BONOKOSKI: When it comes to dying in Ottawa, the quicker the better
If you live in Ottawa, and you can see the end of life’s road, it would be best to just kick the bucket in one burst of life-ending trauma.
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Toronto & GTA HUNTER: Justice for victims of disgraced Hamilton cop
Craig Ruthowsky was a disgrace as a cop.And there are few things crawling this planet worse than a dirty cop. -
Toronto & GTA HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Man, 28, gunned down just weeks out of prison
Two months before Terrence Agtual was statutorily released from prison this fall for a violent crime, he was found with an eight-inch metal shank in his prison cell, according to ... -
Toronto & GTA Toronto jail inmates 'protested' to get showers during lengthy lockdowns
Lockdowns caused by jail-house staff shortages are “a vicious cycle that has to be broken,” says a defence lawyer representing a cocaine dealer whose lengthy lockdowns recently triggered a shorter ... -
Ontario Public Health advises Ontarians to get vaccinated as flu season hits
Flu season is expected to fully get underway in Ontario next week — likely peaking in late January or early February — and so far it’s neither better nor worse ... -
Ontario Homicide numbers in Niagara triple with more pending
The number of homicides in Niagara Region tripled in 2019 over last year’s tally of death.A number of ongoing suspicious death probes could push the tally harder. -
Ontario CFIB applauds axing cannabis lottery store system
The beleaguered and heavily criticized Ontario cannabis retail store lottery system is being axed.The provincial government is “taking steps to move to an open market for retail cannabis stores beginning ... -
Columnists LILLEY: Teachers insist it's not about money while challenging pay cap
For a group of people who want you to know their fight with the government has nothing to do with wages and compensation, it was an odd move.
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Movies Film HOJI highlights local skiing sensation
Professional freeskier Eric Hjorleifson was back in town to screen his film HOJI at the Banff Film Festival Snow Show on October 31. -
Health Council approves public cannabis usage ban in Canmore
A full ban of public cannabis consumption was approved by Canmore council at a meeting on October 16. -
Canada 'This really hurt': Trudeau tells Notley that Ottawa is seeking solutions on Trans Mountain project
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had reassuring words for Albertans as he met with Premier Rachel Notley Wednesday to discuss the turbulent Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. -
Canada Notley wants the pipeline workers back to work
Premier Rachel Notley said she’ll speak with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the best way to fulfill the need for additional consultations while getting the people building the pipeline back ... -
Local News Grizzly's bite sets off can of bear spray in woman's hand
Two hikers escaped severe injuries when a can of bear spray held by one of them discharged in a grizzly’s mouth during an incident in Kananaskis Country, a provincial official ... -
'It is a crisis': Alberta premier withdraws support for federal climate plan after Trans Mountain ...
Within hours of a bombshell court ruling that cast doubt on the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Premier Rachel Notley said Alberta will withdraw from the federal climate plan ... -
Local News Kananaskis plane crash still under investigation
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) continues to investigate the plane crash in Kananaskis Country that left two men aboard dead. -
Local News Housing to be significant part of Calgary Olympic plan
Calgary’s proposed hosting plan for the 2026 Winter Olympics would leave a significant legacy of affordable housing, says the chair of city council’s Olympic assessment committee. -
Local News Police on hunt for woman after cohorts arrested in Alberta-wide drug trafficking ring
Police agencies in Alberta are on the hunt for 32-year-old Brandy Ross, of Calgary, after her alleged involvement in a province-wide drug trafficking ring. -
Local News Parks Canada working to restore threatened trout at Hidden Lake
The westslope cutthroat trout has all but disappeared at Hidden Lake and Parks Canada is working to change that this week.
