British Columbia conservation biologist Chris Shepherd has spent more than three decades, oftentimes undercover, inside wildlife markets across the globe.  The gruesome sights he has witnessed make it hard to believe that “outbreaks like COVID don’t happen far more often”. In the early 90s, Shepherd had just completed high school, unaware of the world he […]

The National Transportation Safety Board on Sunday said it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit and killed a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff. The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian during takeoff at DEN […]

PHOENIX (AP) — The only person ever charged in the unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay, whose case became emblematic of a crisis fueled by disproportionately high rates of violence faced by Native Americans, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Douglas Rayes in Phoenix on Friday […]

Tucson migrant advocates have designed a new tool to help track immigration-related enforcement in and around the city as arrests surge under President Donald Trump’s mass deportation initiative. Tucson Migra Map allows people to document and visualize enforcement activities by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies. While revealing patterns, the tool also raises […]

Weston Miller says Niagara-on-the-Lake is at a turning point. “If we’re not thoughtful about the decisions that we make today, tomorrow, we might not recognize the town we all love,” he said in an interview. Miller, a NOTL realtor who serves as president of the Chautauqua Residents Association, treasurer of the Niagara Foundation, a board […]

Ontario Liberal legislator aclough has entered the party’s leadership race. The rookie member of provincial parliament pried away one of three seats from the Progressive Conservatives in Etobicoke, where Premier Doug Ford lives, in the 2025 snap election. Fairclough said she would focus on affordability, improving health care and education. “Doug Ford has stopped listening,” […]

Both engines were shut off and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022 and killed all 132 people aboard, newly released data released by American investigators suggests. In response to a public records request, the National Transportation Safety Board released a report recently on what […]

Wheatland County is moving away from Wheatland & Adjacent Districts EMS Association (WADEMSA) and has selected Calgary 911 as its future provider for fire dispatch services. A statement was released by the county, April 29, discussing the decision, citing it was based on cost, regional efficiency, operational performance, and the use of modern NextGen 911 […]

Two former B.C. Conservatives now sitting as Independents say they voted with their consciences when they helped the governing NDP shut down debate on changes to freedom of information rules in a 3 a.m. vote. Ex-colleagues of Amelia Boultbee and Elenore Sturko accused them of joining the “NDP farm team” on Thursday and having an […]

CALHOUN, Ga. (AP) — Growing up in northwest Georgia, Stormy Bost lived her life in the water. During summers she plucked crawdads from the neighborhood creek and played in its cool depths, racing home for dinner to beat the setting sun. Waiting for her were pitchers of sweet tea, which her family brewed using tap […]

The County of Stettler council unanimously voiced support for a proposed dam and reservoir project east of Red Deer. The decision was passed at the Apr. 22 regular meeting of council. During the “council’s request for information” section of the agenda, Coun. James Nibourg requested council discuss recent media reports that the Government of Alberta […]

Crowsnest Pass council approved the municipality’s updated Fees, Rates and Charges Bylaw after reviewing utility rates, development penalties, safety code levies and public access to council meeting recordings. Council gave second and third reading to Bylaw 1255, 2026 during the April 28 regular council meeting. Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Kristin Colucci told council the municipality […]