Skip to content
×
Join Our Newsletters
Sign in or register for your free account
Messages
Post a Listing
Your Listings
Your Profile
Your Subscriptions
Your Likes
Your Business
Payment History
Sign Out
Registered Users
Already have an account?
Sign In
New Users
Create a free account.
Register
Sign up for Daily Headlines
Sign up for Notifications
Contact Us
Home
News
Local News
Local Sports
Athabasca News
Barrhead News
Westlock News
Alberta News
Alberta Sports
Indigenous Alberta
National News
National Sports
Beyond Local
Opinion
National Business
Local Business
Climate
National Entertainment
Features
Spotlight
Contests
Lowest Gas Prices
Road Report
Adopt a Pet
Athabasca Advocate E-Edition
Barrhead Leader E-Edition
Westlock News E-Edition
Dear Abby
Horoscopes
Babies of the Year
Home Sweet Home
Obits
Obituaries
In Memoriam
Events
View Events
Submit an Event
Advertise in Calendar
Discover Local
Discover Local
Restaurants
Job Listings
Pets
Classifieds
All Listings
Post an Ad
My Ads
My Account
Today's Ads
Special Occasions
Jobs
Eats
Lunch
Breakfast
Delivery
Barbecue
Diner
Greek
Sandwiches & Soup
Seafood
Steakhouse
Sushi
All Restaurants
Public Notices
General Notices
Legal Notices
Municipal Notices
Provincial Notices
Hockey Pool
Connect
About Us
Contact Us
Sign up for FREE daily headlines
Sign up for notifications
Advertising
Great West Digital Agency
Make Us Your Home Page
Athabasca Advocate on Facebook
Athabasca Advocate on X
Athabasca Advocate on Threads
Athabasca Advocate on LinkedIN
Barrhead Leader on Facebook
Barrhead Leader on X
Westlock News on Facebook
Westlock News on X
TownandCountryTODAY on Threads
Search Type
Site
Listings
Directory
Search
Home
National News
National News
Wildfire roundup: What you need to know about blazes burning across Canada
The battle against hundreds of wildfires continues in Canada, as many jurisdictions are under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government.
Jun 8, 2023 5:19 PM
Read more >
Defrocked priest facing new sexual assault charges in Igloolik, Nunavut
IQALUIT — Court records show defrocked Oblate priest Eric Dejaeger is facing six charges of indecent assault and two charges of sexual assault for crimes he allegedly committed in Nunavut between 1978 and 1982.
Jun 8, 2023 4:43 PM
Read more >
Liberals face growing calls to create LGBTQ envoy, modelled on Biden appointment
OTTAWA — The Liberals are facing mounting calls to appoint a senior diplomat to advocate for LGBTQ people abroad, including from within their cabinet.
Jun 8, 2023 4:24 PM
Read more >
Newfoundland police issue Amber Alert for 14-year-old girl said to be abducted
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland and Labrador issued an Amber Alert Thursday for a 14-year-old girl who may be heading to New Brunswick.
Jun 8, 2023 3:58 PM
Read more >
Supporters of Hassan Diab say extradition must not be 'instrument of persecution'
OTTAWA — The federal government's representative in the Senate says he misspoke earlier this spring when he suggested that France had requested the extradition of Ottawa sociology professor Hassan Diab.
Jun 8, 2023 3:49 PM
Read more >
'Unmitigated gall': Senator rejects minister's call to pass Liberal guns bill quickly
OTTAWA — A battle appears to be brewing between senators and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, as he tries to see the Liberals' controversial gun legislation passed swiftly into law.
Jun 8, 2023 3:38 PM
Read more >
Fresh D.C. breeze eases atmospheric angst as Canadian smoke chokes U.S. capital
WASHINGTON — A fiery orange sun rose over the iconic landmarks of Washington, D.C., before all but vanishing into a grey Canadian haze Thursday as wildfire smoke from Ontario and Quebec arrived in earnest in the U.S. capital.
Jun 8, 2023 3:34 PM
Read more >
Quebec fires: situation 'stable' for coming days; evacuees stuck until next week
MONTREAL — Quebec's precarious wildfire situation is expected to remain stable over the next 48 hours but residents displaced by the raging forest fires likely won't be able to return home until early next week, Premier François Legault said Thursday
Jun 8, 2023 3:30 PM
Read more >
Government policy tells CRTC to exclude social media users from online streaming bill
OTTAWA — Canadians who make content online are to be excluded from future regulations that the Liberal government is imposing on digital giants, a new draft policy shows.
Jun 8, 2023 3:18 PM
Read more >
Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the country.
Jun 8, 2023 3:17 PM
Read more >
<<
<
497
498
499
500
501
502
>
>>
×
Be the first to read breaking stories.
Enable push notifications on your device. Disable anytime.
No thanks
Subscribe
No thanks
Subscribe