Teams Hunkin, Sturmay carry experience into Alberta Scotties

Calgary curlers Becca Hebert, Dezaray Hawes feeling confident about winning provincial women’s crown Skip Robyn Silvernagle (from left), third Stefanie Lawton, second Jessie Hunkin and lead Kara Thevenot celebrate winning the 2020 Viterra Scotties Saskatchewan women’s curling championship in Melville. Photo by Murray McCormick /Postmedia Network Becca Hebert has watched her husband’s first cousin, Ben, … Read more

‘Donald Trump is a scab,’ says UAW president Shawn Fain

United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain slammed former President Trump in a Wednesday speech announcing the union’s endorsement of President Biden, calling the Republican front-runner “a scab.” “Donald Trump is a scab,” Fain said, prompting applause from union members. “Donald Trump is a billionaire and that is who he represents. If Donald Trump ever … Read more

New camera allows people to view the world how animals see it

Photo filters will never be the same. A new video camera invented by a team of American and British scientists allows people to view the world how animals see it. While humans have sharper vision than most animals, different species see colors differently because of the capabilities of the photoreceptors in their eyes. For example, … Read more

Four passengers and two crew members killed in N.W.T plane crash

The charter plane, a British Aerospace Jetstream 3212, was headed Tuesday to Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine, where the four dead passengers and lone survivor worked The Northwest Territories provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. Photo by Adrian Wyld /The Canadian Press FORT SMITH, N.W.T. — People in … Read more

CPS partnering with Bridgeland community association on engagement ‘link’ pilot

The link aims to increase CPS officers’ physical presence in Bridgeland Bridgeland-Riverside Community Association president Alex MacWilliam and acting Sergeant Anthony Thompson, of the District 3 Community Engagement Team stand outside the community association’s building following the announcement of the opening the Community Engagement Link at the site on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. The Community … Read more

The red-blue divide is growing deeper — how much does it affect how laws are made? 

The U.S. appears to be increasingly politically divided between “red states” and “blue states,” to the point that many serious public voices on both sides are urging that the country seriously consider separating along a red-blue divide.   A range of stark public disagreements over criminal law issues have fed the secession movement. Consider obvious … Read more

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