There’s one word fans are using to describe the city of Edmonton come playoff time. “Electric is the first thing that comes to mind,” said fan Connor Mccartan. Some gathered for lunch at 1ST RND downtown couldn’t hold back their excitement now that the regular season is complete. “I’ve called it an 82-game preseason, and…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents in Ontario’s Muskoka region are bracing for worsening conditions as water levels surge in Bracebridge, with the next 24 to 48 hours expected to be critical. In the heart of cottage country, the river is roaring, with water rushing over Bracebridge Falls and pushing levels higher…

The District of North Vancouver has rejected a plan to keep a major chlorine producer operating long-term. Chemtrade has been making liquid chlorine in North Vancouver since 1957 and supplies more than 40 per cent of Canada’s drinking water treatment needs. The company had been seeking rezoning approval to continue operations on land adjacent to…

Answers are hard to come by. That’s what a group of concerned Saskatchewan landowners have learned. The seven families live immediately adjacent to the site of Bell’s proposed AI data centre, and they’ve been asking questions for months, receiving little in the way of solid replies. In a written letter to the council at the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Canadian was killed in southern Lebanon amid the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday, as community members separately identified the victim as a Windsor, Ont., man killed in an airstrike. Hassan Haider was killed in what vigil organizers say was…

Excited soccer fans gathered outside the Saddledome on Sunday as Calgary welcomed the FIFA World Cup trophy tour which is making its way across Canada ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Some were able to get their picture taken mere inches from the iconic trophy, which is only allowed to be touched by FIFA…

Federal Liberals voted in favour of setting 16 as the age of majority for Canadians to be able to use social media accounts. Party grassroots passed a non-binding resolution Saturday morning for the restriction and to place the onus on social media companies to enforce it. Quebec MP Rachel Bendayan, who presented the idea to…

BC Ferries is finding itself in a bit of a public relations pickle. William Fraser and his family like to visit Vancouver Island and the 12-year-old loves to get a traditional White Spot burger on board. “Legendary burger, no tomatoes, no cheese, extra pickle and fries with honey mustard for the fries,” William said. The…

There is a sense of relief among faculty who work at Okanagan College after an arbitrator handed down an interim ruling, stating the post-secondary institution violated its employment contract when it laid off staff last year. “This is the first time we had to fight for our job security and we won,” said Caroline Gilchrist,…

B.C. Premier David Eby has announced nearly $7 million in funding for several manufacturers across the Interior. “This is an incredibly unstable and challenging time globally and certainly British Columbians are feeling that,” Eby said while making the announcement in Kelowna Wednesday. “One of the key responses that we’ve had as a province to the…