Unpublished Newswire
Calgary Transit officials revealed to city council that 40 per cent of all riders on the service use the subsidized transit pass.
November 20, 2024 - 20:47 | Adam MacVicar | Global News - Canada
A painting by renowned B.C. artist Emily Carr that sold for $50 US at a barn sale in New York State fetched $290,000 Cdn at a Toronto auction on Wednesday night.
November 20, 2024 - 19:55 | | CBC News - Canada
The police chief in Alberta’s capital is planning to retire in February.The Edmonton Police Commission says it would determine the hiring process for Dale McFee’s replacement in the coming months.McFee was sworn in as Edmonton’s 23rd police chief five years ago.
November 20, 2024 - 19:20 | | The Globe and Mail
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad has assigned jobs to 41 of his 44-member caucus, including giving a critic’s position to MLA Brent Chapman, who faced calls to step down during the campaign over controversial social media remarks.Several groups called on Rustad during last month’s election to remove Chapman as his party’s candidate over the posts, including one in which he called Palestinian children “inbred walking, talking, breathing time bombs.”Rustad said during the campaign that it would be up to voters to judge his party’s candidates and Chapman, who apologized for the remarks...
November 20, 2024 - 19:06 | | The Globe and Mail
Manitoba’s police watchdog has cleared RCMP officers in the case of a man who died after he was taken into custody for public intoxication.The Independent Investigation Unit of Manitoba says the actions of officers and guards did not lead to the man’s death in July 2023.The man, found incapacitated on a road on Peguis First Nation, was picked up by a First Nations safety officer and transported to the Fisher Branch RCMP detachment.
November 20, 2024 - 18:57 | Brittany Hobson | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia Conservative Leader John Rustad says Premier David Eby’s new cabinet appears to be a taxpayer-funded loyalty program that rewards NDP caucus.Eby introduced his new cabinet this week, which includes 23 ministers, four ministers of state and 14 parliamentary secretaries.He also announced postings for caucus chair, deputy caucus chair, government whip, deputy government whip and nominees for deputy Speaker, Speaker and committee of the whole deputy chair.
November 20, 2024 - 18:52 | | The Globe and Mail
