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A new Quebec government bill aimed at reducing bureaucracy and increasing state efficiency is raising concerns about the province’s commitment to fighting climate change. Under Bill 7, the proposed legislation introduced last week by Quebec’s new treasury board president, surpluses from the province’s Green Fund will be allowed to be …
Read More »UCP base’s next demands for Danielle Smith: Change on Pride flags, fluoride, abortion, insurance and more
United Conservative Party members can pat themselves on the back for repeatedly getting Premier Danielle Smith’s government to put their wishes into action. She has banned vote-counting machines, cracked down on professional regulators, restricted solar panels on farmland, added “medical choice” language into the Alberta Bill of Rights, and required …
Read More »Did Bill Gates really say we don’t need to address climate change?
Listen to this article Estimated 6 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Over the past week, you may have come across headlines like this: “Bill Gates bends the knee on climate change,” or “The week Bill Gates backtracked on …
Read More »How much of a role did climate change play with Hurricane Melissa?
Millions of people across the Caribbean are trying to deal with the devastating effects of Hurricane Melissa, which tore through the region this week. Like so many storms of late, Melissa underwent a rapid intensification, defined as when a storm’s maximum sustained wind speed increases by 51 km/h over 24 …
Read More »As tastes change, Alberta’s craft brewers expand their offerings
At this past weekend’s Banff Craft Beer Festival, premixed cocktails were on prominent display amidst the usual IPA’s, lagers and sour beers. Frozen margaritas, hard iced teas and canned espresso martinis are now part of the lineup, as Alberta’s craft beer brewers adapt to changing consumer tastes. According to Statistics …
Read More »Routine oil change turns into highway hazard after Canadian Tire uses plastic zip ties for repair, says driver
Travis Jones says what should have been a routine oil change at Canadian Tire turned into a terrifying highway emergency after staff used plastic zip ties to secure a critical part of his car — marking the start of a two-year fight for answers. He says as soon as he left …
Read More »How Tomahawk missiles could change the war between Russia and Ukraine
As U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House for high-stakes talks on Friday, the main question remained whether the U.S. will supply Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles. Doing so would give Ukraine the ability to strike deep inside Russia for the first time, and would mark …
Read More »Liam Johnston died on the job at 27. His loved ones want to see change and accountability
Emily Gofton can’t forget the morning that changed her life in June 2023. “When I got the call, I knew immediately … that gut feeling,” the 24-year-old recalls. The voice on the other end of the phone said her boyfriend Liam Johnston, 27, a plumbing apprentice, had been buried in …
Read More »Prince William embraces ‘change for good’ — but how radical will he be?
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. Last fall, Prince William talked about trying to do things differently, “with maybe a smaller ‘r’ in the Royal.” What that means will emerge in time, but …
Read More »NCAA rule change leads to Canadian Hockey League players making mass exodus to U.S. colleges
Cale Makar has difficulty recognizing the college hockey landscape in the wake of a seismic shift that has transformed the sport in the mere five years since he left UMass to join Colorado in the NHL. From the introduction of name, image and likeness (NIL) money to the NCAA lifting …
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