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Moose Jaw named host for 2025 men's world curling championship

Moose Jaw named host for 2025 men's world curling championship

REGINA — The 2025 men's world curling championship will be played in Moose Jaw, Sask. The city west of Regina will host the men's championship for the first time after the 1983 women's world championship was played there.
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Three-week trial set for Alberta man accused in 1976 death of Calgary teen mom

Three-week trial set for Alberta man accused in 1976 death of Calgary teen mom

CALGARY — A three-week trial has been scheduled for next year in Calgary for an Alberta man accused of killing a teenage girl in 1976. Ronald James Edwards, 74, of Sundre, Alta., is set to appear before a judge and jury on March 3, 2025.
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Yukon sees record snowpack in one region but flood risks low for most of territory

Yukon sees record snowpack in one region but flood risks low for most of territory

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says snowpack levels in one region have reached a record high, but flood risks this spring should stay low across most of the territory.
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'Daylight saving time confuses me:' Canadians prepare to adjust clocks

'Daylight saving time confuses me:' Canadians prepare to adjust clocks

SASKATOON — The general manager of a movie theatre in Saskatchewan says it’ll be an extra early Oscars watch party this weekend as the award show airs after most Canadians wind their clocks ahead an hour.
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Canada's Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

Canada's Kingsbury claims 88th World Cup title but falls short of 25th Crystal Globe

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Canadian freestyle skier Mikael Kingsbury captured his 88th World Cup title with an individual moguls victory on Friday, but fell short of securing his 25th career Crystal Globe. Kingsbury, of Deux-Montagnes, Que.
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Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery

Talks continue on catch limits before moratorium lifts on East Coast redfish fishery

HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department says it is still collecting feedback on how to reopen the redfish fishery this spring in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, after collapsing stocks led to a decades-long moratorium.
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CPP Investments to acquire $2.9B stake in Italian telecom network deal

CPP Investments to acquire $2.9B stake in Italian telecom network deal

TORONTO — The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has committed to invest $2.9 billion as part of an investor group buying a telecommunications network in Italy from Telecom Italia S.p.A. Under the agreement, CPP Investments will acquire a 17.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by Canadian city

OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities.
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for February, by province

OTTAWA — Canada's national unemployment rate was 5.8 per cent in February. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10.2 per cent (10.2) _ Prince Edward Island 7.
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National employment numbers for February from Statistics Canada, at a glance

OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada's February employment (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 5.8 per cent (5.7) Employment rate: 61.5 per cent (61.6) Participation rate: 65.3 per cent (65.
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