Amber Cardenas can’t believe she has lost her home, her livelihood and precious family heirlooms, seemingly in the blink of an eye. She has lived on the Okanagan Indian Band reserve for about 12 years and she and her family were forced to flee the fast-moving Bradley Creek wildfire on Saturday. “There was no evacuation…
B.C. Wildfire Service officials said they are seeing extreme fire growth and behaviour in parts of the province. “The conditions are so explosive right now,” Cliff Chapman, the director of provincial operations for the B.C. Wildfire Service, said. “The conditions are such, we’ve never seen fuel dryness the way we are seeing it right now….
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of residents remain under an evacuation order on Tuesday in the Central Okanagan due to the Quilpituk Creek Wildfire. The evacuation orders are for 2,223 properties and the evacuation alert is for 425 properties. Those under evacuation order must stay out of the evacuation zone due…
For Matt Penney and Alana Cosgrove, life at Pengrove Farms in Hudson, Que., is busy. Feeding animals, collecting fresh eggs and keeping the store running are all part of the daily routine. It’s a routine that was upended this spring when they fell victim to a fraud. Someone claiming to represent a catering company placed…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A mosque in Regina was granted a permit allowing it to play the Adhan, a call to prayer, outdoors after pausing the ritual due to threats earlier this summer. In June, the City of Regina granted the Regina City Jamia Masjid a month-long permit to deliver the call to…
Canada’s long-awaited foreign influence registry became active on Tuesday, with a broad mandate of who’s required to log their activities. The registry will be overseen by foreign influence transparency commissioner Anton Boegman, whose independent office is responsible for ensuring compliance and issuing penalties as high as $1 million. “The establishment of a public registry of…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A synagogue in Saskatoon was egged and vandalized during a service last week, its rabbi said. While attendees gathered for Shabbat service inside the Congregation Agudas Israel Synagogue, eggs were reportedly thrown at the building’s doors and windows, Rabbi Claudio Jodorkovsky said in a social media post Saturday. According…
By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted August 4, 2026 12:12 pm Updated August 4, 2026 12:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government is advancing the process to designate a proposed oil pipeline to the West Coast as a “national interest” project. Designating a project as…
Rider Nation is known for travelling far and wide to support the green and white, but at Pazzer’s Pub in Calgary, fans don’t have to go far to find a home away from home. More than six hours from the province, local Saskatchewan Roughriders fans gather to keep the spirit alive. “Game day is a…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Streaming giant Spotify forecast third-quarter profit and monthly active users below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, underscoring the streaming service’s challenges in maintaining growth despite expanding its offerings of AI-based features to fend off competition. Shares of the company were down around 4 per cent in premarket…
