskyy, who is set to join a G7 leaders working breakfast session on ending Russia's invasion
CanadaJun 16, 2025
Poilievre to face leadership review in January
Canada's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre is facing a leadership challenge. Conservative party members are set to vote in January to decide whether he should remain party leader.
The party's National Council reportedly decided to hold a leadership review vote at a meeting on Saturday, to be held in Calgary.
Some Conservative party members have reportedly suggested a vote in March, but Poilievre wanted it to happen sooner. No date has been set for the vote, but the party aims to hold it in the last week of January.
Poilievre was elected Conservative Party leader in September 2022. He
CanadaJun 16, 2025
Single vehicle collision; passenger unaccounted for
Squamish RCMP is investigating following a single vehicle collision into the river in the early morning hours of Saturday, which has left one person unaccounted for.
On June 14, 2025, at 2:30 a.m., first responders attended a single-vehicle collision into the Squamish River involving four occupants. One individual remains unaccounted for and is not believed to have made it out of the vehicle.
Search and Rescue teams have conducted both aerial and ground searches along the water and shoreline, but the vehicle and missing occupant have not yet been located. The river in this area is exceptiona