Amanda Boyce stumbled across Sunil Rajput鈥檚 Instagram profile by accident.
Sitting in her home in Brisbane, Australia, Amanda was absentmindedly scrolling social media. As she flicked through Instagram stories 鈥 one after the other, snapshots of different people鈥檚 lives popping up on her phone screen 鈥 she suddenly found herself looking at Sunil for the first time.
An account Amanda followed had shared one of Sunil鈥檚 posts to their Instagram story. Amanda clicked through and the photo 鈥 of Sunil smiling at the camera 鈥 enlarged on her phone.
鈥淲ow, he鈥檚 good looking,鈥 she thought. Then she scrolled down his page 鈥 posts about fitness, travel, his life in India. He seems interesting, Amanda thought.
Without overthinking it, Amanda hit follow.
It was early 2018. Amanda, then 27, was feeling a little disillusioned and unsatisfied with her everyday life in Australia.
鈥淚 had gone through some traumatic situations in the years prior, and I was just feeling a bit lost in my life in Brisbane,鈥 Amanda tells CNN Travel today.
鈥淚 had a full-time job, but I didn鈥檛 have my own home, any kids, no pets. I didn鈥檛 really have a purpose, so I found myself just like scrolling Instagram a lot, and then I found Sunil鈥檚 page鈥nd really didn鈥檛 know what I was expecting, honestly.鈥
Amanda started liking Sunil鈥檚 posts whenever they popped up on her feed. She almost always looked at his stories. She enjoyed seeing snippets of Sunil鈥檚 life 鈥 flashes of him going out with friends, cooking, working out.
鈥淎nd then one day, he just randomly messaged me,鈥 she recalls.
Amanda and Sunil started chatting, messaging back and forth on Instagram, introducing themselves, talking a little about their lives.
And then Sunil suggested they chat on the phone. It was early evening in India, a little later into the night in Brisbane, Australia.
Amanda was a little apprehensive at first, but then she figured, if it was awkward, or Sunil wasn鈥檛 who he said he was, she鈥檇 just hang up.
But as soon as Sunil鈥檚 voice answered the call, Amanda felt 鈥渞eally comfortable and safe.鈥
The two strangers talked for hours, sharing details about their lives, their past relationships, their hopes and dreams.
鈥淚t felt really nice to connect and talk to someone so openly about my whole life,鈥 says Amanda.
鈥淏ut then the next day, I panicked and I thought, 鈥業 don鈥檛 know why I鈥檓 investing my time in someone that lives 10,000 kilometres away.鈥 I felt like I made a mistake about being too open with someone I didn鈥檛 really know.鈥
Amanda felt embarrassed 鈥 almost guilty.
鈥淪o I kind of ghosted him,鈥 she says. 鈥淗e kept trying to message and check in with me, but I didn鈥檛 really reply.鈥
Amanda tried to put Sunil out of her mind. But their conversation had sparked an idea. Amanda had always wanted to visit India and a good friend of hers had recently moved there.
鈥淚 decided I wanted to book a trip to come to India and meet my friend,鈥 she recalls. 鈥淪o I booked my flights.鈥
Amanda and Sunil felt instantly at ease with each other when they met in person for the first time. (Courtesy Amanda Boyce via CNN Newsource)
By coincidence, Amanda鈥檚 friend lived in the same city as Sunil 鈥 Chandigarh, in northern India.
But Amanda wasn鈥檛 going in the hope of bumping into Sunil. Chandigarh鈥檚 pretty big, with a population spanning around 1.1 million in 2018.
鈥淚 just had this calling to come to India,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淚 wanted to do a bit of soul searching. A bit of 鈥楨at, Pray, Love,鈥 if you will.鈥
Amanda arrived in Chandigarh in the spring of 2018. She started posting Instagram updates 鈥 photos of meals out, views, snapshots posing with her friend.
And then she got a message:
鈥淲ait, you鈥檙e in my city?鈥 wrote Sunil.
Amanda didn鈥檛 reply right away.
鈥淚 kind of brushed it off and thought, 鈥極h, I鈥檓 not going to have time to meet him. I鈥檓 just here to meet friends,鈥欌 recalls Amanda.
But then, towards the end of the visit, Amanda鈥檚 friend unexpectedly had to head out of town. Suddenly with time to kill, Amanda figured it might be worth contacting Sunil 鈥 they鈥檇 got on so well on the phone, after all.
Now she was in India, the distance didn鈥檛 feel so daunting. And Sunil seemed to have forgiven Amanda for the temporary ghosting.
So Amanda suggested the two of them meet for lunch.
鈥淚 wanted to meet in a public place, because I was meeting someone from the internet in a foreign country where I couldn鈥檛 speak the language,鈥 she says.
Amanda was also vague about where she was staying 鈥 and about the fact her friend was now out of town. She was conscious that Sunil was essentially a stranger.
But as soon as Amanda saw Sunil in person, her fears were calmed.
鈥淚 just had this warm, comfortable, safe feeling,鈥 she says. 鈥淎nd it was all a bit exciting as well.鈥
In 2018, Sunil Rajput was a twenty something living in Chandigarh, working in the liquor industry and spending most of his free time in the gym or travelling.
He was single and not consciously looking for a relationship. But when Amanda arrived in his life out of the blue, Sunil was instantly intrigued.
He vividly remembers the first moment her name popped up on his screen, his phone notifying him he had a new follower.
鈥淚 thought, 鈥榃ow, she鈥檚 pretty,鈥欌 Sunil tells CNN Travel today. 鈥淲e started texting, and then we had the long conversation on the call. We shared a lot 鈥 sensitive conversation, our normal lives, romantic stuff, everything. We really opened up.鈥
Then, radio silence.
鈥淚 was like, 鈥榃hat鈥檚 happening? She鈥檚 not talking to me anymore.鈥 And then, all of a sudden, I鈥檓 seeing her on Instagram in India, and I felt like, 鈥榃hy didn鈥檛 she tell me?鈥欌
When Sunil realized Amanda was in his city, he debated whether to get back in touch.
鈥淪hould I let my ego down?鈥 he wondered.
Sunil hesitated, but he kept thinking back over their phone conversation. The way they鈥檇 connected on such a deep level. It felt like something worth exploring. And he realized that he was 鈥渁ctually looking for love, stability.鈥
So, Sunil dropped Amanda a message. And when Amanda replied, suggesting meeting up for lunch, Sunil decided he wanted to 鈥渄o something special for her.鈥
He suggested that 鈥 if Amanda was comfortable 鈥 he鈥檇 make her lunch at his apartment. Amanda didn鈥檛 say no, but suggested they meet in a public space first.
When Sunil saw Amanda in person, he was struck by how surreal the moment was. Externally, he tried to play it cool, but he recalls his heart beating fast as she approached.
鈥淚 was talking to this person, never expecting I鈥檇 meet her, now she鈥檚 standing in front of me,鈥 he says. 鈥淢y emotions were all over the place. Deep down, I was crying with happiness that she was here. But I was trying to act low-key.鈥
Amanda agreed to go to Sunil鈥檚 home for lunch, and he was excited to have the opportunity to demonstrate his cooking skills.
鈥淚 made Amanda some chicken curry, Indian style,鈥 he says. 鈥淲e had a nice lunch and spent a good time, we talked a lot.鈥
鈥淚 was really impressed by the effort he went to on our first meet-up/date,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淗e picked me up, cooked me lunch, took me to the local temple which is famous in his area and then went out for drinks. He was very respectful and dropped me back to my hotel as soon as I was ready.鈥
Amanda and Sunil parted that night excited to potentially meet again.
A couple days later, they went out together for a second time.
鈥淲e drank, danced a lot, and were really comfortable together,鈥 says Sunil.
For Amanda, it was that evening that made her start to seriously consider, 鈥淲hat is this? Could this be it? What if this is what I鈥檝e been looking for?鈥
Earlier that year, Amanda鈥檚 therapist had encouraged her to write all the traits and qualities she was looking for in a partner on a whiteboard.
In Chandigarh, Amanda kept getting flashbacks to the whiteboard and her list, which included values like family, fitness, food, respect for others, respecting boundaries, and communication.
鈥淪unil basically ticked all of the qualities,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淚t was almost like I鈥檇 manifested the whole situation.鈥
As for Sunil, he was pretty swept away by Amanda, too.
鈥淚 was ready to start something,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 wanted to see her again. But I didn鈥檛 know if it could actually happen. I didn鈥檛 know if I鈥檇 ever go to Australia or anything.鈥
Sunil decided to just ensure he and Amanda created 鈥渢he best memories鈥 while she was in India.
鈥淎nd I figured if it was meant to be, somehow we鈥檒l meet again,鈥 he says.
Amanda returned to Australia, but she and Sunil stayed in touch. More long phone conversations followed, and regular messages back and forth.
Sunil and Amanda, pictured here at a friend's wedding earlier this year, are looking towards the future and excited for a life together. (Courtesy Amanda Boyce via CNN Newsource)
鈥淲e were talking every day,鈥 Amanda recalls. 鈥淎nd then Sunil said, 鈥業 want to get to know you a bit better. Do you want to come back to India?鈥 So I booked flights for June, about two months after my first trip.鈥
Amanda and Sunil started counting down the days 鈥 but when Amanda boarded her flight, the nerves hit and she found herself a little apprehensive.
鈥淚 did start to panic a little bit. I thought to myself, 鈥榃hat happens if I get there and my feelings have changed?鈥欌 recalls Amanda.
鈥淏ut then I walked out at the airport and saw him standing there. It was summer, 40 degrees (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit) in the middle of Delhi. But Sunil was holding roses and my favourite chocolate, which was melting in the heat. I walked out and saw him and I thought, 鈥楴o, this is the right decision.鈥欌
鈥淚t felt really special,鈥 says Sunil of the moment he saw Amanda again, at Indira Gandhi International Airport. 鈥淭he idea that somebody came all the way from a different country, to see me鈥︹
This time around, Sunil took time off work and 鈥渢ook Amanda everywhere.鈥 He wanted to impress her, win her over, spend as much time with her as he could.
鈥淚 took her to mountains, to the Himalayas to go trekking, on road trips, singing songs in the car for her, and karaoke sessions,鈥 he recalls. 鈥淚t was really memorable. I remember thinking, 鈥業f this doesn鈥檛 work out, I don鈥檛 know if I鈥檒l ever put this much effort into something with anybody else.鈥欌
One evening, sitting close to Sunil at a rooftop bar surveying the bustling city below, Amanda told Sunil she wanted to move to India.
鈥淚 said I wanted to move in 12 months鈥 time 鈥 that I knew that鈥檚 where I wanted to be,鈥 Amanda recalls. 鈥淚t was a drunken night. But I meant it. We started talking about our future and what we wanted.鈥
That night, Amanda and Sunil agreed marriage was important to them, that they wanted to start a new chapter of their life together.
鈥淚 was really happy,鈥 says Sunil. 鈥淏ut also a little panicked. I was used to living life alone, enjoying my freedom and everything.鈥
He was also concerned Amanda would change her mind about living in India. But the next day, when the alcohol haze had worn off, Amanda told Sunil she was sincere about what she鈥檇 said. And Sunil found himself thinking that 鈥渓ife would be better if she was here all the time.鈥
He even gave her a ring 鈥 it didn鈥檛 have to be an engagement ring, he said, if Amanda wasn鈥檛 ready yet. But it was a promise.
鈥淎 promise that we are always going to be together,鈥 says Sunil today.
This time, when Amanda returned to Australia, she promised she鈥檇 return.
And back in Brisbane, Amanda told her friends and her mother she鈥檇 met someone, and she was going to move to India to be with him.
There were more than a few raised eyebrows 鈥 many of her loved ones worried things had moved too quickly, that Amanda didn鈥檛 really know Sunil.
And Amanda was greeted with more concern when, in August 2018, she and Sunil got engaged on vacation in Thailand.
鈥淚t was a fairly quick engagement,鈥 admits Amanda. 鈥淚 did have a few people question if I was making the right choice, if I was rushing into things.鈥
Amanda understood their concerns, but she and Sunil were confident in their decision-making, and in their commitment to each other. And Sunil offered to speak to Amanda鈥檚 mother on the phone, to reassure her and get to know her a little from afar.
鈥淢y mom asked him all the different questions 鈥 what were his intentions and things like that,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淎nd afterwards, she felt really comfortable, she was fine.鈥
鈥淢y parents were really worried too,鈥 admits Sunil. 鈥淲e are really into religion and culture and they questioned, 鈥楬ow are you going to do it with a person from a different country, different culture and everything?鈥欌
But Sunil told them he knew Amanda was the right person for him.
鈥淎nd they trusted me,鈥 Sunil says. 鈥淚鈥檝e always been really independent.鈥
In Thailand, Sunil proposed to Amanda while they were on a night river cruise in Bangkok. Beforehand, he鈥檇 worried about how to actually go about it.
鈥淚n my culture, we don鈥檛 do this sitting on a knee proposing thing,鈥 Sunil explains. 鈥淎nd with the boat, I thought I had to do a romantic, 鈥楾itanic鈥 type thing.鈥
But Sunil put his nerves to one side, and gave Amanda the ring. She said yes. They kissed. Another passenger snapped a few surreptitious photos, which she later passed on to the couple.
鈥淚t was an amazing night under the sky and on the water. It was beautiful, and we spent a great time in Thailand,鈥 says Sunil. 鈥淲e did all the adventurous stuff together. We went to multiple bars and clubs and some days we were chilling next to the beach. Explored markets, shopping and saw so many temples.鈥
Following the engagement, Amanda and Sunil decided they would wait a year before Amanda moved to India permanently.
This was what she鈥檇 suggested at the rooftop bar, after all 鈥 and it allowed a bit of time for the couple to continue to get to know each other.
鈥淚 did have a tendency to make decisions in the moment and not really think,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淪o I thought if I move to India after a year, then it鈥檒l give me time to make sure this is exactly what I want.鈥
In the meantime, Amanda and Sunil navigated a long distance relationship, meeting in person when they could.
鈥淭he long distance was really tough,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淭rying to find ways to stay connected that wasn鈥檛 repetitive.鈥
And when they were apart, Sunil often worried Amanda would change her mind.
鈥淚t鈥檚 a big decision, moving your entire life to a different country,鈥 he says. 鈥淚 thought she would one day wake up and think, 鈥楳aybe I won鈥檛.鈥欌
But by the following summer, Amanda was preparing to leave Australia, to relocate permanently. She gave in her notice at the insurance company where she worked.
鈥淚 was quitting my job. I had to sell all my belongings. I was leaving my family behind,鈥 she recalls.
鈥淎nd then in August 2019, I moved to India, to Chandigarh, to Sunil鈥檚 apartment 鈥 the one I visited on that first trip when he cooked me lunch.鈥
鈥淢y apartment turned into a proper home,鈥 says Sunil.
The first several weeks together in India were a 鈥渉oneymoon period,鈥 as Amanda puts it.
鈥淏ut when I realized that it wasn鈥檛 a holiday, that I had moved there, it was harder,鈥 she admits. 鈥淣ot the relationship, but I couldn鈥檛 speak the language, I didn鈥檛 have any friends.鈥
Amanda鈥檚 friend who lived in Chandigarh had since moved to Canada. Amanda knew no one, other than Sunil.
He reassured Amanda she would soon settle. 鈥淚t鈥檚 only been two months,鈥 he pointed out.
The couple decided to get a dog, whose presence comforted Amanda. Looking after the dog brought Amanda and Sunil even closer together.
And then, a few months after Amanda moved to India, she and Sunil got married. This was a special weekend for many reasons, not least of which because Amanda and Sunil鈥檚 families got to meet for the first time.
鈥淢y parents, my sister and her partner, and my brother and his partner, they all came over for two weeks, and I had a couple of friends come over too,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淔or me it was the happiest time of my life. I remember sitting on stage at one of my ceremonies, getting my mehndi applied on my hands and feet and watching Sunil鈥檚 family encouraging my family to dance and enjoy themselves.鈥
The two families had a language barrier 鈥 but their shared happiness was universal.
鈥淪unil鈥檚 parents don鈥檛 speak any English, my family don鈥檛 know any Hindi, yet language didn鈥檛 matter,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淎ctions, hand gestures and emotions were all that was needed and when my family said goodbye to Sunil鈥檚 family every single person was crying.鈥
The wedding weekend included four different ceremonies and celebrations 鈥 from cocktail parties to prayer ceremonies. Amanda loved wearing her gold and red wedding dress.
Here's Amanda and Sunil on their wedding evening in November 2019. (Courtesy Amanda Boyce via CNN Newsource)
鈥淪he looked amazing,鈥 says Sunil. 鈥淟ike she came out of the sky or something. It was a really unbelievable experience. I was really stressed out in the lead up. But I had a big fat smile on my face that day. I was so happy.鈥
In time, the couple became especially grateful for this day spent with family and loved ones. Only a few months after Amanda and Sunil鈥檚 wedding, the coronavirus pandemic shut down international travel and visiting Australia was out of the question.
2020 was characterized by a 鈥渂ig unknown feeling,鈥 as Amanda puts it. And then, in 2021, Covid cases skyrocketed in India.
鈥淚t was scary,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淭he pandemic was really, really bad here.鈥
Amid this fear and uncertainty, Amanda and Sunil hunkered down with each other and their dog.
鈥淚t definitely helped having each other, being close,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 also when I learned how to cook Indian food.鈥
Once the pandemic waned, the two adopted a second dog. And once Amanda and Sunil were able to travel and go out more, life became more stable.
Sunil suggests going through the pandemic in the immediate aftermath of their wedding 鈥渕ade us a really different and a better version of ourselves.鈥
鈥淲e learned to love, we learned to live, we learned how to sacrifice and have patience and how to create a family,鈥 he says.
Today, Amanda and Sunil are still living in Chandigarh 鈥 now in a slightly larger apartment, and now with three dogs in tow.
鈥淚 really feel like this is home,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淚 feel really settled. And I feel really happy to be here, and very satisfied with how everything鈥檚 turned out. We鈥檙e finally able to travel and do things, we鈥檙e both doing really well in our own businesses 鈥 I think we live a really nice, comfortable, happy life.鈥
Amanda now runs a teaching business called 鈥淎ussie English with Amanda.鈥 As well as teaching frequent classes, she has also produced two online courses 鈥 one on Australian English and the other focusing on Aussie slang. She also posts work updates on her Instagram account.
Sunil says it鈥檚 been inspiring to watch Amanda develop her business, and he values her input in his career too, describing how they 鈥渉elp each other a lot.鈥
鈥淪unil has never stopped encouraging me from working and growing,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淲hen I started developing my online course and I was so busy that I was even forgetting to eat, he would cook me dinner and bring it to me even at 10 p.m.鈥
When they鈥檙e not focusing on their jobs, Amanda and Sunil enjoy working out together and exploring the beautiful nature on their doorstep in northern India.
鈥淭he gym and training is something that we bonded over early, in the beginning. We still go to the gym together,鈥 says Amanda. 鈥淎nd we like doing outdoor activities, travelling 鈥 we鈥檙e very close to the Himalayan Mountains, just a few hours away. So we like to go up there and do the hikes through the mountains.鈥
On more chilled weekends, Amanda and Sunil take turns taking each other to favourite coffee shops or restaurants. They really enjoy 鈥渢reating each other,鈥 as Sunil puts it.
In the future, the couple hopes to own a vacation home in Australia. They鈥檇 love to have children and travel the world as a family.
But for now, they鈥檙e focused on enjoying their present happiness 鈥 and occasionally reflecting on how they got here.
鈥淚t honestly still feels so unbelievable at times,鈥 says Amanda, of their unlikely Instagram-based love story. 鈥淚 just followed this complete stranger because he was good looking.鈥
Amanda never imagined she鈥檇 be happily married to Sunil, but she鈥檚 so glad that鈥檚 how life panned out.
鈥淚t鈥檚 so crazy to think that it was six-and-a-half years ago that we connected, and I came for that first trip, and now we鈥檙e here.鈥
鈥淵ou look back and it still feels like you鈥檙e surprised, you get goosebumps and everything, how it happened,鈥 agrees Sunil. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a movie story for me.鈥
For Sunil and Amanda, the message of the story is 鈥渓ife is always giving you chances out there. You just have to accept them,鈥 as Sunil puts it.
鈥淚 feel like sometimes we are too scared 鈥 always protecting our heart because of whatever we鈥檝e gone through in our past, and because of that, sometimes we end up losing out on the great things,鈥 he says.
鈥淢y message is simple: keep your heart open. No matter what you鈥檙e going through, you鈥檙e going to bump into something really great.
鈥淎nd if it鈥檚 not great, it means you still need more time to learn from it, and then you become stronger, and someday, sooner or later, you鈥檙e going to bump into something really nice, and it will change everything, and it will make everything work out.鈥
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A young Toronto Maple Leafs fan's Auston Matthews Halloween costume is going viral and, if he plays his cards right, he could meet the newly-minted captain face-to-face.
Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida鈥檚 basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens 鈥 sometimes hundreds 鈥 of pictures a day.
Volkswagen has informed employee representatives that it wants to close at least three plants in Germany, the head of the company's works council said Monday.
A 17-year-old Ottawa driver was caught speeding nearly 90 km/h over the speed limit on Highway 417.
Based on initial appearances, there are signs indicating the automobile industry is in healthy shape 鈥 for now.
Epcor says it has removed more than 20,000 goldfish from an Edmonton stormwater pond.
Witches and warlocks have been flocking to New Brunswick waterways this month, as a new Halloween tradition ripples across the province.
New Brunswicker Jillea Godin鈥檚 elaborate cosplay pieces attract thousands to her online accounts, as well as requests from celebrities for their own pieces.
A new resident at a Manitoba animal rescue has waddled her way into people's hearts.
Hundreds of people ran to the music of German composer and pianist Beethoven Wednesday night in a unique race in Halifax.
He is a familiar face to residents of a neighbourhood just west of Roncesvalles Avenue.
A meteor lit up our region's sky last night 鈥 with a large fireball shooting across the horizon over Lake Erie at around 7:00 p.m.
Residents of Ottawa's Rideauview neighbourhood say an aggressive wild turkey has become a problem.
A man who lost his life while trying to rescue people from floodwaters, and a 13-year-old boy who saved his family from a dog attack, are among the Nova Scotians who received a medal for bravery Tuesday.
B.C. Premier David Eby took questions from reporters Tuesday for the first time since his party secured the narrowest of majorities in the final count of provincial election results.
Hours after the premier addressed reporters, the incoming leader of the Opposition held his own news conference dialling back the rhetoric that fired up B.C. Conservative supporters on election night.
A man who was convicted in the random stabbing of a stranger at a downtown Vancouver Tim Hortons in 2022 is back in custody, according to authorities.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada鈥檚 policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths.
The Ontario government will give each taxpayer a $200 rebate. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Tuesday and said the rebate will also extend to families with children, with an additional $200 per eligible child.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two suspects in connection with what they鈥檙e calling an 'extensive' fraud investigation linked to a COVID-19 vaccine database.
A woman was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in the community of Fairview on Tuesday afternoon.
Calgary police have released photos of a man allegedly responsible for a bear spray attack at Market Mall last month.
Calgary council has approved changes to the city's transit bylaw that will double fines for intimidation and crack down on riders who loiter.
Ontario Provincial Police confirm an arrest has been made in connection with a fatal boat crash on Bobs Lake in eastern Ontario over the Victoria Day long weekend.
Police say the homicide unit is investigating after a man was stabbed and later died Monday night. A 58-year-old woman has been arrested.
Former Ottawa-Carleton regional chair and first mayor of Nepean Andrew Haydon has died. He was 91.
The Coalition Avenir Qu茅bec鈥檚 Sylvie D鈥橝mours said she shut her office down Tuesday after its windows were shot at.
Walking from his apartment to classes and then to the University of Florida鈥檚 basketball facility, Olivier Rioux poses for dozens 鈥 sometimes hundreds 鈥 of pictures a day.
Concerned about the impact of the presidential election on Quebec exports, Premier Francois Legault will be going on a mission to Washington in early 2025.
Premier Danielle Smith says she is taking steps to keep Albertans warm this winter while keeping their utility bills low.
The world's best hockey player and star captain of the Edmonton Oilers appears to be out of action for at least one game, but it could be for longer.
Edmonton Police Service (EPS) has dismantled one of the 鈥榤ost elaborate encampments鈥 officers have ever seen.
Nova Scotia鈥檚 Department of Labour has lifted its stop-work order at a Halifax Walmart more than a week after the body of 19-year-old Gursimran Kaur was discovered in an industrial oven in the store鈥檚 bakery.
Nova Scotians 鈥 including the province鈥檚 top politicians 鈥 are continuing to express outrage after four people showed up at a Halloween dance dressed in Ku Klux Klan costumes.
Authorities believe they have solved a cyber crime spanning schools in Ontario and the United States, and the suspect at the centre of the investigation is a 14-year-old Nova Scotia boy.
A new report says the city could hire staff to inspect inner city parks and playgrounds for needles and knives, but any plans would come with a price tag.
Nearly two months after Manitoba鈥檚 school cellphone ban came into effect, the policy is receiving some mixed signals.
For the second time in as many days, a woman was carjacked in Winnipeg.
Saskatchewan's provincial election saw the upset of several long time Saskatchewan Party MLAs who lost their seats in urban ridings.
The Saskatchewan Party has maintained its hold onto power, battling its way to a fifth consecutive majority government.
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will take to the field Saturday versus the BC Lions in the CFL鈥檚 West Division Semi-final and will mark their return to the post-season for the first time since 2021.
After the Guelph Police Service announced a plan to ramp up enforcement on drug use in downtown Guelph, business owners are sharing their thoughts on the plan.
The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) announced, and then abruptly reversed, a plan to remove garbage bins from classrooms.
Councillors with the City of Kitchener voted in favour of hitting the brakes on a plan that would see more speed cameras installed in front of schools.
A Saskatoon woman is calling for improvements to safety on public transit following a string of bear spray attacks on city buses.
Considering they鈥檙e only a couple years removed from trick-or-treating, the Saskatoon Blades had some fun at practise today.
Six students were seriously injured and one student was airlifted to hospital in Saskatoon following a school bus crash near Tisdale, Sask. on Monday afternoon.
Three suspects arrested in West Nipissing earlier this year were part of a group of five who robbed banks across the province, Ontario Provincial Police said Tuesday.
The owner of a convenience store and gas bar in North Bay鈥檚 northwest end says a road construction project has hurt his business so severely, he might have to close.
In Sudbury on Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked when the four-laning of Highway 69 would be completed, a project that has been decades in the making.
Chief Thai Truong of the London Police Service (LPS) was part of a panel discussion following the screening of Dark Highway at FCFF. Truong said trafficking is a 鈥渂ig problem鈥 because 鈥渢here is a lot of money to be made.鈥
On Oct. 22 around 1:20 a.m. police responded to a home in the area of Talbot Street and Huron Street where the homeowner said they received a notification from the doorbell camera.
A forensic pathologist who examined the body of shooting victim Josue Silva concluded that the Western University student died after being shot in the abdomen and losing an excessive amount of blood despite paramedics efforts to save him.
The headliners for the region鈥檚 biggest outdoor country music festival are locked in, and once again, the multi-day event has garnered big names.
Emergency crews in Clearview Township battled flames and heavy smoke Tuesday morning as a fire raged through a large home.
Casino Rama Resort is looking to fill nearly 30 positions as it begins a major refurbishment project.
The Windsor Pickleball Club wants to see new padding installed along walls at the Windsor Family Credit Union (WFCU) after a member fatally hit their head while playing the sport.
Cineplex Entertainment has said inspections found no sign of pests at their Devonshire Mall movie theatre, despite a video circulating on social media suggesting otherwise.
Windsor Police are renewing their call for help from the public to solve a city homicide.
Hours after the premier addressed reporters, the incoming leader of the Opposition held his own news conference dialling back the rhetoric that fired up B.C. Conservative supporters on election night.
Vanita Lindsay has been paid $8,816.20 for a job she has never worked.
When Leah arrived at work directing traffic around a construction site, she never expected to see a van painted in all sorts of bright colours, and covered in eclectic decorations, including a stuffed moose attached to its roof.
More than two years after Alannah Brown and Douglas Barker were found dead north of Penticton, police are asking for help identifying a vehicle they believe was associated with the crime.
Dave Lindsey began growing giant pumpkins to bring a bit of magic to his grandkids' Halloween.
A U.S. District Court judge in Montana has sentenced a 27-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., to 18 months in prison for using fake names to buy guns with the aim of selling them in Canada.
Food Banks Canada's annual Hunger Count report shows more Canadians than ever are resorting to food banks.
RCMP say a Medicine Hat man was killed in a collision between an SUV and a motorcycle in southeast Alberta on Sunday evening.
A tentative agreement has been reached between the City of Lethbridge and more than 900 employees belonging to CUPE Local 70.
Just two days ahead of Halloween, the City of Sault Ste. Marie has awarded several local homes and one business for having the best decorations for the season.
The Sault Ste. Marie Region Conservation Authority is issuing a flood outlook statement to residents regarding current watershed conditions.
An early morning complaint of a man slumped over the steering wheel of a minivan with its engine running in Elliot Lake last week led to impaired driving charges and drug seizures.
Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have charged an off-duty RCMP officer for allegedly driving while impaired, following a crash on Sunday.
The human remains recovered off Placentia Bay, N.L., earlier this month have been identified as the coast guard employee who went missing at sea in September.
Teams are facing off in a new eastern Newfoundland hockey league aiming to bring competitive play 鈥 and a few extra years on the ice 鈥 for young women in the province.
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