News Talk 980 CKNW

24/04/2025

"I’ve maybe missed my chance for the thing I wanted in life most.”

18/04/2025

"It is a waste of time, and it is an attack on the unity that we have right now as a country standing up to the Trump administration, for political, partisan gains."

Talk of the western provinces separating from the rest of Canada is a "tired trope" that needs to stop, British Columbia Premier David Eby says.

31/03/2025

“This isn’t how a Canadian company should treat Canadians, especially nowadays."

A group of Canadian travellers has been trying to get home from Mexico for three days and said their airline, WestJet, has not communicated with them at all about the delays.

23/03/2025

A Calgary Police Service patrol officer was in the midst of a traffic stop on the shoulder of Stoney Trail Friday night when the cruiser was struck from behind by a Dodge Caravan.

A Calgary Police Service patrol officer was in the midst of a traffic stop on the shoulder of Stoney Trail Friday night when the cruiser was struck from behind by a Dodge Caravan.

23/03/2025

“This will slip through our fingers unless we get off the couch and stand up, stand up for democracy and stand up for Canada.”

Demonstrators staged a peaceful protest at a Tesla dealership in Langley, B.C., on Saturday, but Vancouver police say other protests have crossed the line and led to charges.

22/03/2025

Historians consider Oleg Gordievsky, the most senior Soviet spy to defect during the Cold War, one of the era’s most important informants.

21/03/2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will scrap the GST for first-time homebuyers who purchase a home with a sale price at or below $1 million.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says the commitment will save Canadians up to $50,000 on the cost of a home.

20/02/2025

"The pope is fine until he’s dead."

'The pope is fine until he’s dead': The pontiff looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.

20/02/2025

Earthquakes Canada said the quake near Grande Cache would have been lightly felt in the surrounding areas of Edson, Grand Prairie and Whitecourt, as well as in Prince George, B.C.

Earthquakes Canada said the quake near Grande Cache would have been lightly felt in the surrounding areas of Edson, Grand Prairie and Whitecourt, as well as in Prince George, B.C.

15/02/2025

"The universe and Canada Post work in mysterious ways."

"The universe and Canada Post work in mysterious ways," Warren Wuschenny said on Friday at his home in Edmonton, where the long-delayed mail arrived this week.

28/01/2025

“It’s not for everybody, but those who have the emotional maturity to opt for it — it is excellent."

'I've done what I've been sent to do. I'm just hoping that I leave the world a better place," said Alexander Tsang, who will die on the same day, at the same time his wife passed.

06/01/2025

Congratulations are in order for Tom Holland and Zendaya.

When Zendaya was spotted wearing an enormous rock on her ring finger at the Golden Globes, people knew something was up.