Prairies & BC

COPE, One-City, secure council seats in Vancouver's municipal byelection

VANCOUVER - Vancouver's left-of-centre parties have secured two council seats in Saturday's municipal byelection in a vote that was seen as a litmus test for Mayo… Read moreCOPE, One-City, secure council seats in Vancouver's municipal byelection

'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur

DRUMHELLER - A plan to send Tyra the tyrannosaurus, the popular tourist attraction that towers over the skyline in Drumheller, Alta., into proverbial extinction h… Read more'Special to the world': Supporters hope to save beloved Drumheller dinosaur

Flames settle for a point after 'unlucky' bounce leads to 3-2 overtime loss to Vegas

CALGARY - Desperately trying to stay in the playoff hunt, the resilient Calgary Flames picked up an important point on Saturday night. Read moreFlames settle for a point after 'unlucky' bounce leads to 3-2 overtime loss to Vegas

Smith scores in OT as Golden Knights edge Flames 3-2

CALGARY - Reilly Smith scored twice 鈥� including the overtime winner 鈥� on Saturday night as the Vegas Golden Knights edged the Calgary Flames 3-2. Read moreSmith scores in OT as Golden Knights edge Flames 3-2

Talks of new soccer stadium in Vancouver tied to Whitecaps sale, team's CEO says

VANCOUVER - Talks about building a soccer-specific stadium in Vancouver are intrinsically tied to keeping a Major League Soccer team in the city, says the club's … Read moreTalks of new soccer stadium in Vancouver tied to Whitecaps sale, team's CEO says

黑料吃瓜网 surfer finishes ninth in El Salvador after close round-of-16 battle

LA LIBERTAD - 黑料吃瓜网 Erin Brooks finished ninth at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Saturday after being edged out by American Bella Kenworthy in a tight round-… Read more黑料吃瓜网 surfer finishes ninth in El Salvador after close round-of-16 battle

'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season

JASPER, ALTA. - Every summer for 61 years, tourists have piled onto Jasper鈥檚 SkyTram to see the boomerang-shaped town nestled inside the sprawling Rocky Mountains… Read more'We are not the gods': Fire-torn Jasper prepares for diminished summer tourism season

Police investigating suspicious death of woman in southeast Calgary

CALGARY - Calgary police say their homicide unit is investigating after a woman was found dead in a residential neighbourhood in southeast Calgary Friday night.

Whitecaps, City of Vancouver in talks over new soccer stadium

VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have entered talks with the City of Vancouver about building a new soccer stadium.聽

B.C. touts speed of major housing program to mark one-year anniversary

NORTH VANCOUVER - British Columbia's government celebrated the first anniversary of one of its cornerstone housing programs at the groundbreaking of a 179-unit rental building in North Vancouver, which it says went from concept to constructio…

N.L. minister defends care homes after report cites deaths, assaults, feces on walls

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador's acting minister of health says he would have no qualms about putting a family member in a personal care home despite an auditor's report that listed assaults and feces-smeared walls among complaints fr…

Talks with Americans helped Canada avoid extra Trump tariffs: Saskatchewan premier

SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he remains concerned with U.S. tariffs on 黑料吃瓜网 products but thinks talking with American officials helped Canada avoid a worse outcome.

Regina police chief removed from active duty pending complaint investigation

REGINA - Regina's police chief has been temporarily removed from active duty pending the results of an investigation by the Saskatchewan Public Complaints Commission.

Sentencing for Calgary parents in death of toddler set for May

CALGARY - A sentencing hearing for a Calgary couple in the death of their badly burned and emaciated toddler has been rescheduled for next month.

Alberta premier says latest U.S. tariffs hard to celebrate, but give time for talks

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn't want to be "exuberant about dodging the bullet" with U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff announcement but that it might push a trade agreement renegotiation until after the Apr…

Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for March, by 黑料吃瓜网 city

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in March. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widel…

Coleman, Wolf lead Flames to 4-1 win over Ducks

CALGARY - Blake Coleman scored twice and rookie goaltender Dustin Wolf made 26 stops to lead the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 NHL victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

黑料吃瓜网 teenager Erin Brooks reaches round of 16 at Surf City El Salvador Pro

LA LIBERTAD - 黑料吃瓜网 teenage surfer Erin Brooks advanced to the round of 16 at the Surf City El Salvador Pro on Thursday.

Saskatchewan government, teachers sign deal after two years of talks

REGINA - Teachers in Saskatchewan have signed a new agreement with the province after nearly two years of bargaining.

Alberta oil well report updated after concerns over taxpayer backstop recommendation

A new version of a government-commissioned report about Alberta's inactive oil wells and what to do about them now says the province should manage a new insurance fund, rather than backstop it with taxpayer funding.

B.C. bumps up rental subsidy programs for seniors, low-income families

Recipients of two British Columbia programs aimed at making rent more affordable for seniors and families in need will see a bump in their subsidies starting this month.

Saskatchewan Health Authority reports sixth measles case in province's southwest

REGINA - The Saskatchewan Health Authority says there are now six confirmed measles cases in the province.聽

U-Vic's overdose polices didn't 'meet the moment' before student's death: report

VICTORIA - There were several points at which a University of Victoria student could have been saved before she died of a drug overdose last year -- but instead a report says she didn't get the naloxone or respiratory support needed to survive.聽

B.C. police investigate after rock thrown through Tesla windshield strikes passenger

VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating whether a Tesla was intentionally targeted when a rock smashed through its windshield, seriously injuring a passenger.

Not simple for Saskatchewan to end contract with American lab company: minister

REGINA - Saskatchewan's health minister says he can't pull the plug on a contract with an American company offering lab services in the province.聽

Manitoba premier says federal tariff retaliation is supported across the board

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says he and other provincial leaders are backing the federal government's response to tariffs imposed by the United States.

Alberta seeks review after new trial ordered for man convicted of 1987 murder

EDMONTON - Alberta's attorney general and justice minister has asked for a judicial review after his federal counterpart ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing an Edmonton woman almost four decades ago.

Alberta, nurses union reach four-year deal, pay increases up to 20 per cent

EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses union has signed a four-year contract with the province after months of bargaining and mediation.

Canada's Jacobs beats Norway and Czechia at world men's curling playdowns

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Only one team is consistently throwing in the 90s at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship.聽

Eby says Indigenous teen shouldn't have died' as B.C. government is grilled over care

A teenager who was found blocks from her group home on a cold January night this year "shouldn't have died" British Columbia Premier David Eby said, adding that her death represented a "failure."聽

Montana electricity generators not treated unfairly: Alberta utilities minister

Alberta's utilities minister says that, contrary to a new report, the province's electricity grid operator doesn't discriminate against U.S. power generators.

Manitoba woman sentenced to 10 years for fatally stabbing community role model

DAUPHIN, Man. - A Manitoba judge has sentenced a woman to 10 years in prison in the stabbing death of her ex-boyfriend, whose killing left a "significant" impact on family, friends and the First Nation they lived on.

Ousted Greater Victoria school trustees take B.C. to court over firing

Nine Greater Victoria school trustees fired by the British Columbia government earlier this year have filed a court petition to get their jobs back.

Man arrested for sexual and online offences targeting teen girls in Cranbrook, B.C.

CRANBROOK, B.C. - Mounties in Cranbrook, B.C., say they have arrested a 20-year-old man for several sexual and online offences involving local teen girls.

Mud and trees rolled over road along B.C.'s Okanagan Lake

KELOWNA, B.C. - A landslide has shut down Westside Road that runs along British Columbia's Okanagan Lake.聽

Child pornography charges laid against Edmonton man in global crackdown

EDMONTON - An Edmonton man has been charged with child pornography offences after an investigation by police in Europe.

Winnipeg officer won't face charges after fatal shooting: police watchdog

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's police watchdog says a Winnipeg officer who shot and killed a man a little more than a year ago won't face charges.

Edmonton Oilers sign forwards David Tomasek, Josh Samanski to contracts

EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers have signed forward David Tomasek to a one-year contract and forward Josh Samanski to a two-year entry level contract, the NHL club announced Wednesday.

CPKC and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack sell Panama Canal Railway Co. joint venture

CALGARY - 黑料吃瓜网 Pacific Kansas City Ltd. and Lanco Group/Mi-Jack have sold their joint venture Panama Canal Railway Co. to APM Terminals, a global terminal operator and division of A.P. Moller - Maersk.

Canada's Jacobs beats Sweden and Italy at world men's curling championship

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada entered play against Sweden on Tuesday with a game plan to make the defending world men's curling champions throw big-weight shots in key moments.

Drivers look for relief at the pump after B.C. ends consumer carbon tax

British Columbia drivers looked to the gas pumps Tuesday for a sign of tax relief after the early-morning approval of legislation that ended the province's consumer carbon tax after 17 years.

Alberta Health Services halts plan to reduce patient food, drinks after pushback

EDMONTON - The head of Alberta Health Services says the agency is halting a proposed food-reduction policy after public outcry over patients potentially being cut off from snacks and drinks.

Manitoba chiefs call for search of Winnipeg landfill for Tanya Nepinak

WINNIPEG - First Nations leaders in Manitoba say the search of a landfill for the victim of a serial killer must include recovery efforts for another First Nations woman who vanished more than a decade ago.

Drivers look for relief at the pump after B.C. ends consumer carbon tax

British Columbia drivers looked to the gas pumps Tuesday for a sign of tax relief after the early-morning approval of legislation that ended the province's consumer carbon tax after 17 years.

Alberta Health Services halts plan to reduce patient food, drinks after pushback

EDMONTON - The head of Alberta Health Services says the agency is halting a proposed food-reduction policy after public outcry over patients potentially being cut off from snacks and drinks.

Manitoba chiefs call for search of Winnipeg landfill for Tanya Nepinak

Alberta Premier Smith expects key industries to escape imposition of new U.S. tariffs

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she expects some major industries, including those in her province, won't face new tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Gas prices drop as consumer carbon price ends, but full impact yet to be felt

CALGARY - Gasoline prices are coming down in Canada as the consumer carbon charge drops to zilch from 17.6 cents per litre, but motorists had yet to feel the full impact of the change on Tuesday.聽

Alberta judge who mocked woman was harsh and disrespectful: judicial council

CALGARY - A Calgary judge who mocked a woman, told her to make something of herself and made disparaging remarks about millennials won't lose his job, says Canada's judicial review board.

Police investigate 'suspicious' fires in three Langley, B.C., homes

LANGLEY, B.C. - Mounties in Langley, B.C., say they are investigating three separate house fires that broke out early Tuesday.聽

Calgary home sales dip amid economic uncertainty from tariffs, as supply grows: board

CALGARY - The Calgary Real Estate Board says home sales in the city dropped last month as economic uncertainty took a toll on consumer confidence.

Canada's Jacobs falls to Scotland's Mouat in extra end at men's curling worlds

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Canada's Brad Jacobs went with his gut over analytics in a showdown with Scotland's Bruce Mouat on Monday at the BKT World Men's Curling Championship.

B.C. NDP fast-tracking end of consumer carbon tax, Eby says gas to drop 17 cents

British Columbia's government was fast-tracking the end of its consumer carbon tax on Monday, in time for the lifting of the federal equivalent the next day, with Premier David Eby saying consumers should expect immediate price relief at gas pumps.

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