News

Aurora Borealis Lights Up Skies Over North America During Major Geomagnetic Storm FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta — The skies over Fort McMurray and much of North America were illuminated by the aurora borealis as one of the largest geomagnetic storms of the century took place. The storm was triggered by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from […]

A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) reveals that the Federal Carbon Tax is costing Canadians more than originally estimated. The independent office of Parliament found that most Canadians are now paying more in carbon tax than they receive in rebates, contradicting earlier claims by the federal government. The report analyzed both the […]

Air Canada Pilots Approve New Four-Year Contract with 42 Percent Pay Increase Air Canada pilots have approved a new four-year contract that will provide a 42 percent pay increase over the next four years. The Airline Pilots Association (ALPA), representing the airline’s cockpit crews, announced that 67 percent of its members voted in favour of […]

Toronto-Dominion Bank Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges Toronto-Dominion Bank has pleaded guilty to multiple money laundering charges, resulting in a record penalty of $3.09 billion. This fine is part of a settlement stemming from criminal charges issued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. The charges include conspiracy to violate […]

Alberta Urges Federal Government to Waive Cost-Share Formula for Jasper Recovery Alberta is calling on the federal government to waive the cost-sharing formula in the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) for Jasper’s recovery efforts. This request follows criticism of the federal response to a recent wildfire that destroyed nearly 30 per cent of the town. […]

An extreme geomagnetic storm is expected to produce Northern Lights visible across Canada and the U.S. the evening of Oct. 10 and into the morning of Oct. 11. On Oct. 8, scientists observed an intense coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun traveling toward Earth at more than 4 million kilometers per hour. The U.S. […]

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal have halted all overtime work in a pressure tactic targetting management as contract talks continue. The overtime strike by the union representing nearly 1,200 longshore workers at the port kicked off as planned at 7 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the Maritime Employers Association confirmed. The union has said scheduling […]

Cattle prices in the province were mostly down last week. The cattle market update from Canfax for the week ending October 4th shows prices were down in the 6-to-7, 7-8, and 8-9 hundred pound feeder steer categories. Prices were also down in the 5-6, 6-7, and 7-to-8 hundred pound feeder heifer categories. The largest week-over-week […]

Tracy Robinson, the president and CEO of Canadian National Railway, is making a visit to Regina, and its a homecoming of sorts. Robinson was born in Bethune, and went to Lumsden High School. After attending USask in Saskatoon, Robinson began work with what was then, Canadian Pacific Rail. After working with TC Pipeline, she returned […]

FORT McMURRAY, Alberta— Two university students from Fort McMurray have been awarded the 2024 Finning Canada STEM Awards through Girls Inc. of Northern Alberta. Agametochi Okoro and Hannah Nolan each received a $3,500 scholarship to support their careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The Finning Canada STEM Awards aim to break down gender […]