Saskatchewan city council rejects group home for people with disabilities
A Saskatchewan mayor says no offence was intended when Weyburn city council rejected a care home for people with disabilities this week, in part due to concerns it would drag down property values.
Century-old Blackfoot headdress found in thrift store returned to First Nation
A more than century-old Blackfoot headdress that was dropped in a thrift store bin has been returned to a First Nation east of Calgary.
Obama urges action on climate change, inequality in Western Canada speeches
Former United States president Barack Obama called on global leaders to pay attention to the ways the world is rapidly transforming, urging action on climate change and wealth inequality in speeches in Western Canada on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
Syncrude wants judge to dismiss lawsuit of former firefighter with PTSD
Oilsands giant Syncrude Canada wants a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by a former first responder who claims he was wrongfully fired following a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Transport minister orders trains to use handbrakes after deadly derailment
Canada's transport minister has ordered the use of handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment earlier this week in the Rocky Mountains.
'Absolutely necessary:' Alberta buys more land for flood mitigation project
The Alberta government has now acquired one fifth of the land it needs for a controversial reservoir west of Calgary that would help protect the city from another massive flood.
Alberta in 'crisis' over low oil price: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Alberta is in a crisis as the province's oil is being sold at a discount of about $45 a barrel, but he and some oil company bosses agree there are no easy fixes Ottawa can offer.
Fort McMurray fire showed animal care gaps during natural disasters: researcher
A Calgary researcher says the Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 showed how pets are often overlooked in disaster planning.
Greyhound exit leaves gap for homeless, domestic violence shelters
Organizations that help the homeless and those fleeing domestic violence say they have lost a vital resource with Greyhound's exit from the West —and they're not sure how well a patchwork of alternatives will be able to fill the gap.
Trans Mountain like Monty Python's dead parrot under Trudeau government: Scheer
The federal Opposition leader is likening the stalled Trans Mountain pipeline expansion to a famous Monty Python sketch in which two men argue over whether a parrot is actually dead.