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Production curtailed as wildfire burns out of control near Suncor's Firebag oilsands site
Suncor Energy has curtailed production at its Firebag oilsands project in northern Alberta as a precaution due to an out-of-control wildfire burning nearby.
Canada -Edmonton |
Minimum wage up across Atlantic Canada with biggest jump in Newfoundland and Labrador
The minimum wage is going up Monday in all four Atlantic Canadian provinces. Newfoundland and Labrador is leading the way with a 60-cent increase, bringing its hourly rate to $15.60 — the highest minimum wage in the region.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Struggling Edmonton Elks to review ownership structure amid mounting losses
Edmonton's CFL team has struck a committee to review its ownership structure as the club deals with mounting losses.
Canada -Edmonton |
Canadian Sikhs calling for political parties to present 'united front' against India
Two groups in the Canadian Sikh diaspora are calling for Canada's political parties to "present a united front" on India after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a "potential link" between the shooting death of a local leader and the Indian government.
Canada -Manitoba |
Harold Brine, last of 19 miners rescued after 1958 Springhill mine disaster, dead at 91
Brine, who was 26 at the time, was among 12 men who were rescued after spending six days trapped near the bottom of North America's deepest coal mine.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
N.S. woman fined nearly $29K for outdoor fire
Police say a woman in central Nova Scotia has been fined nearly $29,000 for having an unsupervised outdoor fire in the midst of a provincewide fire ban.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate releases report on 15 deaths of youth in government care
The office of Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate has released a report into the deaths of 15 young people in government care and most involved drugs.
Canada -Edmonton |
Group of First Nations and Métis communities acquires minority stake in 7 Enbridge pipelines
Enbridge Inc. has signed a deal to sell a minority stake in seven pipelines in the Athabasca region of northern Alberta to a group of 23 First Nation and Métis communities for $1.12 billion.
Canada -Edmonton |
Whales aren't staying as long in Quebec's St. Lawrence River, researchers find
Specialists believe the whales' habits may be changing, according to the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM).
Canada -Montreal |
Regimental memorial service scheduled for Mountie killed in N.S. mass shooting
An RCMP regimental memorial service will be held next week in Nova Scotia for Const. Heidi Stevenson. She was one of 22 people killed in April 2020 during the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history.
Canada -Nova Scotia |