Sidhu Moosewala murder case: 25 accused were tried in Mansa court

Prime Minister Mark Carney has appointed four new senators, including his principal secretary Tom Pitfield and Conservative MP Richard Martel, marking the first Senate appointments of his tenure. The Prime Minister's Office announced Tuesday that Pitfield and Martel will represent Quebec in the upper chamber. According to the announcement, Carney is also ending the previous government's practice of using a non-partisan advisory process as the primary criterion for Senate appointments. Pitfield has served as Carney's principal secretary since the prime minister took office in March 2025 and has

The Alberta government has announced $15 million in additional funding for repairs and maintenance on Highway 63. According to the provincial government, the funding will be used to repair potholes and improve road conditions, including on the section of the highway that runs through Fort McMurray. The announcement follows a June protest in which dozens of local residents filled potholes along Highway 63 to draw attention to the road's condition. The government has not said the additional funding is directly linked to the demonstration. Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin Dree

Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday during the NATO Summit in Ankara, where the two leaders discussed defence, security, critical minerals, energy and Canada's continued support for Ukraine, according to the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister's Office said Carney and Erdogan also agreed to begin formal negotiations on a Canada–Türkiye Free Trade Agreement. The federal government said bilateral trade between Canada and Türkiye reached $4.3 billion in 2025 and that a trade agreement could create new opportunities for businesses, work

A citizen-led petition seeking to halt new coal mining projects in Alberta has failed to meet the number of verified signatures required to compel government action, according to Elections Alberta. The agency said it verified about 172,000 signatures from nearly 196,000 submitted through the "Water Not Coal" petition. The total falls below the approximately 178,000 valid signatures required under Alberta's citizen initiative legislation. Country musician Corb Lund, a spokesperson for the Water Not Coal campaign, said the group believes the verification process was invasive and flawed. Lund arg

An Edmonton doctor who called an ambulance while helping save a patient's life has raised questions about Alberta's ambulance billing system after receiving the transportation bill himself. According to Alberta Health Services, the incident happened on June 19 during a basketball practice at a school in the Riverbend area. Dr. Ian Sutanto said a fellow player suddenly collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest. He immediately performed CPR while an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) available at the school was used to assist before emergency crews arrived. The patient was transported to ho