Local, Regional News

A sentencing hearing for a Calgary couple in the death of their badly burned and emaciated toddler has been scheduled for next year. Read More

This year, 12 Saskatchewan lawyers have been honoured with King's Counsel designations. Read More

Jody Shenkarek and Bob Blair: Pedal steel and country feel are on deck Saturday afternoon for an intimate free show Downtown: local crooner Shenkarek paired up with Blair’s fine twang and vibrato. Read More

Dave Cameron had just hung up his skates. Read More

The Roughriders were ranked among the league's best franchises in a survey conducted this past season by the CFL Players' Association. Hoping to show potential free agents how prospective workplaces compare, the CFLPA also hopes its survey will "contribute to raising standards for conditions across the league." Read More

EDMONTON — Alberta's government is announcing new coal mining regulations, expected by the end of 2025, along with a round of consultations with industry players on how to implement them. Read More

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Saskatchewan’s highest court has given a thumbs-down to an appeal in a legal case involving the use of an emoji. Read More

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is proud of her government's accomplishments from 2024, but is also bracing for some hard, fiscal-lined challenges coming in 2025, most immediately a probable fiscal deficit that could be exacerbated by looming American tariffs. Read More

A new book challenges the idea that abstinence is the only path to a healthy relationship with alcohol. Read More

With the winter solstice on Saturday, many residents in Metro Vancouver may be dreaming of a white Christmas. Read More

Listen, there's a lot you've heard by now. Read More

A team of city of Vancouver employees is working to tackle the vexing problem of derelict buildings in Vancouver. Read More

A Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, Love Actually and Diehard are movies that many people point to when asked to unwrap their picks for favourite holiday movies. Read More

VICTORIA — Premier David Eby announced a public sector “hiring freeze” last week in response to concerns that the government has been adding jobs at three times the rate of the private sector. Read More

David Kane crossed an ocean and a continent to play hockey — from his native Scotland to Vancouver — so a little meander around the city's downtown to buy a black Canucks skate sweater for a complete stranger wasn't much to ask. Read More

It has been six months since Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi was elected, becoming the ninth leader of the largest Official Opposition in Alberta's history. Read More

Alberta's health-care system has faced another challenging year, struggling to keep up with the surgical backlog, hours-long emergency department wait times, and the overhaul of the whole system. Read More

Canada’s health data are a shambles. During COVID-19, public health officials often could not even connect who was vaccinated with who was gravely ill in hospital. Read More

As the holiday season approaches, many of us reflect on the year gone by and consider how we can help others. Charitable giving often takes centre stage in our hearts, but the nature of charity itself is changing. Read More

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre gave a test drive in the House of Commons this week to his likely stump speech for the 2025 election. I'll suggest the speech did more than just hit the spot. It went viral online because it packed the punch of an Evan Bouchard slapshot, so devastating it brought to mind the question of just how low the popularity of the Liberals will sink in the final vote count. Read More