Rob Drinkwater
Reporter with The Canadian Press
About Rob Drinkwater
ATCO Electric to pay $31 million penalty for overpaying First Nation
Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay the fine after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation group for work on a new transmission line, and then failed to disclose the reasons for it when it applied to be reimbursed by ratepayers for the extra cost.
Canadians rally to support Ukraine
Even though Andrea Willows' grandparents fled Ukraine in the years leading up to the Second World War, she still maintains contact with family in the country and worries about their safety.
Jason Kenney says trucker border blockade at Alberta border must end
The Canada Border Services Agency said the U.S. border crossing at Coutts, Alta., has remained open despite the blockade on Highway 4, but RCMP say only foot traffic is able to get through.
Noisy anti-vax-mandate truck convoys and protests in cities across Canada show solidarity with Ottawa protesters
Numerous convoys were held in conjunction with a national convoy against vaccine mandates for cross-border truckers that rolled across Canada this past week and arrived in Ottawa on Saturday.
Russia's junior hockey team investigated for incident at Calgary airport
A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, but the International Ice Hockey Federation says it could still take action.
B.C. climate change victim was a beloved rugby player
Last Monday, November 15, 2021, as flooding and mudslides ravaged British Columbia, Dean Hopkins got a distraught call from his close friend's wife, saying her husband was missing.
Military set up reverse osmosis water purification in Iqaluit
The Canadian Armed Forces says its members have arrived in Nunavut's capital to assist with the city's ongoing water emergency.
Regina's Mosaic Stadium's football field flooded for free, pandemic friendly skating
The operators of Regina's Mosaic Stadium have come up with a novel way to give people who want to skate plenty of space for social distancing.