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Calgary city councillors have once again given their seal of approval for the Green Line LRT, greenlighting an updated plan for the project that could see construction begin later this year. Council’s decision late Tuesday will allow for shovels in the ground on the southeast segment of the Green Line between Shepard and Victoria Park.It also commits to a two-year functional study on the downtown alignment to examine things like property and safety impacts, validating cost estimates and advancing design. A map of the Green Line showing the southeast section that could begin construction in 2025, with a two-year functional…

By Sarah Jones Global News Posted January 29, 2025 3:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Regina Ski Club has offered its Alpine Adaptive Ski Program since 2004 and has helped more than 100 people with cognitive or physical disabilities hit the slopes. Every season, a group of trained instructors and volunteers get together at Mission Ridge Winter Park to give everyone the equal opportunity to enjoy the mountain regardless of their ability. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wild turkeys have become a regular occurrence in parts of Montreal. Residents waiting for the bus or taking out the trash are noticing they have company — the company of wild turkeys.Tadeusz Splawinski, researcher and biologist with the Canadian Wild Turkey Federation, said the presence of wild turkeys in the city has become the new normal. Experts say the number of wild turkeys in Quebec is steadily climbing due to warming temperatures. Global Experts say wild turkey populations in southern Quebec have steadily climbed over the past two decades due to warming…

Ernest Anderson, the father of the late Jordan River Anderson, took to social media Tuesday in a video condemning abuse of the program named after his son meant to help First Nations children with certain needs. In 2005, Jordan River Anderson died of multiple disabilities in a Winnipeg hospital more than 800 km from his home in Norway House Cree Nation because the provincial and federal governments couldn’t agree on who should pay for his specialized care.The boy’s legacy is Jordan’s Principle, which was to ensure that on-reserve First Nations children get their health, social and educational needs met the…

By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted January 29, 2025 5:52 pm Updated January 29, 2025 6:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s top doctor says she is concerned about measles outbreaks with a growing number of cases acquired locally and spreading in Ontario and Quebec. Dr. Theresa Tam says the majority of recent infections reported in Canada were among people who were unvaccinated, including many children, and infants under one.Tam says all of the people who were recently infected were exposed to measles in Canada, rather than international travel, which was the…

A flight instructor out of the Cooking Lake airport and his student died when they failed to recover from a spin they were practicing as part of aviation training in Canada. On Wednesday, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada(TSB) released its final report into the fatal crash near Tofield a year and a half ago.It happened on Aug. 11, 2023, when a Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft owned by the Cooking Lake Aviation Academy was conducting a flight from the Cooking Lake Aerodrome, located southeast of Edmonton in Strathcona County.It was a training flight for a private pilot licence, with flight instructor…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The man accused of first-degree murder in Saskatoon’s first homicide of the year was scheduled in court Wednesday. But the case was quickly adjourned to the dismay of the victim’s family and friends. Twenty-three-year-old Alfred Okyere was found by police at DSI Underground on the corner of Millar Avenue and 70th Street on Jan. 20.When they arrived, police found Okyere suffering from stab wounds. He was taken to hospital where he later died.Those close to Okyere say he had only been in the country for four months.Fifty-three-year-old Troy Leclair was charged with…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The B.C. government is forming a new cabinet committee to act as a “day-to-day war room” that responds to proposed U.S. tariffs. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian goods as early as Saturday citing — without evidence — a flood of drugs and migrants from north of the border. 4:13 Concerns about plan to pause U.S. alcohol sales In a Wednesday media release, Premier David Eby announced Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Ravi Kahlon will head the committee, tasked with co-ordinating a “whole…

Canada is less than 72 hours away from the potential 25 per cent tariffs being imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Provincial and territorial leaders held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier today, and Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe said his message was broad dollar-for-dollar counter tariffs “aren’t on from Saskatchewan’s perspective.”Moe told reporters in Regina ahead of the meeting that everything leaders say and do must be focused on “de-escalating the entire conversation around tariffs.”He says he’d support a discussion around a targeted package of tariffs and it’s worth considering actions like those taken several years ago…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three employees at the QEII Emergency and Trauma Centre in Halifax were hurt by a patient Wednesday in what Nova Scotia’s health minister is calling a “serious incident.” Michelle Thompson said in a statement the department was subject to a “threat,” which has since been contained by Halifax Regional Police.Karen Oldfield, interim president and CEO of Nova Scotia Health, said a Code Silver was called, and police took the patient into custody. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once…