By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 16, 2025 10:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Indian movie star Saif Ali Khan was stabbed in a scuffle with an intruder at his home early Thursday and underwent surgery at a hospital, media reports said. The 54-year-old actor was taken…
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid. The overnight approval…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted January 17, 2025 8:12 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The weight of president-elect Trump’s threat of a 25 per cent tariff on Canadian exports into the United States is looming, especially on Alberta. Trevor Lewington, CEO of Economic Development Lethbridge, says Alberta…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 17, 2025 12:10 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays acquired outfielder Myles Straw in a deal with the Cleveland Guardians on Friday. Toronto received Straw, cash considerations and international signing bonus pool space for the 2025…
The 13-year-old boy came to the clinic with a rapidly ballooning neck. Doctors were puzzled. Testing ruled out their first suspicion. But further tests pinpointed what they — and the boy — had been missing: iodine. A century ago, iodine deficiency affected kids across large swaths of the country. It essentially disappeared after some food…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TD Bank Group said on Friday CEO-designate Raymond Chun would be appointed to the role on Feb. 1, months earlier than initially planned, and slashed the salary of 41 executives, including its outgoing chief. Last month, the Canadian bank warned of a challenging 2025 and suspended its…
Its a sad day for the residents of Cochrane. On Friday morning, the town just outside Calgary announced that a longstanding and much-loved community landmark was destroyed by the windstorm that swept across Alberta on Thursday, during which wind gusts reached about 85 km/h. Cochrane’s ‘Grandfather Tree’ was a 300 year old white spruce, famous…
Israel’s security Cabinet recommended approval on Friday of a ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month conflict with Hamas in Gaza and release dozens of hostages held by militants there. Mediators Qatar and the U.S. announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but the deal hung…
Just days away from the inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, industries across Alberta are preparing for the looming threat of tariffs to become a reality. The threat of sweeping tariffs on all Canadian goods exported to the U.S. has created uncertainty in Alberta’s agriculture industry, as beef production requires multiple trips back and forth across…
SpaceX launched its seventh test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk‘s company said Starship broke apart, calling it a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” The rocket appeared to lift off from SpaceX’s launchpad at its Starbase facility near Brownsville, Texas, but…
