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In 2025, summer wildfires in Manitoba killed two people, displaced 33,000 others, burned four per cent of the province’s land mass and cost the province hundreds of millions of dollars at the very least.In 2026, June storms and subsequent flooding led 50 municipalities to declare states of emergency, damaged 30,000…
An out-of-control wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore jumped significantly in size Friday, reaching 1,700 hectares as residents forced to flee their homes anxiously awaited further news.The Halifax Regional Municipality said the majority of its firefighters and personnel from the provincial Natural Resources Department would leave the scene — located…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The remaining essential workers in Wrigley are evacuating, even as their neighbours in Fort Simpson return home. The community of…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Environment Canada lifted an air quality warning across the Greater Toronto Area on Sunday, after heavy smoke blanketed the…
Ontario’s wildland firefighters are facing “extremely challenging” conditions on the ground in northwestern Ontario, their union said.More than 150 crews were deployed to northwestern Ontario as of Friday morning, including some from Alberta and the Yukon.As of Thursday evening, there were 129 active fires burning in northwestern Ontario, the provincial…
The wildfire season in B.C. has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes sending the tally of blazes burning in the province past 100.On Wednesday morning the province’s firefighters faced only about 20 blazes in what had been a relatively quiet season, but as of Saturday morning there were about 115…
Nova ScotiaA wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore is now listed as being held, but ground crews will continue the containment efforts throughout the day. Residents evacuated on Thursday are now allowed to return to their homes.Evacuation centres at Musquodoboit Rural High School and Marine Drive Academy have closedCBC News ·…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. WARNING: This story contains details and images that could be disturbing Chase Sinclair says he doesn’t expect to…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that any money made from tolls on the Gordie Howe International Bridge won’t…
Nova ScotiaA wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore is now listed as being held, but ground crews will continue the containment efforts throughout the day. Residents evacuated on Thursday are now allowed to return to their homes.Evacuation centres at Musquodoboit Rural High School and Marine Drive Academy have closedCBC News ·…
While working as a landscaper, Kayla Climenhaga often watched electricians at job sites, offering a glimpse of what she hoped would be a better future — and a bigger paycheque — for her down the road.”Watching from the side, that obviously looked very appealing,” said Climenhaga. “And it got me…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Frank Stronach has been granted a mistrial on his sexual assault conviction, a rare post-verdict ruling that leaves the…
Federal authorities are looking into whether Canadian National Railway Co. broke the law after a crew had to be evacuated from a train engulfed in flames in northwestern Ontario.The government is “conducting followup oversight” to determine if CN failed to comply with rules under the Railway Safety Act, said Transport…
Nova ScotiaA wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore is now listed as being held, but ground crews will continue the containment efforts throughout the day. Residents evacuated on Thursday are now allowed to return to their homes.Evacuation centres at Musquodoboit Rural High School and Marine Drive Academy have closedCBC News ·…
Listen to this articleEstimated 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Canada’s justice minister has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted of four murders, who was released…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.More than 30 years after his walk-off home run to win the World Series, Joe Carter still doesn’t want…
Nigerian sprinter Gloria Obajimi had just purchased a new camera at the Olympic Village when she learned she had an hour to pack up and leave the site of what was supposed to be her first Olympics: the 1976 Montreal Games.Barely 20 years old, Obajimi had spent two weeks prior…
Nova ScotiaA wildfire on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore is now listed as being held, but ground crews will continue the containment efforts throughout the day. Residents evacuated on Thursday are now allowed to return to their homes.Evacuation centres at Musquodoboit Rural High School and Marine Drive Academy have closedCBC News ·…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Conservative MP Cathay Wagantall says she will resign from her Yorkton-Melville seat on Aug. 31, 2026 — earlier than…
A 14-year-old who was making plans to carry out a school shooting in Saskatoon will be under a terrorism peace bond for the next year.Content on the girl’s TikTok account was flagged to the federal RCMP on Feb. 10, the same day eight people were killed in a mass shooting…
The National Hockey League season came to a close this month and with it came the end of an era as longtime partners Rogers and CBC were unable to come to a new agreement for NHL broadcasts. So fans will no longer find NHL games on CBC platforms and will,…
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