Canadian News

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:03:51 EDT
Organized crime is using encrypted messaging apps to enlist youth. This spells trouble for police
While police have made arrests after gunshots were fired at the U.S. Consulate in downtown Toronto in two separate incidents in recent months, finding those responsible for these alleged gun-for-hire plots remains elusive. Investigators say they are ...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:59:11 EDT
Few hotels, emergency support services for B.C. fire evacuees, says OKIB member
Approximately 30 Okanagan Indian Band members and around 200 non-band members have lost their homes to wildfire over August long weekend, according to the band's chief. Evacuees say they faced issues and delays receiving financial support from Emerge...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:07:03 EDT
Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek 'vehemently' opposes Ontario ending wildfire implementation, evacuation orders
The leadership of Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek, also known as Gull Bay First Nation, is “vehemently opposing” the Ontario government's withdrawal of wildfire implementation and evacuation orders around the community. The orders were updated at 12...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:43:36 EDT
Parents who missed kid's birthday due to WestJet strike say nothing can make up for it
Calgary couple's return journey from San Francisco was so chaotic due to the WestJet strike that they got home three days late — and missed their youngest's second birthday because of it.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:37:00 EDT
2 Sask. restaurant operators convicted of trafficking woman from Bangladesh
Two Saskatchewan men have been found guilty of human trafficking for exploiting a Bangladeshi woman who worked in their restaurants in Gull Lake, Tisdale and Elrose.

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:25:00 EDT
CSC identifies 3 people killed in highway crash during transfer from Edmonton correctional facility
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says two of its officers and an inmate have died as a result of a “tragic accident during a transfer from Edmonton Institution for Women.”

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:10:33 EDT
Premier says it's up to Quebec — and Quebec alone — when U.S. booze returns to its shelves
Quebec's premier says U.S. products will remain off the shelves of its government-run liquor stores, regardless of reports that Canada is readying to meet some U.S. demands, including rolling back its ban on American alcohol.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:17:35 EDT
Suspicious fires break out near B.C.'s Shuswap Lake amid high fire danger
Firefighters were called to five suspicious brush fires near B.C.'s Shuswap Lake on Wednesday evening, the Columbia Shuswap Regional District says.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:13:41 EDT
'Check your credit card bills': Gordie Howe bridge user says he's been double charged for crossings
A man who made several trips across the Gordie Howe International Bridge during opening week says he was double charged for some of those trips and is urging other travelers to check their credit card bills.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:28:36 EDT
Man catches training grenade while fishing in Selkirk, Man.
A man returned from Selkirk's waterfront with a particularly unbelievable fish story Thursday.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:46:21 EDT
Trucking company involved in deadly Manitoba crash among 20 carriers 'eliminated' in Alberta
Conquer Transportation, whose truck was in a fatal crash in Brandon, Man., in May — after it had its safety permit pulled in Manitoba — now can't operate from Alberta, the province's transportation minister said Thursday.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:39:14 EDT
Two 18-year-old men charged with 1st-degree murder in Salsa on St. Clair shooting in Toronto

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians' climate change concerns rebound amid wildfire season
The percentage of Canadians who see addressing climate change as a top priority spiked this summer after years of it taking a back seat to other issues, recent polling has found.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:00:00 EDT
N.W.T. advocates worry school absence rates will worsen as staff shortages, low funding persist
The territory has seen a decline in attendance since the COVID-19 pandemic, with numbers recently stabilizing, but not recovering to pre-pandemic levels. Some say that as long as there are teacher shortages and low funding, attendance rates will stay...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:37:02 EDT
Alleged abuse of kids in N.L. foster care went undetected due to ignored protocols, says report
Newfoundland and Labrador's child and youth advocate says two children placed in foster care had their rights violated after procedures went unfollowed, allowing alleged abuse to go undetected.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
Get ready for 'meteor Christmas' with an added bonus: a partial solar eclipse
Every August we are treated to one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Perseids. But this year, during the day of the peak, much of Canada will also get a partial solar eclipse.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:30:00 EDT
‘King of the good times’: John (Bull) Cook remembered as a pioneer of St. John's nightlife
Despite the sombre nature of funerals, Kathie Hicks says the buzz was loud at Carnell’s Funeral Home on Aug. 5 — exactly how John Cook would have wanted it.

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:00 EDT
'We need to deal with it': CUPE says underfunding, capacity issues impacting patient care at Niagara hospitals
A multimillion-dollar funding shortage facing hospital services in the Niagara region will inevitably lead to staffing cuts and worsening patient care, the Canadian Union of Public Employees warns. A report released by the union details how such fact...

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 EDT
Why aren’t we more ready for wildfires?
Wildfire seasons are getting worse, and the list of communities destroyed by wildfires keeps growing. Do we need a better approach to handling them?

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:10:42 EDT
Jalapeno-linked salmonella outbreak hits 27 U.S. states. What's the risk in Canada?
Health Canada says the Public Health Agency of Canada is not currently investigating any salmonella infections tied to a jalapeno-linked outbreak in the United States, where at least 345 people across 27 states have gotten sick.

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