Bow Valley residents were excited hearing ‘The Boss’ was in town this week ahead of his upcoming concert in Calgary. But instead of the famous rock star, it was actually an adult male grizzly bear of the same name, who decided to come by for a snack. Making his way from Harvie Heights, down into…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Russian intelligence services were likely behind a series of parcels that exploded in courier depots across Europe, Polish prosecutors said on Friday, pointing the finger at Moscow in a case officials say could have caused an air disaster. Western officials have previously said that Russia has tried…
Chrystia Freeland says that a unified stance towards China will give Canada a “firm foundation” in upcoming trade negotiations with the United States and president-elect Donald Trump. Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Freeland spoke to reporters Friday after the first meeting of the newly revived cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations, which she will again…
The employers association at the Port of Montreal has issued the dockworkers’ union a “final, comprehensive offer,” threatening to lock out workers at 9 p.m. Sunday if a deal isn’t reached. On Friday morning, the union — Syndicat des débardeurs du port de Montréal — and the Maritime Employers Association spent two hours with a federal mediator without making progress. The employers association…
After Germany’s government coalition collapsed in a dramatic fashion when Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats, Scholz said he would lead the country with a minority government, despite calls from opposition leaders on Thursday for early elections. The chancellor said the minority government would be made up of his Social Democrats and the Greens until early next year — even as the leader of the biggest opposition bloc…
Heading into New Jersey on Thursday night, the Montreal Canadiens had won only four of their first 13 games. It isn’t just the losses that are discouraging. Montreal has the worst differential in the league, allowing 18 more goals than they have scored. They added to that total with a 5-3 loss to the Devils….
Coming into the new season the Toronto Raptors emphasized that they were going to play hard, fast, aggressive basketball. Nine games in, that style of play has become a double-edged sword for Toronto. Despite their 2-7 record, the Raptors lead the NBA with 30.6 assists per game and have the eighth-best offence with 118 points…
A new federal petition has been launched, and calls for a $1,000 refundable tax credit for people with celiac disease, like Betsy Hiebert. Today, Hiebert owns a certified gluten free bakery in Winnipeg called Cocoabeans Gluten-Free, but over a decade ago — when she was first diagnosed with celiac disease — she was at a…
A former American TD Bank employee who worked in the bank’s heavily scrutinized anti-money laundering department in the U.S. has been criminally indicted in New York, the Manhattan district attorney announced Thursday. Daria Sewell was charged with unlawful possession of personal identifying information she allegedly stole from TD Bank customers and distributed on Telegram, according…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s newest hydroelectric dam has hit another key milestone. BC Hydro said Thursday that it had completed filling the Site C dam’s reservoir, a process that took 11 weeks to complete to raise water levels by about 43 metres. Despite the reservoir now being full, the…
