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Inspections to begin on First Nation due to wildfire in Northwest Territories
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The K'atl'odeeche First Nation says it is to begin inspecting buildings today on the reserve, but it is not yet safe for residents to return as a wildfire continues to burn. About ...
May 25, 2023

Balloons take to the sky in Medicine Hat
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Medicine Hat residents awoke to a nice surprise Thursday morning. Hot air balloons dotted the sky around the city as the Rise Up Hot Air Balloon Festival kicks off later today. Here...
May 25, 2023

Man arrested after car collides with gates of Downing Street, where UK prime minister lives
LONDON (AP) - A car collided Thursday with the gates of Downing Street in central London, where the British prime minister's home and offices are located, setting off a rapid security response in one ...
May 25, 2023

City's seasonal water bottle fill stations back for good
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Saying the pilot project in 2022 to provide safe accessible drinking water to the public was a resounding success, the City of Medicine Hat is making water bottle fill stations a pe...
May 25, 2023

Public safety minister announces funding for Akwesasne after migrant deaths
QUEBEC - The federal government is announcing funding to help the Akwesasne Mohawk Territory fight organized crime, after the death of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River earlier this year. Publi...
May 25, 2023

More than one-quarter of Quebec teachers not legally qualified: auditor general
Quebec's auditor general says more than one-quarter of teachers who worked in the province's classrooms during the 2020-21 school year weren't legally qualified. Guylaine Leclerc presented her annual ...
May 25, 2023

Canada's Chan, Rochette named ambassadors for 2024 figure skating worlds in Montreal
MONTREAL - Canadian figure skating great Patrick Chan still remembers the feeling of competing at a world championships on home soil. "It's the closest thing to competing at the Olympic Games in Vanco...
May 25, 2023

Opposition MPs to seek testimony from foreign interference watchdog David Johnston
OTTAWA - Opposition MPs are looking to put former governor general David Johnston, who is investigating allegations of foreign interference, in the hot seat. Members of a parliamentary procedure commi...
May 25, 2023

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. (AP) - The 24 bright green baby parrots began chirping and bobbing their heads the second anyone neared the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March. The Centra...
May 25, 2023

Alberta election campaign enters final stretch with voting day just around the corner
The Alberta election campaign is entering its final days, but it doesn't seem to be going quietly.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Calgary street pastor Artur Pawlowski has accused Danielle S...
May 25, 2023