Pat and Andee are exactly the type of family the B.C. government is targeting to attract to the province. He’s a registered nurse with years of hospital experience, she’s a bookkeeper. The South Carolina couple are increasingly nervous about the political climate in the U.S. and considering a move to Northern B.C. with the hope … Read more
In a “get ready with me” video posted this week, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh twists his long hair under his turban and talks about his life before politics. “I went out and got three minimum-wage jobs … to put food on the table,” he says to the camera. The TikTok video is similar to the way … Read more
It all started in 1985, now a program at the University of Lethbridge has expanded and is celebrating 40 years of perseverance. In that time, the University of Lethbridge’s Dhillon School of Business has offered an Indigenous Business Management Education program to empower Indigenous people in southern Alberta. “It was developed by Indigenous people for … Read more
Canadians should expect to see co-leader Jonathan Pedneault as the face of the Green Party’s national election campaign. Pedneault and Elizabeth May officially took on a co-leadership arrangement earlier this year. But the Greens announced this month that Pedneault would take on “singular leadership roles” when required during the campaign. This includes carrying the party … Read more
Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces. Wearing a white Oilers jersey, McIntyre was visiting from Nova Scotia and had hoped … Read more
Lorne Thurston and Joseph McIntyre were planning to get an up-close look at the Wayne Gretzky statue in downtown Edmonton on Friday, when they realized it had been smeared with what appeared to be — and strongly smelled like — feces. Wearing a white Oilers jersey, McIntyre was visiting from Nova Scotia and had hoped … Read more
A passenger on board an ill-fated motorized pleasure craft said just minutes before a deadly crash near Outer Harbour Marina in Toronto in 2022, Filip Grkovski took the wheel of the motorized boat and began driving fast. Grkovski is currently on trial for a number of charges relating to that crash, including impaired operation causing … Read more
MONTREAL — If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network’s head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 each, the Montreal-headquartered broadcaster said Friday. The Quebecor Media-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face … Read more
Under threat from the Trump administration, Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes Friday, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department. The changes, detailed in a letter sent by the New York City university’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, came one week after … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liquor stores across Saskatchewan are about to look a lot different, as U.S. brands are pulled from shelves. The province recently released a list of over 50 drinks that won’t be available for restock. Products like Bud Light and Coors Light beer, and hard seltzers such as … Read more