Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfires burning on the west side and north end of Okanagan Lake have forced more evacuation orders and alerts. Central Okanagan Emergency Management issued a further evacuation order because of the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, bringing the total number of properties evacuated under its jurisdiction to more than…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2026 3:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a mission in space. Joshua Kutryck from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta., is one of four members assigned to NASA’s SpaceX…
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have made Andy O’Brien the team’s vice-president of sport performance. O’Brien will oversee the NHL club’s strength and conditioning, sport science and nutrition, injury rehabilitation and mental performance. The 48-year-old from Charlottetown has been a personal trainer of Sidney Crosby, and was a director of sports science and performance…
A severe weekend storm in Quebec had drivers dodging debris and a weather agency investigating whether a tornado may have touched down. The storm hit the Repentigny region, northeast of Montreal, on Sunday. “There seems to be weak rotation that is typical, not every time we see rotation do we have a tornado,” said Kate…
Two people have died from cyclosporiasis in Michigan, the state’s health department said on Monday, marking the first fatalities in the largest U.S. outbreak of the intestinal illness. Both individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, according to medical records. There are no updates on the investigation, the…
Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump. The statement from Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis came…
Descrease article font measurement Enhance article font measurement Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers stated, and plans to withdraw from the general public eye for a break from the extreme scrutiny she faces. Grande had been resulting from star alongside her “Depraved” co-star Jonathan Bailey in a manufacturing…
U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial…
The strike by WestJet flight attendants has ended after a tentative agreement was reached overnight. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) local 8125 and WestJet announced they reached a tentative agreement early Monday morning. “As of 4:15am on August 3, we are no longer on strike as we have reached a tentative agreement with…
Voters in three federal ridings are being courted this summer by candidates hoping to fill vacant seats in the House of Commons. There are actually four ridings without an MP right now, but only three byelections. Why didn’t Prime Minister Mark Carney call four? The answer is a bit complicated, but the bottom line is…
