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Largest wildfire continues to gain ground in eastern Newfoundland
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
SMALL POINT-ADAM’S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — He has no official confirmation, but Luo Xu is certain his family’s evacuated home in eastern Newfoundland has been destroyed by wildfire. On Saturday night, he watched live images from a security camera showing smoke and then flames filling the screen before going blank. “I don’t think any words could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two B.C. fires that forced evacuations in Okanagan, Vancouver Island, now being held
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Two wildfires that have forced people out of their homes in British Columbia are now classified as being held, although an evacuation order remains in effect for one of them that is burning on south-central Vancouver Island. An update from the BC Wildfire Service shows the other blaze that forced a tactical evacuation of about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa Senators, NCC finalize land deal for new arena at LeBreton Flats
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators and the National Capital Commission have agreed on the sale of 11 acres of land at LeBreton Flats for a planned arena near downtown Ottawa. The agreement of purchase and sale with Capital Sports Development Inc., the team’s development arm, follows a deal reached with the NCC last September for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal public health asking ER doctors to report all heat-related deaths
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal’s public health department is asking emergency room doctors to report all deaths suspected of being related to the ongoing heat wave. Officials issued a notice on Sunday for the city’s ER doctors to contact the department within 24 hours of a death that could be linked to heat. The department is also ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Sens, NCC finalize land deal for new arena at LeBreton Flats
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The National Capital Commission and the corporate arm of the Ottawa Senators have signed an agreement for the NHL hockey club to purchase land at LeBreton Flats in a push for a new arena near the city’s downtown. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court upholds ruling requiring airline to compensate families of Flight PS752 victims
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Ontario’s highest court has upheld a ruling that found Ukraine International Airlines legally responsible to pay full compensation to families of victims who died in the downing of Flight PS752. On Jan. 8, 2020, the plane was shot down by two Iranian missiles just minutes after taking off from Tehran, killing all 176 people on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Zelenskyy talk as world leaders prepare for Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he spoke with Prime Minister Mark Carney by phone today ahead of the U.S.-Russia summit on the ongoing war. U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing to meet in person in Alaska on Friday. The Ukrainian leader has not been invited to attend the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than half of Canadians want cuts to the federal public service: poll
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — More than half of Canadians think the size and cost of the federal public service should be reduced in the coming years, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll suggests that 54 per cent of respondents want the federal bureaucracy cut, 24 per cent want it maintained, four per cent want it increased ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vulnerable people lack access to cooling amid stifling heat across Canada: advocates
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Another day of punishing heat and humidity in Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces is shedding light on the situation for vulnerable Canadians who struggle to access cooling. Heat warnings from Environment Canada stretch from the country’s western to eastern coasts today, with temperatures expected to reach the low to mid-30s and humidex values ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s federal voting system is constitutional, Ontario Court of Appeal rules
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Ontario Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of Canada’s first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, laid out in the Canada Elections Act, sees the candidate who receives the most votes in a given riding or electoral district become the member of Parliament. Fair Voting BC and the Springtide Collective for Democratic Society ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Planning to fly Air Canada? What you need to know about a potential strike looming
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
A potential strike looms as contract talks carry on between Air Canada and the union representing 10,000 of its flight attendants. The outcome of negotiations this week could be critical for summer travellers worried about their upcoming flights. Here’s what you need to know ahead of taking off: Will there be a strike? It’s too ... Read More »
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