Local, Regional News

Emmett Doolan, a 2½-year-old of Haisla and Nisga'a heritage from Kitamaat village, was diagnosed before birth with hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain. Read More

Premier Danielle Smith must be doing a lot of thinking about those happier times. Read More

The new year means new beginnings and, in the case of the local restaurant landscape, a new pop-up at Meat and Bread. Love Damian from chef Kyle Opel, formerly of The Wilde in the Dorian Hotel, took up a nighttime residence in the daytime-only sandwich shop towards the end of 2024, but it’s ready to keep rolling for (hopefully) almost the entirety of the new year. Read More

I just received my review copy of The Prairie Garden. This is truly one of my favourite publications. It is always topical and extremely helpful, whether you are a rookie or veteran gardener. The Prairie Garden is a non-profit publication dedicated to the advancement of horticulture on the Prairies. It is a digest-sized soft-cover book published annually since 1937 by a volunteer organization. The publication's orientation is always prairie-based but is certainly applicable to many areas in Canada. Read More

It’s been a rough go, these past few years, when it comes to buying power. Read More

Ice Grooves: This is very cool — literally — with regular dedicated music programming and dance instruction kicking off this weekend on the rink in front of Edmonton's city hall! Read More

Globe Theatre’s presentation of Peter Pan has people hooked. Read More

The end of Justin Trudeau's government in 2025 will bring on the rebirth of Canada. It's likely the nation's return to peace, order and good government will be a brutal slog, but I hold out hope the transformation might still come rapidly, a lightning strike of common sense. Read More

Forgive yourself if you missed the New Year's Eve news that Jon Hromek has stepped down as leader of the Saskatchewan United Party (SUP). Read More

“I will not vote with Pierre Poilievre to force an election because his vision is antithetical to everything I believe,” wrote NDP MP Charles Angus justifying his declaration he will not support the Conservatives' proposed non-confidence motion on Jan. 27. Read More

For a time Thursday in Seattle it looked like the Vancouver Canucks had found themselves a much-needed win. Read More

Even now, in early-January, the playoff implications of every game start mattering. Read More

The Vancouver Canucks are holding their breath about the status of Thatcher Demko. Read More

Health Minister Josie Osborne has stepped into a critical position at a critical time, and her leadership will shape the future of health care for millions of British Columbians. Read More

A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her dead newborn for 17 days in 2018 has lost another calf, and researchers say she is again carrying the body in an apparent act of grief. Read More

No team can survive without their best player for long. That's hardly a shocking revelation. Read More

VICTORIA — The cheques are still not in the mail to cover Premier David Eby’s election promise of $1,000 in “immediate” relief from grocery bills for B.C. families. Read More

For the second year, assessed property values across B.C. have remained relatively stable, with a few exceptions in smaller communities, according to the B.C. Assessment Authority. Read More

So, Australia has taken the "drastic" step of banning social media for kids under 16. Good luck with that one! Read More

Never mind the four-person team retirement from the sport that has given them so much glory. Read More