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For the past few years, businesses and people living along Stony Plain Road in west Edmonton have adapted to the constant Valley Line LRT construction. Now, city council is debating how to speed that process up — but it may cause some headaches first.Listen Records is one business that is no stranger to construction out their front door on 124 Street, just steps from the nearby construction on 104 Avenue/Stony Plain Road.“I’ve shown up and they’ll have the sidewalk in front of our store closed at both ends for an undetermined amount of time,” said Kris Burwash, owner of Listen…

The Calgary Police Service is scrambling to close a multi-million-dollar gap in its budget, which the city’s top cop warns could linger for years if not addressed. CPS confirmed Thursday it is facing a $28-million budget shortfall in 2025 “and beyond,” with the potential for costs to fall on Calgary taxpayers if internal reductions aren’t found.“It’s not as though there’s a bunch of fat to cut,” police chief Mark Neufeld told reporters Friday.“We’re cutting muscle in anything we do.” Neufeld confirmed the funding gap is directly attributable to a decision from the provincial government to claw back the use of…

British Columbia’s lumber industry is facing uncertainty, as looming tariffs threaten to decimate the sector. “We don’t know what’s going to happen, businesses don’t like to not know what’s coming because you can’t make investment plans,” said Nick Arkle, CEO of Gorman Bros. Lumber.As B.C.’s top lumber export destination, the U.S. is critical to the industry — meaning President Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat could deal a devastating blow.“About 60 per cent of our lumber in B.C. for the last couple of years has been going to the U.S., which in a way is funny because we have…

Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed, according to a Google product expert.One user called the move “shameful” and said that the platform is being used to “capitulate to fascism.” Over the last few years, there have been comments and media reports complaining about the presence of the notes, but now they’re gone.Google confirmed it’s made changes to the default Calendar events, but with a…

By Angela Capobianco Global News Posted February 7, 2025 5:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new healthy food program is coming to New Brunswick schools. The federal government is investing $11.2 million over the next three years to expand and enhance school food programming in the province.While the current program only includes breakfast, a provincewide pay-what-you-can lunch program is expected in the coming years. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. “This is us coming together to do the hard work, to…

During a Q&A with employees earlier this week, one of Meta’s top executives gave an ominous warning.After lamenting “a tremendous number of leaks” from inside the company, CTO Andrew Bosworth said that, while he didn’t want to “ruin the surprises,” the company was “making progress on catching people.”Since Mark Zuckerberg’s comments at a recent all-hands meeting were published, Meta’s leaders have tried to clamp down on an agitated and tense cohort of workers. The power struggle isn’t over. It’s unclear how Meta is going to look on the other side.“There’s a funny thing that’s happening with these leaks,” Bosworth said…

AURORA, Colo., Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AquaSculpt, a new and innovative weight-management solution, has officially launched a groundbreaking “Ice Water Hack” designed to help individuals activate and extend their body’s natural fat-burning processes. Available exclusively online at the official AquaSculpt website, this unique approach integrates carefully selected botanical extracts, amino acids, and essential minerals with a simple morning ritual involving ice-cold water. Early user feedback suggests that AquaSculpt may support enhanced metabolic performance, stable daily energy, and greater control over appetite, all without the reliance on harsh stimulants or rigorous diet plans. AquaSculpt, formula is made with natural,…

The federal body tasked with monitoring elections for foreign interference says it has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s campaign about a Chinese-backed operation that has been spreading disparaging articles online about her. The Security and Intelligence Threats to Election Task Force (SITE) said in a statement Friday that the “information operation” was identified by Global Affairs Canada’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM Canada) and traced to a popular WeChat news account linked to China.“RRM Canada detected coordinated and malicious activity about Ms. Freeland,” the statement said.It estimated that between two million and three million WeChat users globally saw the campaign,…

Concord, NH, Feb. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sink & Spout, The Granite Group’s retail showroom division, has announced the reopening of its showroom in Manchester, NH. Located off Exit 6 on Route 293, next to the Amoskeag Circle, the Manchester Sink & Spout now offers a new space built to inspire bath, kitchen, and lighting selections that fit every style and budget.  Once in the showroom, the Sink & Spout sales team helps customers explore a wide array of tubs, vanities, showers, sinks, faucets, lighting, and more from Kohler, House of Rohl, Perrin & Rowe, Brizo, Bertch, Hinkley, BainUltra,…

An RCMP Black Hawk helicopter is being deployed to the B.C. border. Matching similar moves in other provinces, RCMP says the helicopter will be used to bolster their surveillance and response capabilities at the border between B.C. and the United States.B.C. already has the largest air service fleet in the RCMP, with both rotary (helicopter) and fixed-wing (airplane) aircraft strategically positioned across the province, but this is the first RCMP Black Hawk helicopter in B.C.The deployment comes as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on Canadian exports for what he has called Canada’s failure to curb the illegal…