Many hands made light work as volunteers facilitated a long-awaited move-in day for first-year students at the University of Calgary. The demand for dorms was the highest ever. Many hands… Read More »on August 25, 2024 at 7:43 pm Record-breaking move-in day at UCalgary dormsSarah Offin
A group of colleagues in Vancouver won big on their first-ever lotto pool – and toasted their victory at the Irish pub where they all work. A group of colleagues… Read More »on August 25, 2024 at 6:34 pm Coworkers at Vancouver Irish pub win $1M in inaugural lotto pool
Don Begg and his wife Shirley have worked side-by-side for 54 years at Studio West Bronze Foundry & Art Gallery, their vast space in Cochrane, Alta., northwest of Calgary. Don… Read More »on August 25, 2024 at 7:10 pm ‘Perfect is good enough’: Husband and wife sculptors reflect on 54 years of work
BC Hydro says it has begun filling the reservoir created by the massive Site C dam project in northeastern British Columbia. BC Hydro says it has begun filling the reservoir… Read More »on August 25, 2024 at 6:50 pm BC Hydro begins filling reservoir as Site C dam megaproject nears completion
Farmland prices across the Prairies have grown for the past 20 years, but they took a marked jump in Saskatchewan in 2011 and have continued to see huge increases since… Read More »on August 25, 2024 at 7:24 pm ‘Definitely dissuasive’: Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers
The driver of a semi truck and trailer that plunged off of a bridge in the B.C. Interior Saturday morning has not been located, according to police. The driver of… Read More »on August 24, 2024 at 8:11 pm Commercial truck plunges off bridge in B.C. Interior, driver unaccounted for, RCMP say
One day before he was set to be deported to Kenya, Charles Mwangi was granted temporary residency. One day before he was set to be deported to Kenya, Charles Mwangi… Read More »on August 24, 2024 at 8:39 pm ‘We have won’: Kenyan man granted temporary residency day before deportation order
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dutch ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully… Read More »on August 24, 2024 at 9:06 pm Cargo ship freed 2 days after running aground on St. Lawrence Seaway near MontrealSawyer Bogdan
A zoo conservation project east of Montreal resulted in the release of dozens of baby turtles into a southern Quebec river today. A zoo conservation project east of Montreal resulted… Read More »on August 24, 2024 at 8:52 pm Zoo releases dozens of baby turtles back into Quebec riverSawyer Bogdan
Farmers say grain is stuck, city officials say commuters are disrupted and an economist warns the cost could be huge if the Canada-wide rail labour dispute continues. Farmers say grain… Read More »on August 24, 2024 at 8:01 pm Concern, frustration grows as CPKC, CN rail labour dispute continuesNathaniel Dove