Universal access to publicly-funded healthcare is a source of national pride and a social policy that Canadians are willing to go to great lengths to defend. But are we equally prepared to stand up for our public education system? Read More”A single well-funded public system will do far more to support all children in Alberta, and families would not be forced to turn away from their neighbourhood school to seek out different learning environments for their children.” “A single well-funded public system will do far more to support all children in Alberta, and families would not be forced to turn…
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David Todd Laboucan Harvey has been found safe. Read MoreSecond time RCMP called for help finding Laboucan this fall. Second time RCMP called for help finding Laboucan this fall. Published Nov 18, 2025 • 1 minute read Join the conversation Announced missing Oct. 15. Photo by RCMP David Todd Laboucan Harvey has been found safe. Advertisement 2 Story continues below This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content “I can confirm that David Todd Laboucan Harvey has been located safe,” said Cpl Madonna Saunderson RCMP North District to the Daily Herald Tribune. Article content Recommended…
New legislation from the Alberta government is putting proposed changes to provincial driver’s licences, including adding citizenship status and health care number, a step closer to becoming law. Read MoreBill 10 formalizes the province’s push to add citizenship markers to driver’s licences and integrate them with health care numbers. Bill 10 formalizes the province’s push to add citizenship markers to driver’s licences and integrate them with health care numbers. Published Nov 17, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Minister Dale Nally. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia New…
The Dawson Creek Athletic Association recognized a former NHLer, local sports and community builders at their 94th annual general meeting on Nov. 16. Read MoreFormer NHL player Phil Sykes, along with community builders Frank Ripley, Shaun Inkster (SI Oilfield) and Vern Lauder were all recognized as 2025 winners at the 94th annual AGM and awards dinner. Former NHL player Phil Sykes, along with community builders Frank Ripley, Shaun Inkster (SI Oilfield) and Vern Lauder were all recognized as 2025 winners at the 94th annual AGM and awards dinner. Published Nov 18, 2025 • 2 minute read Join the conversation Left,…
Grande Prairie RCMP are reminding area drivers to implement some sound practices to avoid vehicle theft. Read MoreGrande Prairie RCMP are reminding area drivers to implement some sound practices to avoid vehicle theft. “We continue to see incidents where vehicles are left unlocked and running, and it only takes seconds for a thief to take advantage. We’re reminding residents to shut off their vehicles, remove the keys, and lock the doors every Published Nov 18, 2025 • Last updated 14 hours ago • 2 minute read Join the conversation Grande Prairie RCMP is reminding people that idling vehicles are targeted by…
A Mississauga councillor is pushing to remove Duke of York Boulevard from the city’s map, citing sexual abuse allegations tied to its namesake, former Prince Andrew. The street runs along city hall, and was named after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor following his 1987 visit during which he opened the city’s civic centre. Mississauga city council will consider a motion on Wednesday to change the name of the street. Prince Andrew was stripped of his royal titles earlier this month by King Charles III. If council signs off, staff would begin consultations immediately with Indigenous groups, community organizations, and residents on a new…
CHARLOTTETOWN — A man in Prince Edward Island is facing terrorism charges for allegedly making firearms with a 3D printer and uttering threats online against certain individuals and groups, the RCMP announced Wednesday. The Mounties issued a statement saying 51-year-old Daniel Desmond Crowder had been charged with two terrorism-related offences under the Criminal Code, adding that the case marks the first time this type of charge has been laid in Atlantic Canada. “The investigation started in February and he was making threats online to people and organizations,” RCMP Cpl. Erique Gasse said in an interview. “With … what we found…
A controversial bill that gives the Ontario government more control over school boards passed a final vote at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. Bill 33, The Supporting Children and Students Act, gives Education Minister Paul Calandra the power to override school board decisions, remove trustees, and establish policies and guidelines. It also brings back school resource officer programs (SRO) in locations where the service is offered. ‘There’s something nasty taking place’: Opponents voice concerns over fast-tracked bill The Ford government fast-tracked the bill, meaning it skipped public debates and hearings. That prompted backlash from educators, teachers, unions and parents, who voiced…
NDP and Opposition Leader Marit Stiles was kicked out of the Ontario legislature during Question Period on Wednesday after calling the Ford government “corrupt.” Stiles made the comment as the opposition continued to grill Labour Minister David Piccini over the scandal-plagued Skills Development Fund. “Speaker, first he is hiding behind unions, dragging their names through the mud, now he’s hiding behind workers in the civil service. The one thing this minister will not do is take responsibility for the mess he has created,” she said. Piccini has come under sustained fire from opposition parties calling for his resignation since an…
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old Ghana woman in Hamilton earlier this year. Hamilton police allege that the teen encountered a group of three people in the downtown core who were the intended targets of a shooting on July 11. The teen suspect allegedly opened fire, striking one of the individuals. Belinda Sarkodie, 26, was then struck by a stray bullet, police allege. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The first victim, a man, was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. In a press conference held shortly after the shooting, Det. Sgt.…
OTTAWA — Canada’s housing agency says the number of homeowners behind on mortgage payments has fallen for the first time in three years, though delinquencies are still trending up in Ontario and British Columbia. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the national mortgage delinquency rate was 0.22 per cent in the second quarter, down from 0.23 per cent in the first. The percentage of households more than 90 days behind on payments has been slowly creeping up in recent years, rising from 0.14 per cent in 2022, as many homeowners renew mortgages at higher rates. CMHC says the national decline…
Seven Canadians with alleged ties to former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, who is considered one of the world’s most dangerous fugitives with a major drug-trafficking network operating across the Americas, have been arrested and will be extradited to the U.S. in connection to former Canadian Wedding, who competed for Canada in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is already on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. U.S. officials say he is allegedly responsible for dozens of murders abroad. The 44-year-old has been charged with overseeing the operations of a criminal enterprise – including by engaging in witness intimidation tactics such…
What can you do when an Airbnb guest, who checked in months ago, refuses to pay and also refuses to check out? That’s what one Richmond Hill couple, who asked to remain anonymous, is trying to figure out. The couple reached out to Speakers Corner after exhausting all other options to get the guests out of their home. “We’ve reached out to Airbnb, police, and nobody seems to be able to help us at this point.” The couple, who live in a three-storey townhouse, decided to turn their basement unit into a vacation rental last year. “We went through Airbnb…
OTTAWA — Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, rejecting the federal government’s advice to limit its scope. Bill S-2, introduced in the Senate with support by the Liberal government, was drafted to eliminate some gender inequities in the Indian Act and allow some 6,000 people to become eligible for First Nations status. Some senators and Indigenous community leaders said the bill didn’t go far enough. On Tuesday, senators changed the legislation to eliminate what is known as the “second-generation cutoff,” opting instead for a one-parent rule that…
The hockey team that came closest to knocking out the champs and was within one win of a ticket to the final four is now staring blankly at a trip to the lottery. The first-quarter descent of the Toronto Maple Leafs — who awake after 20 games to see only the sad-sack Buffalo Sabres below them in conference standings — has been as precipitous as it is befuddling. They’ve been ripped publicly by their starting goalie and riddled with injuries. They’ve laid eggs when everyone expects a pushback and lost confidence despite dressing one of the most experienced cores in the game.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran FBI employee training to become a special agent was fired last month for displaying at his workspace an LGBTQ+ flag, which had previously flown outside a field office, according to a lawsuit filed in federal court. David Maltinsky had worked at the FBI for 16 years and was nearly finished with special agent training in Quantico, Virginia, when he was called into a meeting last month with FBI officials, given a letter from Director Kash Patel and told he was being “summarily dismissed” over the inappropriate display of political signage, Maltinsky’s lawsuit said. The suit,…
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas is only the third confirmed object to visit our corner of the cosmos from another star. It zipped harmlessly past Mars last month. Several NASA spacecraft at and near the red planet zoomed in on the comet as it passed just 18 million miles (29 million kilometers) away. The European Space Agency’s two satellites around Mars also made observations. Astronomers are aiming their ground telescopes at…
CALGARY — A former energy executive says federal climate policy will have to be finessed in just the right way if Alberta’s push for a “grand bargain” on a new West Coast oilsands pipeline is to pan out. Dennis McConaghy, who retired from the company now known as TC Energy Corp. more than a decade ago, made the comments after The Globe and Mail reported the Alberta and federal governments were nearing an agreement in support of such a project. Federal insiders told the newspaper that an easing of a B.C. north coast tanker ban, strengthened industrial carbon pricing and…
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train, calling it a terrorist attack. The attack happened Monday night on a Blue Line train, police said. The federal affidavit says 50-year-old Lawrence Reed was sitting at the back of the train car when he approached the woman as she sat with her back to him. He then doused her with what was believed to be gasoline, then setting her afire. Margery A. Beck, The Associated Press Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with setting a woman on fire on a Chicago…
A 46-year-old Mississauga man is in custody in connection with the fatal hit-and-run last week in Peel Region. Police say 56-year-old Santosh Kumar Patra was struck and killed at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Fallingbrook Drive just after 9 p.m. on November 14. The driver of a 2014 to 2018 silver or grey Mini Cooper allegedly fled the scene and was last seen travelling westbound on Eglinton Avenue, according to Peel police. Investigators later found surveillance footage of the area moments after the crash that shows the driver removing his rear licence plate and putting it in the…