Skip to content
×
2023 Readers' Choice
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
Local News
Local Sports
Local Arts and Culture
Local Business
Wheel's West
Community Connections
Beyond Local
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
Entertainment News
National News
National Business
National Sports
World News
Opinion
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Lowest Gas Prices
Road Report
Western Wheel Digital Edition
Foothills Magazine
Dear Abby
2023 Readers’ Choice Awards
Home Sweet Home
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Discover Local
Discover Local
View Events
Submit an Event
Advertise in Calendar
Restaurants
Job Listings
All Classified Listings
Post an Ad
My Ads
My Account
Today's Classified Ads
Announcements and Events
Garage Sales
Eat Local
Breakfast
Lunch
Delivery
Barbecue
Diner
Greek
Indian
Italian
Middle Eastern
Sushi
All Restaurants
Jobs
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign up for FREE daily headlines
Sign up for notifications
Make Us Your Home Page
Advertising
Great West Digital Agency
Follow Us on Facebook
Follow Us on X
Follow Us on Threads
Follow Us on Instagram
Follow Us on LinkedIN
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
National News
National News
B.C. creates a special homicide unit as gangs involved in 46 per cent of murders
VICTORIA — British Columbia is forming a new police unit tasked with investigating gang-related homicides, saying almost 50 per cent of the murders in the province last year were connected to gangland crimes.
May 9, 2024 6:04 PM
Read more >
Timeline of slayings of 4 women in Winnipeg, demands to search a landfill for remains
WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial began Wednesday.
May 9, 2024 5:44 PM
Read more >
Winnipeg trial hears victims' clothing, DNA found in serial killer's apartment
WINNIPEG — The trial of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki heard Thursday that police found physical evidence of the victims in his Winnipeg apartment, including jewelry, clothing, DNA and a bloodstained bathtub. Const.
May 9, 2024 4:38 PM
Read more >
Liberals pledge $1.7M for persecuted LGBTQ+ people abroad
OTTAWA — The federal government has announced $1.7 million for groups supporting gender and sexual minorities abroad, while facing criticism from activists that Ottawa is too slow to follow through with its funding promises.
May 9, 2024 3:42 PM
Read more >
Northern premiers call for national emergency response system
POND INLET, Nunavut — Northern premiers are calling for a national emergency response system to deal with natural disasters they fear will become more frequent. After a meeting this week in Pond Inlet, Nvt.
May 9, 2024 3:21 PM
Read more >
Man pleads guilty in hit-and-run that killed 7-year-old Ukrainian girl in Montreal
MONTREAL — The driver who struck and killed a seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee in 2022 delivered an emotional apology to the girl's family on Thursday after pleading guilty to failing to stop after an accident.
May 9, 2024 3:15 PM
Read more >
'It's an extension of my body': accessibility advocates say airlines need to change
OTTAWA — Maayan Ziv knows all too well the problems that can come from giving her motorized wheelchair to a stranger when she gets on a plane.
May 9, 2024 3:01 PM
Read more >
Start of wildfire season better than last year, but risk is high as drought continues
OTTAWA — The start to wildfire season has been far less dramatic than it was last year but the risk of hot, dry weather and severe fires remains high, officials warned Thursday.
May 9, 2024 2:58 PM
Read more >
Business groups walk back claim on share of Canadians hit by capital gains changes
OTTAWA — Prominent business groups have backtracked their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government's proposed changes to capital gains taxation.
May 9, 2024 2:53 PM
Read more >
B.C. cyber attack: Minister says police probing bid to breach government systems
VICTORIA — Police are involved in the investigation into a sophisticated attempt to breach protected British Columbia government information systems, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said Thursday. But Farnworth, who is also B.C.
May 9, 2024 2:12 PM
Read more >
1
2
3
4
5
6
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe