Amidst a worsening staffing crisis in Alberta’s emergency medical services, Edmonton paramedics are logging record amounts of overtime. Yet, dozens of shifts go unfilled each day and drops in service levels have become routine. In 2024, Edmonton EMS staff worked 134,573 hours of overtime, an 81 per cent increase from 74,356 hours in 2021, according […]

The Alberta government paid more than $30 million on behalf of delinquent oil and gas companies in 2024, The Narwhal has learned. The companies failed to pay rent owed to landowners for the use of their property for oil and gas activities. This represents a 4,500 per cent increase in the amount of money the […]

Over one-quarter of violent crime committed in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction is intimate partner violence (IPV), according to RCMP data released on Friday, and victims in a dating relationship with a boyfriend or girlfriend overwhelmingly lead those impacted. Saskatchewan RCMP data from 2024 shows individuals in dating relationships made 60 per cent of reported victims. When […]

As other provinces police LGBTTQ+ pronouns in schools, Manitoba is doubling down on its support for students to explore their identities on their own timeline. The Education Department released a new provincial code of conduct for kindergarten-to-Grade 12 schools on June 11. The 38-page document provides guidance on how to navigate student behaviour issues and […]

Manitoba’s education minister says her office has issued clear guidance to better support school staff who have been forced to confront a rise in student outbursts and related workplace injuries. Tracy Schmidt said “concerns about health and safety” have been relayed to her office by both the Manitoba Teachers’ Society and non-teaching employees. “What we […]

The Yukon government (YG) is considering putting a recovery home in Whistle Bend. YG put out the request for information (RFI) July 2, asking for information from people who would be interested in running a recovery home program in Whitehorse. The recovery home would be for people who have completed treatment but need a sober […]

permanent jobs to the region, at a special meeting held on July 15. The request for a letter of support came from Coun. Ben Fadeyiw of the MD of Bonnyville, who reached out to the Cold Lake mayor’s office directly.  The MD’s proposal is in response to a Request for Information (RFI) issued by Invest […]

A Provincial Court judge in Prince George dismissed a man’s constitutional challenge of his arrest at a local hotel. Jamie Hal Hammerstrom, born in 1978, is charged with possession of a firearm contrary to order, carrying a concealed weapon, possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition and wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer. […]

The Town of Essex’s “Report a Problem” online platform – that allows residents to relay issues related to Town-owned infrastructure, parks, facilities, and concerns with Short Term Rental Units and town by-laws – has been updated. Essex Council learned of the revamp, and received a presentation on the changes, at the July 7 meeting. The […]

KANANASKIS – A newly uncovered, genetically distinct population of bull trout in an area of Kananaskis could be lost forever should a proposed logging operation go ahead, according to a new study. Prepared by Fintegrate Fisheries & Watershed Consulting for Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), the study began in 2023 and highlighted the importance […]

Julie Braaksma, better known as Ms. Braaksma inside her Brandon elementary school, was called for back-up help when a Grade 1 student burst into a temper tantrum in January. More than 15 years into her career as a resource teacher, the request was not out of the ordinary; in fact, she often tells colleagues to […]

A major new survey on antisemitism in Ontario schools offers empirical data on the alarming rise of antisemitic incidents, many of which have no direct link to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. The findings highlight incidents such as a six-year-old Ottawa student, with one Jewish parent, being told she was “half human.” Support of […]