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B.C. wildfire that forced evacuation in Okanagan region is now being held
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
A wildfire in the British Columbia Interior that forced a tactical evacuation of about 25 homes over the weekend is now declared as being held. The BC Wildfire Service says the classification means the fire of about 2.5 hectares in size near Kelowna, B.C., is not expected to grow beyond its current perimeter. All residents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newfoundland’s largest wildfire continues to gain ground near Kingston
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
SMALL POINT-ADAM’S COVE-BLACKHEAD-BROAD COVE — Newfoundland and Labrador’s provincial fire duty officer says the largest of the province’s out-of-control wildfires continues to gain ground, helped by dry, windy conditions. Mark Lawlor says the fire near the coastal town of Kingston, N.L., on the Avalon Peninsula, has expanded to about 52 square kilometres. Lawlor says it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Air Canada flight attendants picketing at airports
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Air Canada flight attendants picketing at airports Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities in what their union is calling a national day of action. The Canadian Union of Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stifling heat forecast in Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic provinces and parts of B.C.
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. A heat warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for all of southern Ontario, stretching north past Lake Huron and Georgian Bay and east through southern Quebec. Expected daytime highs could reach 35 degrees Celsius in some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada flight attendants picketing at 4 major airports on national day of action
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Air Canada flight attendants are expected to picket at airports in four major Canadian cities on Monday in what their union is calling a national day of action. The Canadian Union of Public Employees says demonstrations are expected to take place at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport, Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voters head to polls for closely watched Quebec byelection in Arthabaska
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — Voters are heading to the polls today for a closely watched Quebec byelection in which the leader of the provincial Conservative party is vying to win his first legislature seat. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime appears to be in a close two-way race with the sovereigntist Parti QuĂ©bĂ©cois candidate in the Quebec riding of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Study maps ‘megathrust’ quake zone off northern B.C., but risk may be far in future
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest “megathrust” earthquakes and tsunamis. The images confirm what appears to be a rare geological occurrence, a subduction zone in its “infancy,” the study ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Many public servants ran for federal office in the spring — only one of them made it
By Canadian Press on August 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Out of the many federal public servants who ran as candidates in the last federal election, only one was elected: Caroline Desrochers, the Liberal member of Parliament for Trois-Rivières, Que. Originally from Montreal, Desrochers worked at Global Affairs Canada for almost 25 years; her first posting was in Haiti. She later worked for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rainbow flags and politics on display at Montreal pride parade
By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — Downtown Montreal was awash with rainbow flags as thousands of LGBTQ+ community members and their supporters took to the streets for the annual Pride parade. Cheering crowds lined the streets as activists, politicians and brightly costumed performers danced and cheered as the march stretched over more than two kilometres. Gregg Blachford, a member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney maintains positive approval rating despite summer cooldown: poll
By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Prime Minister Mark Carney’s popularity is cooling off in the summer, but still remains broadly positive. Abacus Data says the Carney-led Liberal government’s approval dipped to 50 per cent in its latest polling, down two percentage points compared to mid-July and the lowest level since March. Canadians were surveyed ... Read More »
1 responseThe controversy over Canada’s rules on military exports to Israel, explained
By Canadian Press on August 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Canadian senator is calling on Ottawa to be more transparent on its policy to restrict arms exports to Israel, following contradictory reports about what manufacturers have been allowed to send to the Middle East. “I’m horrified to hear this news about certain arms exports and parts going to Israel, directly or indirectly,” ... Read More »
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