Manitoba’s upcoming budget to boost child care funding: finance minister
Manitoba’s upcoming budget will include more child care funding and a smaller deficit, as the NDP government aims to balance finances by 2027.
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Friday, March 20, 2026
Politics & Government
Youth convicted of manslaughter in fatal shooting of homeless Calgarian must serve another month behind bars, judge rules
The Chestermere youth convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a homeless Calgary man will be back on the street a month from now, a judge ruled Friday. Youth court Justice Gary Cornfield...
Braid: UCP will pick a new auditor general to write explosive health spending report
Current Alberta auditor general Doug Wylie said he ran out of time before writing a health procurement report
Calgary extortion crackdown leads to deportation orders as police refer 45 suspects to CBSA
Since January 2025, 40 extortion-related incidents have been reported to the Calgary police. More than half of those incidents took place in the last three months
Province plans to close Edmonton's two remaining consumption sites, but 'not in the immediate future'
Province annouces plan to shutter consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge as it doubles down on its recovery model
Business & Economy
Fobi AI Announces Completion Of Non-Brokered Private Placement
Not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States. VANCOUVER, BC, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fobi AI Inc. (TSXV:FOBI) (Pink: FOBIF) (the...
Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone
In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of...
DELPHX ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF NON-BROKERED UNIT PRIVATE PLACEMENT
Toronto, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DelphX Capital Markets Inc. (TSXV: DELX) (OTCQB: DPXCF) (“DelphX”), a leader in the development of new classes of structured products, announces that...
HYTN Appoints Fabian Monaco to Board of Directors
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HYTN Innovations Inc. (CSE: HYTN, FSE: 85W0, OTC PINK: HYTNF) (“HYTN” or the “Company”), a pharmaceutical manufacturer...
Guardian Capital Group Limited Announces Expected Closing Date For Take-Private Transaction With Desjardins
TORONTO, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Guardian Capital Group Limited (Guardian) (TSX: GCG) (TSX: GCG.A) is pleased to announce that it has obtained all regulatory approvals required to close...