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Prime Minister Mark Carney is preparing a limited cabinet shuffle on Monday, following the sudden resignation of Steven Guilbeault late last week. Guilbeault left his role as Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and as the government’s Quebec Lieutenant, a decision that came only hours after Ottawa unveiled a new energy agreement with Alberta. In a letter made public Thursday, Guilbeault wrote that he respects the prime minister’s efforts to navigate what he described as a period of “profound disruption,” but said he could not support the memorandum of understanding with Alberta.

A man has died after a late-night shooting in Surrey’s Guildford area, prompting homicide investigators to take over the case. Surrey Provincial Operations Support Unit officers were called to the 10400 block of 152 Street shortly before midnight on Friday, where they found a man with critical gunshot wounds. Despite efforts by first responders, he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has assumed conduct of the file, marking Surrey’s sixth homicide of 2025. IHIT says the investigation remains in its early stages, with officers working alongside the S

Investigators in Stockton, California are appealing for information after a shooting at a child’s birthday celebration left four people dead and several others injured. Local police say the violence erupted Saturday evening inside a banquet hall where families had gathered for a two-year-old’s party. Authorities confirmed that three children – ages 8, 9 and 14 – were among those killed, along with a 21-year-old man. Eleven other people were treated for injuries. As of Sunday, police had not announced any arrests or identified a suspect. Residents told The Associated Press that the cele

A man was killed and another person injured after a boom truck left Highway 20 northwest of Red Deer over the weekend, according to RCMP. Police say the southbound vehicle went into the ditch, causing fatal injuries to the driver. Officials confirm the 44-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger was transported to hospital with injuries that were assessed as non life threatening. Highway 20 is a key route for rural communities west of Red Deer, and collisions in the corridor have raised ongoing concerns about winter driving safety in central Alberta. RCMP continue to investig

BC Premier David Eby says his government is prepared to consider discussions around a proposed northern pipeline, as long as the long standing ban on crude oil tankers along the province’s northern coast remains intact. Eby described the ban as a key public assurance that has helped support major investments in B-C’s economy. The premier has recently reiterated his opposition to a northern crude export route after Alberta and the federal government signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at reviving interest in a pipeline corridor to the B-C coast. Coastal First Nations have also warned