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Okanagan wildfires force more evacuation orders as First Nation assesses losses
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2026 4:39 pm 1 min read 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…
Another Canadian is preparing to head to space, this time for ISS mission
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…
2 dead in Muskoka boating crash, OPP confirm
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2026 12:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say the bodies of two people have been recovered from Lake Rosseau in central Ontario’s Muskoka region…
N.S. Liberal leadership hopefuls ready to rebuild during leadership campaign
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 3, 2026 12:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s Liberals will elect their first woman leader this fall, and while the two challengers say that’s a good thing, it’s more…
Alberta, Canada flags creating division ahead of referendum
Sarah Batchelor says it started a few weeks ago when a large blue flag bearing Alberta’s shield of arms appeared on her neighbour’s window in Airdrie, a city north of Calgary. The 49-year-old music teacher, who has lived in the province for most of her life…
WestJet strike ends after tentative deal reached
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…
B.C. wildfires grow, put more than 5K under evacuation orders in past 24 hours
More than 5,000 people across British Columbia are estimated to have been put under evacuation orders in the last 24 hours as the number of active wildfires surged past 100. “We are currently in a complex and rapidly evolving emergency response here in B.C.,”…
Sask. government saves human-trafficking response program in Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Government is stepping in to keep a police-run Human Trafficking Response Team (HTRT) operating after the federal government’s support agreement expired. The funding comes as a big relief for the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS), which had been…
Dozens protest Meta data centre planned for county north of Edmonton
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 2, 2026 3:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dozens of people are protesting tech giant Meta’s plan to build its first Canadian data centre in a county north of Edmonton. Ben Baril…
Some Hershey Kisses recalled in Canada due to undeclared almonds
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Canada-wide recall has been issued for some Hershey’s Creamy Milk Chocolate Kisses products due to the possible presence of almonds. Hershey Canada triggered the recall after it said there was one…