Business
Wealth Tax on the Rich and Nuclear Power: Investor Guide to Danish Vote
A controversial wealth tax on the rich, lifting a four-decade ban on nuclear power and the future of wind-farm...
Stories by WestNet News Staff
Canada
Crews in water-logged Metro Vancouver prepare for next drenching
With more rain in the forecast, crews continue to deal with a mudslide earlier this week that covered a road in...
Local
Eid al-Fitr, the residential school memorial, Flames, Power of Voice and the Boxing Canada Cup: What our photographers saw this weekend
Check out what Postmedia Calgary photographers saw in and around the city this weekend, from ceremonies and...
Canada
Indigenous identity researcher ordered to pay $70,000 in defamation suit
A leading researcher on Indigenous identity fraud has been ordered to pay damages and legal fees in a defamation suit...
Local
AI is not that smart
I was comforted by an article I’d recently read that laid out the shortfalls of artificial intelligence (AI). In it,...
Alberta
An Edmonton-born man has spent the last four months in a U.S. ICE detention centre. He now faces deportation
"It's been a challenge, not just for myself, but everyone involved. For my family, it's been one of the most difficult...
Alberta
Smith resists call to allow MAID advance directives in Alberta, says federal policies have already gone too far
The province recently tabled Bill 18, which seeks to limit access to MAID
Local
Varcoe: As April 1 deadline on Alberta-Ottawa energy pact looms, deal on methane reduction 'very close'
Deal needs to be struck on industrial carbon pricing in Alberta, a new methane reduction target and a carbon capture...
Local
Reader comments, part two: What you're saying about population growth
Using land supply efficiently I have enjoyed the Herald’s pieces about population and housing growth over these...
Canada
European Cities Fed Up With Tourists
Major European destinations including Venice, Barcelona, and Prague implement restrictions on visitor numbers due to...
Business
Woman Finds Rat Sewn Into Zara Dress
New York woman discovers dead rodent sewn into Zara dress, files negligence lawsuit against the fast-fashion retailer.
Canada
A Look Back at the 2011 Vancouver Hockey Riots
Historical photo documentation of the 2011 Vancouver riots following the Stanley Cup finals, one of Canada’s most...