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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.A pair of hikers with an off-leash dog were charged after coming close to a well-known grizzly bear on…
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.Elections Alberta says it has verified that a citizen initiative petition looking to force a vote on the province…
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.Being evacuated from a wildfire zone is a stressful experience for any family to go through, but imagine trying…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Canadian high schoolers have mixed feelings about the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34), introduced Wednesday by the federal government. Key elements of the bill include establishing a new Digital Safety Commission and setting safety criteria and guidelines for social media and AI chatbots, but the element causing the most…
Four grizzly bears have been killed by authorized hunters since the Alberta government introduced the Wildlife Management Responder Network in June 2024. The four grizzlies — one last year and three so far in 2026 — had all either killed or been “involved in conflict with” livestock, according to a…
Climate change is pushing ticks into new habitats across southern Canada, and experts say the blood-sucking pests will keep advancing.Disease-carrying ticks were barely on Canada’s radar until the 1990s, but scientists say various species are travelling north from the United States at a rate of 35 to 55 kilometres per…
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