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A southern Alberta town that lost the use of its aging hockey arena after an explosion has won thousands of dollars to use in its recovery efforts. Taber was revealed Saturday as one of the Kraft Hockeyville contest’s provincial winners after a two-week judging process.

One of the most revered Para ice hockey players in the world and a vocal advocate of mental health awareness, captain Tyler McGregor will be leading the Canadian team to battle for gold against the United States at the 2026 Paralympics.

Canada’s Steven Dubois won gold in the 500 metres Saturday at the world short track speedskating championships. Dubois topped the podium in the same distance last month at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games and successfully defended his world title in the event.

Two people have been charged with first-degree murder in relation to the killing of 45-year-old Burnaby man Masood Masjoody. IHIT says the suspects and victim were known to each other but the motive remains under investigation.

U.S. President Donald Trump has been trying to talk down oil prices during a war in the Middle East. Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is trying to talk up increasing Canadian oil production to help strained global markets. Good luck to both. It may sound like a grand idea, but I don’t think anyone…

Seven chiefs from the Treaty 6 Confederacy met with King Charles III, bringing Alberta concerns to Buckingham Palace this week in a historic moment dominated by threats of separatism and treaty concerns. The meeting was laden with meaning for the chiefs, coming on the 150th anniversary of the signing of the treaty — and on…

Crane operators on the Centre Block construction site on Parliament Hill played a key role in the rescue of an injured worker on Friday. “The operators were amazing,” Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps said Friday afternoon, describing the “complicated” recovery of the worker who had received a blunt-force injury on the worksite. While paramedics…

The nomination of controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry by prominent Conservative Party members has ignited a firestorm both within the party and in the wider political circle. On March 5, Andrew Lawton, the MP for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, wrote on social media he was nominating the 92-year-old former hockey commentator to receive the Order of…

It might be wet and slushy across Nova Scotia at the moment, but it’s never too early to brace for wildfire season. Provincewide seasonal burning restrictions go into effect on Sunday, and the provincial government just announced a $6.8-million commitment to contract four fixed-wing water bombers. “It’s a one-year contract and they’ll be stationed in…

Next month will mark a decade since B.C. declared a public health emergency over the tainted illicit drug supply causing an alarming number of overdose deaths. Since then, more than 16,000 British Columbians have died from unregulated drugs and the number continues to climb. On Friday, the B.C. Coroners Service said nearly five people a…