Ottawa turns to civilian first responders as another dire wildfire season approaches - Sat, 11 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Instead of sending in the troops to deal with what promises to be another dangerous wildfire season, Public Safety Canada is testing the capabilities of a civilian-led firefighting force as first responders and relief providers. |
Thousands of Canadians are on doctor wait-lists. Are they effective? - Sat, 11 May 2024 04:00:00 EDT
Some provinces, to help facilitate a match, have created centralized waiting lists where people can register and eventually be matched with physicians who are seeing new patients. But are these lists effective? |
Kelowna man bemoans 'awful,' unexpected FortisBC tree work - Fri, 10 May 2024 21:42:32 EDT
A Kelowna man is upset after FortisBC unexpectedly removed branches from a tree in his front yard, leaving the spruce an "atrocious" "eyesore." The utility company says the tree was a safety issue near power lines. |
Toronto takes another step towards PWHL final with win over Minnesota - Fri, 10 May 2024 22:09:16 EDT
Jesse Compher scored the go-ahead goal with 1:25 left in the third period to give Toronto a 2-0 win and 2-0 lead in its best-of-five semifinal series against Minnesota in Professional Women's Hockey League playoff action on Friday. |
Thousands ordered to evacuate Fort Nelson, B.C., as wildfire approaches - Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:48:40 EST
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Jim Peterson, retired Toronto MP and former Liberal trade minister, dead at 82 - Fri, 10 May 2024 23:13:38 EDT
Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister under Paul Martin, has died at the age of 82. |
Bouchard lifts Oilers to 4-3 overtime win over Canucks in Game 2 - Sat, 11 May 2024 01:54:02 EDT
Evan Bouchard scored 5:38 into overtime and the Edmonton Oilers bounced back for a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs on Friday. |
Women's remains believed to have spent 2 weeks in same Winnipeg dumpster before going to landfill, trial hears - Fri, 10 May 2024 13:40:52 EDT
When police learned a woman’s remains were discovered in a Winnipeg garbage bin nearly two years ago, they had no idea the bodies of two other women killed by the same man were a few blocks away and about to be taken to a landfill that same morning, the serial killer’s trial heard Friday. |
5 people arrested following pro-Palestinian protest at University of Calgary - Thu, 02 May 2024 17:04:35 EDT
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State actor blamed for cyberattack on B.C. government systems - Wed, 08 May 2024 15:21:50 EDT
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Montreal police investigate after cyclist hits child crossing street to catch school bus - Fri, 10 May 2024 10:50:22 EDT
A video of a young child being hit by a cyclist while crossing the street to get to a school bus has been shared widely on social media. Groups and officials are reminding people of the dangers of not respecting the province's Highway Safety Code. |
Fire destroys 123-year-old church in Greenwood, B.C. - Fri, 10 May 2024 14:16:23 EDT
A devastating overnight fire in the tiny city of Greenwood, B.C., has destroyed a historic church, a vacant elementary school and one home, according to Mayor John Bolt. |
Canadian Blood Services apologizes to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for donation ban - Fri, 10 May 2024 11:56:47 EDT
Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its "harmful" former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood. |
Hundreds of jobs affected as forestry giant Canfor makes cuts in northern B.C. - Thu, 09 May 2024 19:45:41 EDT
The company is closing its mill in Bear Lake, indefinitely curtailing a production line at Northwood pulp mill in Prince George and suspending redevelopment of its facility in Houston, B.C. |
First Nation takes over operation of Gold Rush-era historic site - Thu, 09 May 2024 22:02:43 EDT
St’uxwtews Pesuten Heritage Society has taken over full operation of Hat Creek Ranch, north of Cache Creek, B.C. |