Ottawa Fire Services pulled out all the stops Tuesday to rescue a bird that was trapped in fishing line in a tree. First responders received a call from a “concerned citizen” around 2 p.m. after the person came across the tangled bird in the 900 block of Vances Side Road in Dunrobin. Get daily National…
When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted life across the world, social isolation became a very clear and real issue. As countries began to ease restrictions and life started to return to normal, Mark Vella realized southern Alberta could do with a men’s group to help bring camaraderie and friendship to those who otherwise didn’t have it….
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Wildfires have forced thousands of British Columbians from their homes and hundreds of homes have been lost to fire this season. North Okanagan resident Rejane Simpson was at work on Saturday when one of her co-workers said there was a lot of smoke near her home. However, a friend told her the fire was being…
What was meant to be a one-day visit with friends in the Lac La Biche region turned into an overnight ordeal for an Alberta family of six, when a powerful storm brought down trees and blocked their escape route. Shaylie Lamoureux, her husband and their four kids were visiting a friend’s cabin at Seibert Lake…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A wildfire broke out in Port Moody, B.C., on Wednesday afternoon. The Coastal Fire Centre says the fire is burning in Belcarra Park and is an estimated 0.8 hectares in size. It is considered out of control. The fire centre says there are initial attack crews with…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Kitchener, Ont., man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a hacking attack on a U.S.-based cloud services company that compromised more than 165 organizations, the U.S. Department of Justice said Wednesday. The department said in news release that the 26-year-old conspired with other hackers and…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is not ruling out ever allowing jets to land at Toronto’s island airport, but he is focused for now on a broader transportation picture, he said Wednesday. Ontario Premier Doug Ford had pitched a plan to expand Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to…
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he doesn’t have confidence in FIFA President Gianni Infantino to lead world soccer’s governing body, after a now-abandoned plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. Carney told reporters at an event in Toronto that keeping the sell-off plan a secret from senior FIFA staff was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP say it’s recovered nearly 400 vehicles from Canadian ports during the first year of a pilot project targeting the export of vehicles obtained by fraudulent means. The pilot, called Project NoCargo, targets transnational organized crime networks using fake or stolen credentials to purchase vehicles and…
