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6 days ago | castanet.net | Sidhartha Banerjee |Alessia Passafiume |Sarah Ritchie |Catherine Morrison

A murder charge has been laid in the disappearance of an Alberta woman who was last seen close to six years ago. RCMP say Twyla Evans, who was 39 when she was last seen alive in Wetaskiwin, south of Edmonton, was reported missing in September of 2019. Police say her body has not been recovered despite search efforts they describe as exhaustive.

6 days ago | castanet.net | Alessia Passafiume |Sarah Ritchie |Catherine Morrison |Sidhartha Banerjee

Alberta has surpassed a thousand cases of measles, making it the second province in Canada after Ontario to do so within this year. Data from the provincial government's dashboard shows 24 more cases were confirmed as of Friday, bringing Alberta's total to 1,020. Officials say most cases have been found in children between the ages of five and 17.

6 days ago | castanet.net | Alessia Passafiume |Sarah Ritchie |Catherine Morrison |Sidhartha Banerjee

Hundreds of events are planned across the country Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day. First observed in 1996, Indigenous Peoples Day is meant to recognize First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures and traditions. Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in a closed event to mark the day. The office of Gov. Gen.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Sarah Ritchie |Catherine Morrison |Sidhartha Banerjee |Hannah Alberga

Conservative members of Parliament voted with the minority Liberal government to pass its marquee major projects legislation Friday evening, setting it up to become law before Canada Day. The legislation, also known as the one Canadian economy act, would allow the government to green-light a list of projects that have been deemed to be in the national interest, fast-tracking their approvals. The Liberals have called it the core of the government's domestic economic response to U.S. tariffs.

1 week ago | castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Sarah Ritchie |Sidhartha Banerjee |Hannah Alberga

A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Europe has ever reached, a senior EU official said on Friday. Carney is flying to Europe Sunday for a Canada — EU Summit, planned for Monday evening with European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.