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3 days ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to speak to reporters twice today, first in The Hague at around 7:15 a.m. ET and then virtually at 8:30 a.m. ET. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte have both said they expect alliance members to commit to a new target to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence, up from the current two per cent target set in 2014.

3 days ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

The MCCs are found in several municipalities across Alberta, including in Edmonton, St. Albert and others. Red Deer is currently going through the process to establish an MCC, according to a staff report. Launching an MCC could cost a one-time $4 to $5 million fee to set up, staff report.

4 days ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

Leader of the Alberta NDP Naheed Nenshi speaks to media about the Alberta 2025 budget in Edmonton, on Thursday February 27, 2025.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson By Canadian Press DEVELOPING Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections Jun 23, 2025 | 9:48 PM Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections. Unofficial results from Elections Alberta put him well ahead of the nearest competitor, United...

4 days ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

By CONSTRUCTION Jun 23, 2025 | 3:10 PM Medicine Hat’s Division Avenue South is set to reopen to cars by the end of the day on Tuesday. Minor cleanup and work adjacent to the avenue will conclude in the following days, the city said in a news release. The final stage of work remaining in the project includes the continuation of multi-use trail rehabilitation down Old Cemetery Road Hill.

4 days ago | chatnewstoday.ca | Eli Ridder

By WORLD Jun 23, 2025 | 11:39 AM OTTAWA — Ottawa has started evacuating Canadians from Israel days after telling them to find their own way to neighbouring countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says bus services started this morning from Tel Aviv and the West Bank to Jordan. She says bus routes also started yesterday to take Canadians who fled Iran for Turkey to locations where they can secure transport out of the region.