People from outside of Halifax, like the U.S., come to compete The first games of the Halifax Pride Cup started when the puck dropped. Before that, the players warmed up and took practice shots at their goalie. The three-day hockey tournament started Friday night with three games and six teams. All of the players were…
A farmer in Alberta recently lost cows, calves, and bulls of the same breed that were worth $175,000 Cattle rustlers are stealing whole herds of live animals and getting away with it most of the time, just like in the Old West. Last fall, John Meston lost 85 cattle. Two 900-kilogram bulls, four cows, and…
Mayor Mark Sutcliffe gave a speech in favor of ending the street use program The temporary closing of about two kilometers of road to cars has sparked a debate that shows how local leaders have different ideas about how the city should handle active transportation. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe told CFRA radio last Tuesday that he…
Premier is refusing to take anti-trans positions despite pressure to do so When a picture was taken of a man in a green “straight pride” shirt with Premier Danielle Smith at the Stampede, Albertans saw what they wanted to see. People who didn’t like Smith and the grinning guy’s shirt thought the message was disrespectful…
About 38% more money was added to Miguel Martin’s pay In the most recent fiscal year for Aurora Cannabis Inc., the CEO’s pay went up by about 38%, to $6.7 million, as the company’s stock dropped sharply and it cut costs quickly. The Edmonton-based cannabis company’s financial filings show that Miguel Martin earned a base…
Peel investigators say they found “several pieces of evidence” in Gurvinder Nath’s car Officers found several pieces of evidence inside the car that the person who was killed in a carjacking in Mississauga earlier this month was driving. Police believe that more than one person was responsible for the attack. Peel Regional Police gave new…
Province says it is aware of the problem of unpaid wages and is taking steps to fix it Simranjeet Kaur says she was already having trouble making ends meet when her employer at an Ontario transportation company allegedly didn’t pay her the wages she was owed. The Brampton resident says she worked for four months…
The announcement comes on the same day that police say a man has been charged with sexually assaulting a “underhoused” woman The Toronto city council called gender-based and intimate partner violence an epidemic on Thursday, the same day a man was arrested for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a “underhoused” woman. The declaration was part…
A woman who was 26 years old died from her injuries. Thursda Ottawa police say a pedestrian was killed when he or she was hit by an OC Transpo bus on St. Laurent Boulevard south of Highway 417. In a news release on Thursday afternoon, police said that a 26-year-old woman who had been hurt…
‘Nunavut, stand up. Eekeeluak Avalak says, “This is all of our moment; we did it. Eekeeluak Avalak is golden again. The 19-year-old from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, won his first gold medal at the North American Indigenous Games in Halifax on Wednesday. It was his second gold medal for the territory. “History’s been made. Nunavut, stand…