Man dies in avalanche in closed-off area of Lake Louise resort
RCMP said victim was 21 years old A man died Saturday after he and two others were caught in an avalanche in a closed-off area of Lake Louise Ski Resort. In a statement, the resort in Banff National Park said the avalanche happened around 2:20 p.m. in the West Bowl area. When crews arrived at the scene, they determined that a group entered the closed-off area and triggered a size 3 avalanche. None of the people were wearing avalanche safety equipment, the resort said. According to AHS EMS, three people were buriedRead more
Canada’s inflation rate cools to 4.3% in March
Bank of Canada is forecasting rate to hit 3 per cent in a few months Canada’s inflation rate decelerated to 4.3 per cent in March, down from 5.2 per cent the previous month and also down to the lowest level since August of 2021. The cooling of the inflation rate was in line with what economists were expecting. Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that gasoline prices fell by 13.8 per cent in the year up to March, which is the fastest decline in the price of gas since July of 2020.Read more
Slow, unreliable and pricey: CRTC gets earful about northern internet
CRTC is holding hearings in Whitehorse through the week Slow and spotty connections, prolonged outages, high prices and few options for service providers. Those were some problems with northern internet that intervenors expressed to the Canadian telecommunications regulator at a hearing Monday on telecommunications in the North. “It’s mostly the Indigenous people who don’t have [internet] services,” Brenda Norris, who directs an Indigenous family internet initiative for the Native Women’s Association of the NWT, told the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). “There’s a certain unfairness in the fact that theseRead more
Dangerous use of personal vehicle at play in 2022 deaths of Royal Military College cadets
Drowning confirmed as cause of death for all 4 cadets, few other details released The dangerous use of a personal vehicle was a factor in the deaths of four cadets at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston, Ont., almost a year ago, the Office of the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal says. “With the families’ agreement, [investigators] can confirm the cause of the four deaths was drowning,” the office said in a statement issued Friday afternoon. The three-paragraph release comes nearly two weeks shy of the incident’s one-year anniversary and provides no other details aboutRead more
CP Rail, Kansas City Southern merger clears path for more cargo, but hitches remain
Continent’s 1st major railway merger in over 2 decades Under the banner of Canadian Pacific Kansas City, the merger of North America’s two smallest Class 1 railways became official Friday morning as CEO Keith Creel drove home a platinum spike at a ceremony in Kansas City, Mo. Combining Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. with Kansas City Southern Railway Co., the fusion creates the only railway stretching from Canada through to the U.S. and Mexico and marks the continent’s first major rail merger in more than two decades after a U.S. regulatorRead more
To Kill a Tiger, We’re All Gonna Die and BLK emerge as top winners at CSAs’ opening night
Global’s Dawna Friesen wins best national news anchor over Lisa Laflamme, who was nominated by the judges Documentaries To Kill a Tiger, We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel) and BLK: An Origin Story emerged with three, four and five awards respectively at the Canadian Screen Awards on Tuesday. That made them lead winners at the ceremony’s first night, which honours news, documentary and factual programming — while a perhaps surprising omission saw Lisa Laflamme passed over. Those awards, along with more than 30 others, were the first given out this year at theRead more
Hundreds of charges laid, 173 guns seized in firearm trafficking operation, police say
42 people arrested, 442 criminal charges laid Dozens of people have been arrested and hundreds of criminal charges laid, police say, in connection with with a yearlong investigation into cross-border gun trafficking. At a news conference hosted by Toronto police Tuesday morning, investigators announced the arrest of 42 people, 442 criminal charges laid and the seizure of 173 guns in Canada and the United States. Three of those arrested are youths, police say. The joint forces investigation was conducted by Toronto police, York Regional Police, Durham Regional Police Service, Ontario ProvincialRead more
To fight or not to fight? Disagreement on Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ban
‘We need to protect our young players,’ says former player injured in 1987 fight “I proved to my coach that I can score a goal. Now I have to prove to him that I can fight.” That’s what was going through Dean Bergeron’s head on Aug. 15, 1987, when he was 17. The teenager was getting set to start his second season in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The Cataractes de Shawinigan were holding its training camp and anybody could be cut. During a scrimmage, Bergeron locked eyes with anRead more
‘Hate-motivated attack’ at Markham mosque provokes condemnation
Toronto man, 28, in custody following April 6 attack, police say Condemnation poured in Sunday in response to what the Islamic Society of Markham (ISM) said was “a hate-motivated attack” at its mosque earlier this week. In a statement Saturday night ISM said that on the morning of April 6, an individual came to the mosque on Denison Street and upon entering, apparently tore a copy of the Qur’an while directing racist and Islamophobic rants toward worshippers. “The individual, upon exiting the mosque, then attempted to run over or strike worshippers withRead more
Vianne Timmons removed as president of Memorial University
Board of regents made announcement Thursday afternoon in MUN’s Gazette Memorial University of Newfoundland’s governing body has removed president and vice-chancellor Vianne Timmons from her position. The move comes after Timmons announced on March 13 she was taking a voluntary, six-week paid leave of absence from the president’s office amid public scrutiny following a CBC News investigation into her statements on her Indigenous ancestry and past membership in an unrecognized Mi’kmaw First Nation group. In a statement to MUN’s Gazette on Thursday afternoon, board of regents chair Glenn Barnes announced Timmons is leaving as of Thursday.Read more