Classes resume in water-deprived Nain school
Older students returned Thursday to classes in a town on Labrador’s northern coast, even though much of the community still does not have running water.
Northern store rewards Cambridge Bay man for honest deed
A man in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, was rewarded for turning in $8,000 of a local store’s missing cash to the bank.
Public-private school deals make ‘no economic sense’: study
A new study says building new schools in Alberta under public-private partnerships doesn’t give taxpayers the most bang for their buck.
Stelmach defends oilsands in Washington
On his first foreign trip as Alberta premier, Ed Stelmach told U.S. business leaders not to believe the “myth” that oilsands production takes too much of a toll on the environment.
High suicide rate persists in Nunavut: coroner
Suicide continued to be a major social ill for Nunavut in 2007, the territory’s chief coroner says.
Lone female worker in northwest salon robbed, assaulted
A woman who was robbed at knifepoint in northwest Calgary and then sexually assaulted was able to convince her attacker to let her go, say police, who have arrested a suspect.
Flames finalize Joseph’s 1-year contract
The Calgary Flames on Thursday officially announced the signing of Curtis Joseph, who passed a physical and will serve as starting goalie Miikka Kiprusoff’s backup.
Mourners say goodbye to Calgarian killed in Thailand
More than 600 mourners packed a Calgary church Thursday morning for the funeral of Leo Del Pinto, who was shot to death in northern Thailand last week.
