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Phoney wildfire images cause confusion on social media. Here are steps to spot them
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
This week, the BC Wildfire Service posted on Facebook two aerial view images of wildfires raging across densely forested terrain with aircraft attempting to douse the flames. The images were dramatic, compelling and, the service warned, completely fake. It was an example of a trend that has emerged with the increased availability of online tools ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Outstanding’ Mboko hailed as role model for young Canadian tennis players, girls of colour
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
TORONTO — After her extraordinary win at the National Bank Open in Montreal, 18-year-old tennis sensation Victoria Mboko is being celebrated as a role model for the next generation of Canadian athletes. The phenom from Burlington, Ont., took the National Bank Open title on Thursday after defeating four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka 2-6, 6-4, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Israel’s plan to take over Gaza City threatens Palestinians and hostages
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday Israeli’s plan to take over Gaza City will worsen the humanitarian crisis in the enclave and threaten the lives of hostages still held by Hamas — but did not say whether Canada is considering sanctions on Israel. “We are working on multiple fronts to try to bring ... Read More »
1 responseTransportation Safety Board sends investigators to B.C. after tour boat runs aground
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
Canada’s Transportation Safety Board says it is looking into what happened when a sightseeing vessel ran aground in the waters off Metro Vancouver last weekend. The agency says investigators have been deployed to Vancouver Harbour to investigate the Aug. 3 accident that injured one passenger. The MV Harbour Princess ran aground near Lighthouse Park in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Resident still nervous despite returning after evacuation from home for B.C. wildfire
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
A Vancouver Island artist who was evacuated from her home studio near an out-of-control wildfire says she remains nervous despite being allowed back this week. Ina-Griet Raatz-von Hirschhausen, whose home is a few kilometres from the Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake, says she is waiting a bit longer to bring back half of her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s 2025 wildfire season now second-worst on record, fuelled by Prairies blazes
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
TORONTO — Canada’s 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record. The latest figures posted by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest fires have torn through 72,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of New Brunswick. That surpasses the next-worst season in 1989 and is about half the area burned during the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney says Israel taking over Gaza City will hurt both Palestinians and hostages
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Israel’s announced plan to take over part of the Gaza Strip will further a humanitarian crisis for Palestinians and hostages. Israel’s cabinet has approved a plan today to take control of Gaza City, with the country’s foreign ministry saying it does not want to take over the Palestinian ... Read More »
1 responseWildfires: Penalties for violating fire bans soar up to $150,000 in Newfoundland
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — As some of Newfoundland’s tinder-dry forests continued to burn out of control on Friday, the provincial government exponentially increased its fines for those caught lighting illegal fires. A visibly angry Premier John Hogan said the fine for a first offence would rise from $75 to $50,000, with potential imprisonment of up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney announces 20% increase in military starting pay
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
TRENTON, ONT. — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will boost entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks — part of a plan to boost recruitment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney announces 20% increase in military starting pay
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
TRENTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will boost the entry-level pay for Canadian Armed Forces privates by 20 per cent for the regular force and 13 per cent for reservists. Other military members will also receive pay raises, with smaller increases for higher ranks, as part of a plan to boost recruitment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran International network says two journalists working in Canada targeted by regime
By Canadian Press on August 8th, 2025
OTTAWA — Two journalists working for Iran International in Canada are among dozens who have been targeted by regime officials in recent weeks, the network says. Iran International is a prominent online broadcaster that covers news in Iran and its diaspora, including anti-government protests that advocates say are censored within Iran. Network spokesman Adam Baillie ... Read More »
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