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For dedicating himself for so long to telling the story of our city and its people, Darrel Janz is this week's Inspired Albertan.

Bloc MPs will vote confidence in Liberal government next week: Blanchet

The Conservatives' first shot at toppling the Liberal government is likely doomed to fail, after Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters his MPs will vote confidence in the government.
Conservatives deny link to protesters that harassed Singh after Liberals blame them

Two Liberal ministers are accusing Conservatives of lending their support to protesters who harassed Jagmeet Singh, among others, outside of Parliament Hill this week.
New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper

New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give Jasper full authority over local land planning and development rather than Parks Canada.

New indoor supervised drug inhalation site to open in Vancouver

Supervised injection sites are saving the lives of drug users everyday, but the same support is not being offered to people who inhale illicit drugs, the head of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says.
Canada's physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities

The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous Peoples, saying it is 'deeply ashamed' and 'owning its history' of racism, neglect and abuse.
Here's why you should get all your vaccines as soon as possible

With all these shots, some Canadians may have questions about the benefit of each vaccine, whether they should get every shot and how often to get them, and if it's safe to get them all at once or if they should space them out.

Elon Musk boosts fake Trump rally bomb threat and false claims about the election

Elon Musk is using his social media platform to promote misinformation about the U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to the November election, amplifying false claims Wednesday about a Trump rally bomb threat and immigrants eating pets in Ohio.
First-of-its-kind facility hopes to launch Canada into rare earths market

A Saskatchewan organization is breaking ground as the first to commercially produce rare earth metals in North America.
'Trove of extraordinary fossils' discovered in northern B.C., museum says

Paleontologists from the Royal B.C. Museum have uncovered "a trove of extraordinary fossils" high in the mountains of northern B.C., the museum announced Thursday.

Jeremy Dutcher makes Canadian music history

Jeremy Dutcher made Canadian music history Tuesday night by winning a second Polaris Music Prize for his second album, Motewolonuwok.
Sean 'Diddy' Combs will stay in jail after bail is denied for a second time

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy Combs asked a judge Wednesday to let him await his sex trafficking trial at his luxury home on an island near Miami Beach, rather than a grim federal jail in Brooklyn.
MrBeast and Amazon sued by competitors from his US$5M reality show over alleged 'unsafe' conditions

MrBeast is accused of creating 'unsafe' employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants' odds at winning his new Amazon reality show's US$5 million grand prize in a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants.

Low pay for junior Air Canada pilots poses possible hurdle to proposed deal

Low entry-level pay in the tentative deal between Air Canada and its pilots could be a stumbling block ahead of a union vote on the agreement, some aviators and experts say.
Musk's X skirts Brazil ban and returns to some users with change to server access

Some Brazilian users reconnected with X on Wednesday despite the Supreme Court's recent nationwide ban, the result of the social network apparently changing the way its servers are accessed. The reunion may be short-lived, however.
B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study

A report led by the Canada Research Chair in Urban Governance says restrictions on short-term rentals in British Columbia have reduced rents by 5.7 per cent, saving tenants more than $600 million last year

He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over US$1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank

Buying a historic cruise ship he found on Craigslist back in 2008 was undoubtedly a life-altering decision for Chris Willson. In October 2023, Willson made the painful decision to sell the vessel, which began sinking around seven months later. Now its future looks bleak.
Record-breaking Lotto Max jackpot tickets sold in Ontario, Quebec

Two lucky people in Ontario and Quebec will split Tuesday’s record-breaking $80-million Lotto Max jackpot.
Michelin awards four new stars as inspectors venture outside Toronto city limits

Michelin has awarded a star to four new restaurants in its Toronto guide — but three of them aren't in the city at all.

Matthew Tkachuk opens up about the death of his friend Johnny Gaudreau

Matthew Tkachuk estimated that he tells a story about Johnny Gaudreau's exploits, both the on-ice and off-ice variety, to somebody at least once a week.
A'ja Wilson and rookie Caitlin Clark smash WNBA records

Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson and Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark both broke WNBA records Sunday, with Wilson becoming the first player to score 1,000 points in a single season and Clark breaking the rookie scoring record.
Canucks' Dakota Joshua reveals he is recovering from cancer

Vancouver Canucks forward Dakota Joshua revealed Tuesday he underwent cancer treatment over the summer, and will not be ready to play when the team's training camp begins later this week.

'I'm here for the Porsche': Video shows brazen car theft in Mississauga

Video of a brazen daylight auto theft which shows a suspect running over a victim in a stolen luxury SUV has been released by police west of Toronto.
Some Ontario EV plants are hitting the brakes. Does that mean Canada's ambitions are under threat?

The plant was expected to produce batteries for a million electric vehicles a year. Once up and running, it was supposed to create hundreds of permanent jobs in a small southeastern Ontario municipality. But two years later, spending on the construction of the Umicore plant has been delayed in what the company calls a "significant worsening of the EV market context."
Classic car in the family since 1958 stolen from Winnipeg garage

A Winnipeg man is asking for help after a classic car that has been a part of his family since the 1950s was stolen from his garage.