It’s one of the key issues at the ballot box in the Alberta election, but the two main rivals vying to run the province’s sprawling health system can’t agree on the diagnosis, let alone the cure. The provincial election is on Monday. United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says that on her watch as premier, surgical […]
United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith took advantage of an advance poll today to cast her vote in Monday’s Alberta election. Traffic at the Haysboro Community Centre in southwest Calgary was steady after the advance polls opened. But there was only one other person inside when Smith — accompanied by her support team, security officers […]
Special rapporteur David Johnston said Tuesday that a formal inquiry into foreign interference is not needed, that public hearings should be held as part of his own mandate. Johnston said an inquiry could not be undertaken in public because of the sensitivity of the intelligence involved, and formal subpoena powers are not required for him […]
When Canada’s founding leaders first conceived of a federal police service, history tells us it was merely an emergency measure, a contingency plan to enforce Canadian laws throughout what was then known as the North-West Territories. The day Parliament voted the service into existence on May 23, 1873, is now recognized as the official founding […]
As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files such as cybercrime, fraud and human trafficking? The notion of a more focused version of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, […]
A forecast for cooler temperatures and even rain is giving some hope to evacuees and firefighters after thick smoke from wildfires burning across the Prairies forced the cancellation of a number of outdoor activities that traditionally mark the beginning of the May long weekend. A fog-like haze obscured visibility in Edmonton on Saturday giving the […]
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency is reporting on the wildfire situation in the province. As of 9 this morning there are 29 active fires in Saskatchewan. 12 are being assessed, 10 are contained, and one has crews protecting property. The Vermette and Shaw fires continue to burn in northern Saskatchewan, and there are two burning […]
Unless there is some last minute deal, it appears inevitable that pilots with WestJet will be going on strike, or locked out by the employer early Friday Morning. This is going to impact WestJet passengers all across the country. In Regina, there is a key aspect of this that isn’t generally known. The pilots who […]
Thousands of residents in Western Canada and the Northwest Territories remained out of their homes Thursday as out-of-control wildfires continued to burn. The Saskatchewan Public Agency said there were 24 active wildfires in the northern part of the province as of Thursday morning. Some of the fires have spanned larger than 1,000 square kilometres and most are […]
An Amber Alert issued for an eight-year-old boy police believe was abducted in Thunder Bay by his father, is now over. Thunder Bay police initiated the amber alert this morning. Tuesday evening police ended the amber alert and announced the boy was safe, and they had someone under arrest. Police reported the pair may have […]
