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MEDIA ADVISORY: “The Mosquers” Muslim Film Festival Returns to Edmonton Sept 17-20, 2026 with Mahershala Ali’s Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (384+ words) EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — General admission tickets are now on sale for The Mosquers Film Festival 2026, the world’s largest Muslim film and arts festival, returning to Edmonton for its 18th year. A celebration of Muslim talent, creativity, and diversity across…...
Water Conservation bylaw in Oliver trickles toward approval
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (555+ words) A bylaw focused on water conservation in the Town of Oliver is a step closer to being fully approved, with recent edits made to the document reflecting the feedback provided by Council previously. The Water Conservation bylaw, advanced to a…...
Calgary police charge three in extortion case, search for wanted man
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (257+ words) Calgary police have charged two adults and a youth in what they say was an extortion scheme that included threats for money and gunfire at a woman's home, and they are asking the public to help find a man still…...
Gym, health pilot program rolls out as Manitoba children go back to school
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (594+ words) Ethan Minski, 7, walks to school for his first day of Grade 2 with his mom Christy Smolik at Prince Edward School on Wednesday morning. Phys-ed is on the minds of many Manitobans — seven-year-old Ethan Minski included — as roughly 200,000 kindergarten-to-Grade 12 students start…...
Portage walks from darkness into light for suicide awareness
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (343+ words) Community members, including Mayor Sharilyn Knox and City Manager Nicole Chychota take part in the second annual ‘Light the Way’ suicide awareness walk on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. Community members, youth, Elders, and local organizations gathered in the early morning darkness on…...
Williams Lake walks to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (477+ words) From left, Rachel Cross, Alana Meger and Jessica Marcil wear red during the FASD Awareness Day event in Williams Lake on Sept. 9. Williams Lake residents participated in a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day walk on Sept. 9 to raise…...
Quebec children’s welfare commissioner kicks off tenure with three investigations
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (296+ words) Two women pay their respects in front of the house of a seven-year-old girl who died after being found in critical condition in her home in Granby in 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson MONTREAL - Quebec’s commissioner for children’s rights and…...
N.B. premier directing public institutions to stop buying American amid trade war
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (514+ words) New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt addresses reporters in Fredericton on Wednesday Aug. 26, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eli Ridder FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has ordered the province’s public sector to stop buying American products when Canadian substitutes are available, saying…...
Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (145+ words) Premier Doug Ford speaks to media at the construction site of the future science centre at Ontario Place in Toronto, on Feb. 26, 2026. TORONTO - The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has…...
A number of employees at Montreal-based AtkinsRéalis experiencing pay delays
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (219+ words) AtkinsRealis headquarters are seen in Montreal on Nov. 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL - A number of employees at engineering firm AtkinsRéalis have recently seen their pay delayed as the company transitions to a new resource planning system. A spokesperson…...