Several families are dealing with a pain no parent should ever have to face, after two young girls died on Sunday in Sylvan Lake in central Alberta. One of the girls was 13-year-old Olivia Dawn Johnson from Red Deer, and the other was a 12-year-old girl from Sylvan Lake.“The hole Olivia has left in our
The Canada Revenue Agency says it will not extend the deadline to file taxes even if thousands of its workers go on strike amid an ongoing labour dispute. “There are no plans to extend the T1 tax filing deadlines, as a potential strike in no way impedes the ability of Canadians to file their taxes
More than 155,000 federal public servants could walk off the job as soon as Friday – potentially resulting in severe delays for Canadians accessing federal services. On Wednesday, 120,000 Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) members were in legal strike position as the union and federal government continue to try to reach a deal on
RCMP are investigating the sudden deaths of two girls who were found in a hotel room in central Alberta. Police said a 12-year-old girl from Sylvan Lake and a 13-year-old girl from Red Deer died.Alberta RCMP media relations Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said EMS found the girls Sunday morning at the Best Western hotel in Sylvan
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A social media post asking readers to find the hidden word has led to a T-shirt being removed from Walmart stores across Canada. The T-shirt has a recycling theme, all in a sans-serif font, and says people should recycle, reuse, renew and rethink.That message is not this
Electric vehicles are under increasing scrutiny from safety experts over the risks they pose in a crash, because of their incredible weight and power. EVs are far heavier than traditional gas-powered cars due to their large battery packs.“The weight of these vehicles, and the weight of these battery packs in these vehicles, is quite significant,”
The union representing 120,000 federal public servants says an “overwhelming majority” of its members have voted in favour of a strike. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) announced Wednesday morning the results of its strike votes, which were held between Feb. 22 and April 11 for workers in program and administrative services, technical services, education and
The president and CEO, as well as the entire volunteer board of directors of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, resigned Tuesday in the wake of “pressure” following a media report detailing a $200,000 donation with alleged ties to Beijing. That seven-year-old donation, which the foundation said it was returning last month following reporting into its
A national security expert says Canada will likely wait for American security services to investigate an apparent leak of Pentagon documents that appear to detail U.S. and NATO operations in Ukraine, rather than launching a probe of its own. Over the weekend, U.S. officials briefed allies and partners, including Canada, about the potential ramifications of
A Mountie died early Monday morning in a collision that occurred in Strathcona County, just east of Edmonton, according to the RCMP. Police said the crash occurred at about 2 a.m. on Township Road 540, near the northeast edge of Edmonton.Police were seen investigating where the road hits a dead end at the North Saskatchewan