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3 days ago | 
castanet.net | Allison Jones |Fakiha Baig |Ian Bickis |Matthew Scace
The Canadian Press - | Story: 549902Statistics Canada says preliminary figures for April continue to point to a sharp drop in return trips from the United States by Canadian residents. The agency says the number of Canadian-residents returning by automobile from the United States in April fell on a year-over-year basis for the fourth consecutive month as it dropped 35.2 per cent to 1.2 million.
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3 days ago | 
castanet.net | Allison Jones |Fakiha Baig |Ian Bickis |Matthew Scace
Defence lawyers in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada's world junior hockey team are expected to continue cross-examining the complainant today. The woman, who cannot be identified under a publication ban, first took the stand on May 2 and spent most of last week facing questions from the defence. On Friday, she pushed back against a defence suggestion that she was embarrassed and ashamed for the choices she'd made the night of the alleged incident.
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3 days ago | 
castanet.net | Fakiha Baig |Ian Bickis |Matthew Scace |Kyle Duggan
Quebec's forest fire prevention agency says it is sending reinforcements to Ontario and Saskatchewan to help teams fight several forest and brush fires. Two CL-415 firefighting aircraft and their crews will head to Dryden, Ont., while two other of the same aircraft will head to Meadow Lake, Sask. Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency, known as SOPFEU, says the teams departed Sunday from Quebec City. The agency says the current situation in Quebec allows for resources to head to other provinces.
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4 days ago | 
castanet.net | Ian Bickis |Matthew Scace |Kyle Duggan |Dylan Robertson
The Canadian Press - | Story: 549712An official with Elections Canada says the seat for the Quebec riding of Terrebonne has flipped from the Bloc Québécois to the Liberals by a single vote after the results of a judicial recount. More coming. Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press - May 10, 2025 / 10:50 am | Story: 549648Canadian snowbirds could stay longer in the United States without a visa if a bill recently proposed in the U.S. House of Representatives becomes law.
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5 days ago | 
castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Kyle Duggan |Dylan Robertson |Aaron Sousa
Alberta's two big-city mayors say a separation referendum would be "devastating" to their local economies and is a needless distraction during a period in which the country should be focused on unity. "It is very dangerous talk," Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said in an interview with The Canadian Press. "It is dangerous talk for our economy. It's dangerous talk for our social cohesion.
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6 days ago | 
castanet.net | Aaron Sousa |Catherine Morrison |Fakiha Baig |Matthew Scace
There was a time back in the 1990s when Steve Vogelsang was known as the "sexiest man in Winnipeg."A former sportscaster, college instructor and executive with True North Sports and Entertainment, Vogelsang helped several Winnipeggers shape their careers. So when the Saskatoon native was arrested in 2017 for sticking up banks in Saskatchewan and Alberta, his once made-for-TV persona became rife with static.
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2 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Lisa Johnson |Dylan Robertson |Jordan Omstead
The Canadian Press - | Story: 547810The sex assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to hear more testimony today from Taylor Raddysh, an NHL player who was also on the 2018 world junior team. Raddysh, who plays for the Washington Capitals, took the stand remotely from Arlington, Va., on Wednesday afternoon.
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2 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Lisa Johnson |Dylan Robertson |Jordan Omstead
The Town of Canmore will soon begin taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the year as part of the Alberta community's bid to reverse course on an affordability crisis that has made it one of the most expensive places to live in Canada. The new levy, which the town is calling a "livability tax," has become a big topic in the small mountain town.
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4 weeks ago | 
cheknews.ca | Matthew Scace |Bill Graveland |Laura Brougham
California is calling for Canadians to come back and pay a visit. Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken to social media urging the two million Canadians who visited last year to come back and enjoy the Golden State’s wine, sun and sand. Newsom, without calling out U.S. President Donald Trump by name, says Canadians should not let a dust-up with Washington stop them from renewing their love affair with his coastal paradise.
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1 month ago | 
cheknews.ca | Matthew Scace |Ethan Morneau
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responded Monday to Liberal Leader Mark Carney using her as a stump speech punchline, saying Carney has issues with assertive women of opposing ideologies. “I’ve noticed this with progressive men and how much they talk about how much they support women until they meet a strong conservative woman,” Smith said in Edmonton, responding to questions at an unrelated news conference.
