Iran is insisting that the U.S. meet its demands in negotiations before the Strait of Hormuz reopens. Yemen’s Defense Ministry announced a new death toll in the latest attack by Houthi rebels on the Red Sea town of Mokha. And Israel’s military declared the Christian-majority town of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank a closed…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 10, 2026 8:11 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Unifor is set to begin contract negotiations with General Motors Monday. The union represents more than 4,600 members at Ontario GM facilities, including the Oshawa assembly plant, the CAMI facility in Ingersoll as well as…
One individual is lifeless after a deadly canoe incident on Stewart Lake in Georgian Bay Township. Ontario Provincial Police in Bracebridge say they responded to a report of a capsized canoe on Saturday shortly after 8 p.m. Based on police, two people had been canoeing when the craft overturned roughly 40 ft from shore. Get…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size An 80-year-old woman died while fleeing the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland on Friday night. Penticton RCMP said the Meadow Valley resident was attempting to leave her home with one member of her family when she reportedly died suddenly. Police believe her death to be a result…
An auto parts business in southern Saskatchewan says it is among more than a dozen transportation equipment companies across the province that have fallen victim to a widespread credit card scam. Leanne Tuntland-Wiebe, the owner and manager of the Great West Auto Electric in Assiniboia, Sask., says her store lost around $20,000 earlier this year…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man is dead in Hamilton, Ont., after police say an altercation occurred in the parking lot of a grocery store. The 21-year-old man was found with stab wounds early Sunday by a taxi driver on Main Street West near Frid Street. The driver called 911, then…
A group that represents numerous First Nations across British Columbia is calling on Ottawa and Alberta’s government to halt efforts to advance the West Coast pipeline, saying expanding the oil industry will accelerate climate change and disasters. “The destructive and disastrous consequences of expanding fossil fuel production extend far beyond any single territory,” the Union…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A part of southwestern Ontario saw two confirmed tornadoes on Saturday after the region saw severe storms move through the area. The Northern Tornadoes Project which responds to reported tornadoes and determines if they touched down said late Saturday that one had touched down near Lindsay, Ont.,…
As people flee from growing wildfires in parts of British Columbia, the federal government says it has approved a request for assistance to provide shelter and accommodations for those who’ve been forced from their homes. Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski said in a statement she’s tasked federal officials to work with the province to ensure…
In January, Edmonton resident Lisa Kruy started going to Ruth’s Pantry for groceries. “For the past few years, myself and my husband, we’ve been struggling,” Kruy explained. With the high cost of living — and only one income — putting food on the table has been a challenge. Then Kruy got connected with Ruth’s Pantry…
