Edmonton's naming committee wanted to call the new neighbourhoods Balsam Woods, Golden Willow and River Alder — names that pay homage to local tree species and the area's natural geography.
MONTREAL — The Competition Bureau has approved the Lowe's takeover of Quebec-based Rona.
CALGARY — Construction and cleanup firms are already mobilizing to help rebuild Fort McMurray, Alta., after the wildfires, a monumental effort that's expected to take years.
Officers arrived and found a man, later identified as Soomel, lying dead in the middle of Cambie Street. It was the city’s 18th homicide of 2009.
Baba Hardev Singh, spiritual head of the Sant Nirankari Mission, died in a road accident in Montreal, Canada, on Friday. He was 62.
Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee says focus is shifting in the northern Alberta community to stabilization and recovery, but there is still no fixed date for a return.