Montreal police is investigating after a fire was ignited in a downtown restaurant.
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B.C. court rejects law society’s bid for injunction to pause Legal Professions Act implementation
B.C. lawyers’ efforts to halt the implementation of a provincial law creating a single regulator for lawyers, notaries public and paralegals suffered a setback Wednesday, as the B.C. Supreme Court refused to grant a temporary injunction pausing the transition.
‘PRACTISING HARD’: Tussle in trenches, Dedmon carried off field during Redblacks’ prep for Elks
A trenches battle between defensive end Lorenzo Mauldin and right tackle Jacob Ruby turned into a heated wrestling match during practice Wednesday.
GUNTER: Time to shut down the expensive, biased and out-of-touch CBC
On Monday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on X that he “can’t wait to defund the CBC.” Good for him. Of course, Poilievre has promised before to yank taxpayers’ dollars — $1.4 billion a year — from the state broadcaster. (The CBC hates being called the “state” broadcaster. They prefer “public” broadcaster. But they act […]
‘Friendship set to music’: National Square and Round Dance Festival comes to Calgary
Square and round dancers from all across Canada are gathering in Calgary for their biannual festival celebrating their passion. There are also a number of international guests coming to dance.
Underprivileged Calgary youth hit links in new Golf Canada program
Dozens of Calgary kids are getting to know the joys — and frustrations — of golf, thanks to a Canada-wide initiative.
‘They were barricaded’: Defence begins case in trial for Freedom Convoy organizer
The defence for Freedom Convoy organizer Pat King is arguing that protesters were trapped within downtown Ottawa when police moved to end the three-week demonstration in 2022.
In ethics hearing about Liberal minister, business exec admits he lied to a reporter
The chief witness in a parliamentary probe says he lied to a reporter when asked about ethics allegations against a federal minister.
B.C. court upholds prison term for man who tried to sell brick of cocaine at RCMP detachment
An Alberta man who tried to sell a brick of cocaine to a police officer in the parking lot of a British Columbia RCMP detachment will serve a 26-month prison term after his appeal of the sentence was rejected by B.C.’s highest court.
Heat warnings spread in B.C. as records tumble
Heat warnings have expanded across a broad swath of British Columbia, a day after temperatures reached into the low 40s in the Interior and daily heat records tumbled.
