Murray Wood: What the stars of the World Cup could learn from four-year-olds
Murray Wood says despite what his granddaughter's soccer team lacks in skill - or even understanding of why they're on t...
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Uncertainty over Alberta separation comes at 'exactly the wrong time': business group
CALGARY - Alberta's latest step toward a possible vote on splitting from Canada adds an unwelcome layer of unpredictability in an already shaky global economic landscape, business leaders said Friday....
May 22, 2026
Anand says Canadians subject to 'appalling abuse' after flotilla detained by Israel
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Friday she had received details from her officials in Turkey about "appalling abuse" suffered by Canadians who were on board a flotilla trying to rea...
May 22, 2026
Supreme Court cites hearsay evidence in upholding order of new trial in beating death
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the order of a new trial for an Alberta man accused in a beating death. Joshua Dennehy's bludgeoned body was discovered late one night in July 2020 in...
May 22, 2026
The latest on Alberta's vote on whether to have binding separation referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced there will be a separation question on an Oct. 19 referendum. Albertans will be asked if the province should stay in Canada or if they want a future bindin...
May 22, 2026
Smith says Alberta separatists should focus on fall vote rather than ousting her
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says separatists who are upset that a binding vote on quitting Canada has been put off should focus on the province's fall referendum - rather than campaigning to force ...
May 22, 2026
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to 'The Late Show' in ambitious final show
NEW YORK (AP) - Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bi...
May 21, 2026
'Baffling': Reaction to Alberta's referendum on a separation referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday that a referendum on Oct. 19 will include a question about whether Albertans want, at a future date, to hold a binding referendum on the province quitting ...
May 21, 2026
Alberta is to vote on whether to hold a separation referendum. Here's how we got here
Premier Danielle Smith announced Thursday that Albertans will be going to the polls Oct. 19 to vote on whether there should be a future binding referendum on the province quitting Canada. Here's a tim...
May 21, 2026
Manitoba politician calls Saskatchewan farmer who killed Colten Boushie a victim
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba legislature member faced criticism Thursday for saying the farmer who killed Colten Boushie in a high-profile case in Saskatchewan was a victim. Opposition Progressive Conservati...
May 21, 2026
Provincial, federal governments leaning on AI to cut red tape
OTTAWA - The federal government and several provincial governments are turning to artificial intelligence to analyze laws and search for outdated regulations as they try to cut back on red tape. Treas...
May 21, 2026
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