Local, Regional News

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

There’s nothing quite like spending Christmas with The King. Read More

Charity can be an abstract idea but when you bring it down to a single person who benefits, it becomes more meaningful. Read More

Many of us have things we like and dislike about the Christmas season. Perhaps we love the music, the outdoor lights, the tree, or family gatherings? Similarly, we have things we don’t. I am not a fan of inflatable lawn ornaments and tinsel on trees. Read More

Funny how nobody this Christmas asks Calgary police Chief Mark Neufeld how many more police officers the city needs. Read More

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may now be considering his own metaphoric walk in the snow, it is perhaps no small irony that Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe may follow those footprints someday. Read More

A Christmas season shooting shook the city of Calgary 50 years ago today, while also providing the impetus for the Calgary Police Service to form its own tactical team — a key resource in dealing with high-risk events in the decades since. Read More

Most of us who were over the age of 50 in 2015 when Justin Trudeau was newly elected as prime minster saw through his improv theatre. We collectively wondered how could someone so utterly underqualified become our prime minster and lead a G7 country? Read More

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