Campfire and burning bans are going into effect early this year in B.C.’s Coastal Fire Centre. The BC Wildfire Service says that starting at noon on Thursday, May 7, most open burning activities will be prohibited throughout the Coastal Fire Centre, with exceptions for Haida Gwaii. The Coastal Fire Centre covers 13 million hectares, including…
By Lyndsay Armstrong The Canadian Press Posted May 6, 2026 3:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A group of tenants in Halifax say they are fed up with chronic cockroach, mice and bedbug infestations in their homes and say their landlords are neglecting the problems. Heather Dunham says…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Toronto and York Region have arrested an 18-year-old in connection with two synagogue shootings in March. The shootings occurred within hours of each other. Just before midnight on March 6, sounds of gunshots were reported near Clark Avenue West and York Hill Boulevard in Vaughan….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Calgary police homicide investigators have been called in after a person died following what police said was “a serious assault” in the southwest Calgary community of Woodlands. Police received a call around 5:40 a.m. on Wednesday to the 2100 block of Woodview Drive SW. “When we arrived,…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An eastern Ontario community is dealing with the aftermath of a fuel spill that contaminated a local creek on Tuesday. Prince Edward County said the spill was discovered in Picton late Tuesday afternoon, where fuel entered a stormwater system near the intersection of Main and Bowery streets…
The head of the International Energy Agency says the global energy crisis from the war in Iran will hit Canadians soon. Fatih Birol, who was taking part in a fireside chat with Energy Minister Tim Hodgson in Ottawa on Tuesday, said while other countries are already struggling, Canada hasn’t yet been as hard hit as its allies. “I think Canada is a bit insulated, if I may say, (of)…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Industry Minister Melanie Joly is in “regular contact” with Honda Motor Co., her office said, as a Japanese report suggests the automaking giant is halting its plans to construct a $15-billion electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Canada. That comes as a spokesperson for Honda Canada told Global…
Foreign adversaries are meddling in the Alberta separatist debate in ways that threaten Canada’s sovereignty and national security, warns a report released Wednesday. The study by leading information researchers said American and Russian actors were playing a dangerous role in the province’s dispute over seceding from Canada. “While homegrown, the movement has become an attractive…
Residents of Red Earth Cree Nation and Shoal Lake Creen Nation are being forced from their homes as floodwaters rise in the northern Saskatchewan. One of the biggest areas of concern is along the Shell and Carrot rivers, where crews are dealing with record flooding. It’s becoming an all-too-common scene in parts of Saskatchewan. Rushing…
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