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Victoria police have identified one of two people arrested in connection with an assault with a machete that injured three people near Beacon Hill Park, as the investigation advances and charges are l ...

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Pierre Poilievre at the United Conservative Party’s annual Calgary Stampede BBQ on July 4, 2026.

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A Chilliwack motorcyclist is facing fines, a seven-day vehicle impound and a damaged Harley-Davidson after an illegal pass on the shoulder of Highway 1 ended with a crash into a pickup truck in Vancouver.

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WATCH: Chilliwack motorcyclist crashes after illegal Highway 1 shoulder pass

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Tory leader Pierre Poilievre took to the stage amid thunderous applause at the United Conservative Party’s annual Calgary Stampede BBQ and delivered a speech that invoked tradition as well as called for a renewed push for conservative political change in Canada.

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WATCH: Poilievre targets Carney, defends Canadian unity at annual Stampede BBQ

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A Colorado man got the surprise of his life when he opened the door of his pickup truck and discovered a bear sitting behind the wheel.

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WATCH: Bear found sitting in truck driver's seat in shocking Colorado encounter

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Alberta

WATCH: Calgary Stampede Parade kicks off 2026 season

Alyson Fraser

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Country Thunder Alberta cancelled, organizers blame it on city-created safety and operational barriers

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Jivani criticizes Liberal Multiculturalism Day policies

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigns to seek re-election amid alleged donation scandal

Major Projects Office told UAE that Canada isn't ready for $50 billion investment commitment

Guilbeault-linked group urges Ottawa to spend $275 million on e-bike rebates and car retirement program

Calgary Stampede already receives 70 noise complaints, Badlands issued ticket

BREAKING: Russia's Olympic ban lifted

News

UPDATE: Victoria police name suspect in Beacon Hill Park weapon assault

Jivani criticizes Liberal Multiculturalism Day policies

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage resigns to seek re-election amid alleged donation scandal

Major Projects Office told UAE that Canada isn't ready for $50 billion investment commitment

Calgary Stampede already receives 70 noise complaints, Badlands issued ticket

BREAKING: Russia's Olympic ban lifted

Guilbeault-linked group urges Ottawa to spend $275 million on e-bike rebates and car retirement program

Chestermere RCMP seek public's help identifying indecent act suspect

Canadian student satellite launches aboard SpaceX mission

CMHC paid $31.7 million in bonuses as Canada's housing affordability crisis deepened

Carney appoints Conservative MP Richard Martel to Senate

Opinion

BURTON: Who really built Canada?

MACLEOD: Ottawa opened the mass immigration floodgates — Alberta is paying the price

BARBER: Mark Carney failed on CUSMA — Canada could pay the price for decades

HANNAFORD: Carney offered Canadians words — Trump offered Americans results

WIECHNIK: Pierre Poilievre can’t win Alberta with hope alone

PRINGLE: Stop voting for the lesser of two evils — how Alberta conservatives and the Church lost their moral compass

DREW BARNES: Danielle Smith scores again — why does it always have to be in her own net?

WAGNER: Pride replaced Christianity as the West’s public religion

Watch

WATCH: Chilliwack motorcyclist crashes after illegal Highway 1 shoulder pass

WATCH: Poilievre targets Carney, defends Canadian unity at annual Stampede BBQ

WATCH: Bear found sitting in truck driver's seat in shocking Colorado encounter

WATCH: Calgary Stampede Parade kicks off 2026 season

Business

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IN-DEPTH: Could Calgary have avoided the Stampede noise dispute?

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