Saskatchewan Rush announcer buys hockey team in North Macedonia | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] You might know Cody Janzen as the voice of the Saskatchewan Rush, but what you might not know is he has a history of hockey, too. He’s played in minor and junior hockey and a little bit overseas; he even started up a hockey agency and ran it for about a decade. While he […]
Fundraiser launched for tech to keep invasive mussels from entering B.C. waters | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] They may be small, but invasive quagga and zebra mussels pose a huge threat to the environment and economy. “Mussels will destroy the water chemistry. They will destroy the beaches. Tourism will go away,” said Blair Ireland, chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). “You know, we’re talking about hundreds of millions of […]
Recommendations made following review into Edmonton emergency room death – Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Acute Care Alberta (ACA) has made 16 recommendations tied to the death of 44-year-old Prashant Shreekumar, who died while waiting for care at Edmonton’s Grey Nuns Community Hospital. More staff and more accountability were highlighted in the recommendations stemming from Shreekumar’s death. He went to the Grey Nuns […]
Carney’s $35B Arctic military base upgrade plan will please Trump: expert – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Prime Minister Mark Carney’s announcement Thursday of a more than $35-billion plan to upgrade and expand Canada’s military presence in the Arctic is welcome news, one expert said, but is really meant for an audience of one: U.S. President Donald Trump. The federal government says most of the funding — $32 billion — will […]
Companies can no longer charge for changing or cancelling internet, cellphone plans | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is removing the fees for changing or cancelling internet and cellphone plans. In an announcement posted on Thursday, the CRTC says it is eliminating extra fees to activate, change or cancel a plan, giving consumers more flexibility to manage their […]
Canmore’s Livability Tax Program one step closer to reality – Calgary | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size A recent legal decision has paved the way for an affordability program aiming to tackle Canmore’s housing crisis to move forward. The Livability Tax Program is part of a broader strategy to address housing affordability concerns in the mountain town. The program creates residential property sub-classes […]
Carney to meet with King Charles III during trip to United Kingdom – National | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney will have an audience with King Charles III as a part of an upcoming visit to the United Kingdom, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. The meeting, set for the afternoon of March 16, will be the third time Carney and the […]
Carbon price would cost Alberta oilsands a Timbit per barrel: climate group | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The industrial carbon price will cost Alberta’s oilsands producers on average the equivalent of about a Timbit per barrel of oil, according to a climate think tank’s new analysis intended to serve as a reality check on provincial-federal pipeline talks. The analysis published by the Canadian Climate Institute indicates oilsands producers will pay an […]
War in Iran driving up the cost of flying due to volatile jet fuel prices | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Experts say the war in Iran is driving up the cost of jet fuel, which will drive up the cost of flying. “I think what you’re seeing happening now is a volatility in jet fuel that hasn’t been seen in years,” John Gradek, a former Air Canada executive and McGill University faculty lecturer in […]
Calgary hit with mid-March snowfall – Calgary | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size While there may only be a week left of official winter, Calgary is once again blanketed in snow. Flakes started falling overnight, making for a tricky commute Thursday morning, According to the Calgary Police Service, there were 12 crashes between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday, including […]