Picasso portrait of his lover Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea creature fetches US$67.5 million

Pablo Picasso's most curious painting of his lover Marie-Therese Walter, in which she appears as a tentacled sea creature, has sold for US$67.5 million, over the estimate of $60 million.
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2 hospitalized after incident in northeast Edmonton
Two people are in hospital with gunshot wounds after an incident in northeast Edmonton Monday evening. -
B.C. doctors urge province to expand new 'precedent' that could improve family medicine crisis
An unexpected move to pay British Columbia’s family doctors for the extra time required to assess high-risk COVID-19 patients has a physicians’ group urging the province to recognize many others deserve more time with their primary doctor as well. -
Hamilton reports first monkeypox case
Hamilton has reported its first case of the monkeypox virus. -
Calgary's rainy summer getting mixed reaction from businesses, agriculture sector
It's been a wet summer so far in Calgary and the surrounding areas, with lots of rain and cooler temperatures. -
Affordable housing complex to open next summer in Sudbury
A 38-unit affordable housing project is moving ahead in downtown Sudbury. -
Serious incident under investigation by Sundre RCMP
Alberta RCMP are investigating a serious incident in Sundre that occurred at a local business early Monday morning. -
3 new cases of monkeypox identified in Alberta
Alberta reported three more confirmed cases of monkeypox Monday evening, raising the provincial total to eight adult cases. -
'No evidence' faulty TV installation caused head injury, B.C. tribunal finds
A B.C. man's claim that he did not pay an invoice for the installation of a wall-mounted TV because he somehow suffered a head injury due to shoddy work has been dismissed by a provincial tribunal. -
Are these your boots? Sask. RCMP seek owners of steel-toe boots found on the side of the road
Maidstone RCMP are looking for the owners of steel-toe Viking Mining boots found on the side of Road 3275, just outside of Lloydminster, Sask.