Angie Angle recognized with Prime Minister’s Award for Transforming STEM Learning

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Ryan Dahlman By Nerissa McNaughton Southern Alberta Newspapers Angie Angle’s exceptional work as a teacher at Burdett School for Prairie Rose Public Schools has earned her a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching...

Two Candidates Outpace Opponents in Fundraising for City Elections

4-minute read City Commissioner Sara Roberts McCarley has shattered the previous record for fundraising in a Lakeland mayoral race. As of Oct. 9, McCarley raised $81,675, more than six times as much as her nearest rival in the four-way race. That...

Vance calls Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation ’insult’

Breadcrumb Trail Links News World Author of the article: Associated Press Renata Brito And Matthew Lee Published Oct 23, 2025 • 5 minute read U.S. Vice-President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two en route to...

Letters to the Editor: Tricolour so much more than a political tool

I am writing in response to the recent coverage, specifically articles detailing calls from Dublin City councillors for additional, issue-based flags to be flown around Dublin and across the country to “counter-act” the perceived weaponisation of...

B.C. charges Canada's lowest industrial water rates, finds report

Photo: wikimedia commons The Revelstoke dam on the Columbia River is the third largest generating station in B.C. A recent report found increasing industrial water rates while drawing 20 per cent water rents from hydro stations could create...

Letters: Edmonton election would have been crippled by higher turnout

Article content The voting fiasco that I saw this year at the Edmonton polls leaves me to ask two questions. What would it have been like if more than 30% of the voters had turned up to vote, and did our bureaucrats in this lefty city sabotage the...

Trump terminates trade talks with Canada claiming it ‘fraudulently’ used ad featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs

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Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said late Thursday that he was ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad opposing U.S. tariffs that he said misstated the facts and called “egregious behavior” aimed at influencing...

Canada targets violent, repeat offenders with proposed bail reform

The federal government has introduced new legislation to “make bail laws stricter and toughen sentencing laws.” Sean Fraser, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, introduced the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act, known as Bill C-14,...

Canada Will Double Its Non-US Exports by 2035: Prime Minister Carney

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney makes a live address on Canada's plan to build a stronger economy in advance of the 2025 Budget, at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada, on Oct. 22, 2025. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP...

Air Canada makes 'difficult decision' to cut management jobs

Air Canada is reducing a number of non-union management positions, it said Thursday. The airline "arrived at the difficult decision" to cut some positions after an "extensive review," vice-president of corporate communications Christophe...

Carney says Canadians must make ‘sacrifices.’ He isn’t yet saying on what

Prime Minister Mark Carney again said on Thursday that Canadians need to be prepared for “sacrifices” ahead of the federal budget, but isn’t saying yet what those will be. During a joint press conference with Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday,...

Franklin County maintains election system partnership despite ownership change

• Franklin County continues using its ballot tabulation system despite the company changing from Dominion Voting Systems to Liberty Vote under new U.S.-based ownership • Washington's paper-based voting system provides security layers and audit...

Canadian ranchers want U.K. trade deal terminated

Canada’s ranchers are calling on the federal government to terminate the trade agreement it’s had in place with the United Kingdom since Brexit, part of a renewed push to persuade the British government to stop blocking Canadian meat exports and...

Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada Release Report on Cutting Red Tape

In response to stakeholder concerns about outdated and overly prescriptive administrative processes, the Government of Canada launched a review of administrative burdens (referred to as “red tape”) across all federal departments and agencies this...

Canada Post can survive but fixing it is ‘not going to be easy’: minister

The minister responsible for Canada Post says the changes he announced to the company’s mail delivery business are just the “first step” in saving the Crown corporation, a project he said will take time and is “not going to be easy.” Government...

Canada Slaps Cryptomus with $126M Fine for Massive AML Failures

TLDR: FINTRAC fined Cryptomus $126M for failing to report 2,500+ suspicious crypto transactions tied to criminal activity. The fine, imposed on October 16, 2025, is the largest ever under Canada’s money laundering legislation. FINTRAC said...

Minister defends changes allowing Canada Post to shutter rural offices

Canada’s health care system is the third-most expensive but ranks 27th for doctor availability compared to other developed countries: study

Canada spends the third-most on health care compared to other high-income countries with universal health care, yet ranks near the bottom across a number of critical factors, according to a new research study from the Fraser Institute. These...

UK sanctions trigger halt in Middle East, Canada oil flows to China’s Yulong

Image: Getty Images Several suppliers have cancelled sales of Middle Eastern and Canadian oil to China’s Yulong Petrochemical after the UK imposed sanctions on the refiner, which is likely to push it to buy more Russian crude, multiple sources...