Calgary police issued an alert late Friday afternoon about a rise in debit card scams targeting people visiting downtown.
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Alberta copper thieves target wind turbines near Saskatchewan border
RCMP are looking for thieves who stole copper from wind turbines in eastern Alberta.
‘I’ve done it’: 100-year-old Canadian veteran skydives for charity
After turning 100 years old In December, former paratrooper Ed Marshall decided it was time to take another leap to mark the milestone while raising money for the Hospital for Sick Children.
Union members approve new contract with Surete du Quebec
The 5,800 members of the union representing Quebec provincial police officers voted overwhelmingly in favour of the agreement in principle reached with the SQ.
‘Montreal’s Got Jokes’ comedy festival features homegrown talent without VIP prices
Comedian and producer Ali Mohammadi says almost anything goes starting July 13 at the first edition of ‘Montreal’s Got Jokes.’
Chinook Regional Hospital emergency department seeing temporary staff reduction through summer
The emergency department at Chinook Regional Hospital may see longer-than-normal wait times throughout the summer, as Alberta Health Services (AHS) deals with a temporary physician reduction.
Heiltsuk Nation celebrates ‘powerful, emotional’ return of historic Chief’s Seat
The nation is celebrating the first step of a repatriation effort to bring home a decorated chief’s seat from the Royal BC Museum.
Plans unveiled for new hotel in Kelowna Ramada parking lot
Durali Properties has unveiled plans for a new Marriott Hotel as part of a development permit application presented to city planners this week.The six-storey hotel would be situated in what is presently part of the Ramada Hotel parking lot between the Ramada and Sandman Inn.The application d…
Sask. man hopes discovery of rare archaeological site will contribute to land-based education
Archaeologists are studying a site north of Prince Albert to determine when people migrated to the area.
‘He was loved’: Family members devastated by death of Toronto man allegedly swarmed by teens
Family members of a homeless Toronto man who died after police allege he was swarmed and stabbed by a group of teen girls say the thought of his last moments haunts them.