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“We need to galvanize and we need to unite Canadians under one flag — as nation we need to stop siloing each other because everybody knows you are stronger, you’re much more effective, you negotiate better as a team and I think it’s critical now that Canada supports Canadians.” That, said Jamie Parker, owner of…
In a move that could affect up to 1,300 students, Calgary’s Bow Valley College announced it will no longer be offering its Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada (LINC) programs, effective when the current term ends in April. In a statement sent to Global News, the acting president of Bow Valley College, Vaughn Ravenscroft, said…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A baby has been rushed to an Edmonton hospital after being attacked by a dog in Entwistle, Alta., about 80 kilometres west of the capital city. RCMP confirmed that officers were called to an address in Entwistle shortly after 7 a.m. on Sunday. An ambulance is seen…
Really, really difficult — that’s how Justin Knapik, district chief with the City of Edmonton fire department, describes trying to fight a fire in a commercial building at 118 Avenue and 95 Street early Sunday morning. Knapik said the call came in around 4:45 a.m. The temperature in the Edmonton area was about -33 with…
Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for most of western Canada overnight Saturday, with temperatures forecast to dip to between -30 C and -50 C in many areas. “The extreme cold warnings are in place tonight and into tomorrow as cold air from the north drops down over the Prairies,” said Global Calgary weather…
David Wilson and Jackie Eckholm dreamed of attending Winterlude and skating on the Rideau Canal after their last visit to Ottawa nine years ago. When the Chicago couple saw on the news in January that the city’s iconic Rideau Canal Skateway had been opened to the public, they immediately booked their trip to Canada’s capital….
Frustrating. Devastating. That’s how Tetiana Prykhodko reacted when she heard about U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to end the war in Ukraine, following his telephone conversation this week with and Russian President Vladamir Putin. During the election campaign, Trump promised to quickly end the war. On Wednesday, Trump said he and Putin spent an hour…
The Trump tariffs impact Alberta’s agriculture, causing shockwaves across Canada’s farming sector. Every day, rail cars loaded with wheat, barley, and other grains move between Canada and the U.S. Semi-trucks carrying cattle and pigs also cross the border regularly. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture calls this one of the most significant agriculture trading relationships in…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Calgary psychologist is facing charges of possessing, accessing and making available child pornography following an investigation by Alberta’s Internet Child Exploitation team (ICE). 45-year-old Dustin Hrycun, who worked out of Rising Sun Psychological Services, was arrested by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams’ (ALERT) ICE unit…
“I cried,” it was “like being kept in captivity.” That’s how Rose Roll of Taber described her stay at the Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge after she says she was moved to a bed in a storage closet. Roll claims she was also forced to find her own bedding, food, water from a vending machine…
Alberta’s Minister of Health says it contains “a broad range of perspectives,” — comprised of health care professionals, academics, researchers and advisers,” and it’s recommendations offer a perspective on how the government can be better positioned to protect the health and safety of Albertans in the future.” Critics call it “a sad document — that…
