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Family of Penticton’s Taig Savage says it has given up on justice after manslaughter plea
The family of Taig Savage says it has lost faith in the justice system after one of the people accused in his killing pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter. The youth, who cannot be named, entered the guilty plea Friday, potentially facing a…
Surface Green Line LRT route in downtown Calgary endorsed by city committee
A city committee has selected its preferred path for the Green Line LRT to travel through Calgary’s downtown core, after nearly two years of back and forth on the project’s alignment. The city’s executive committee was presented three options for the route…
Choose Canada, businesses urge Albertans ahead of ‘risky gamble’ referendum
A group of Alberta business leaders is urging voters to choose Canada in next month’s Alberta separatism referendum, but admits it’s an issue fraught with tension on the front lines. The Business Council of Alberta is composed of more than 130 chief…
Extremely rare Woolly Dog pelt back in B.C. after more than 160 years
Descrease article font size Increase article font size After roughly 160 years in storage at the Smithsonian Institution, the only surviving pelt of the once-abundant woolly dog has returned close to home. “The dog to whom this pelt belonged originated in the…
‘A lot of work ahead’: Storm-ravaged Saskatchewan cities continue cleanup
Parts of Saskatchewan are managing the aftermath of a long weekend thunderstorm after some communities experienced a significant downpour. A low-pressure system hit the province in the latter half of the Labour Day long weekend, bringing more than 100…
Sapporo says moving zero-proof process to U.S. from Canada ‘not finalized’
Japanese brewer Sapporo says they’re not considering relocating the vast majority of their Canadian operations amid tariff tensions with the U.S., and that a “potential” move would account for a small amount of their production in Canada. Media reports Monday…
Here’s where Canada’s counter-tariffs will hit Canadian wallets the hardest
Canadian consumers are likely to face higher prices, even for some Canadian products, as a result of new counter-tariffs of up to 50 per cent on hundreds of U.S. goods worth about $28 billion. Tariffs are taxes or duties applied for importing certain goods…
Telus sues former employee, alleges they charged $1.1M to company credit card
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2026 3:15 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Telus is suing a former employee for more than $1 million, alleging he purchased thousands of items including household appliances…
Alberta landowners challenge ‘chronic underfunding’ for orphan well cleanup
Alberta landowners are going to court over what they allege is the provincial energy regulator’s failure to properly fund the cleanup of oil and gas sites that have no company legally responsible for them. Lawyers at environmental law charity Ecojustice are…
Iceland summons U.S. ambassador over Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ map post
Iceland’s foreign ministry said it has summoned the U.S. ambassador Billy Long to a meeting after U.S. President Donald Trump posted a map that showed the island covered with the U.S. flag, according to Icelandic public broadcaster RUV. On Monday, Trump…