Category Archives: Canada
Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation save otter pup found strangled by fishing net in B.C.
Gordon Mellish says he has saved at least 10 people using CPR after being trained in the life-saving technique, but giving mouth-to-mouth to an otter pup was a completely different animal. Mellish, a ...
Aug 11, 2026
Ontario fire crews making good progress despite large area burned, minister says
TORONTO - Ontario's fire crews are making progress fighting wildfires, the minister of natural resources said Tuesday, with dozens extinguished in the last two weeks and far fewer burning out of contr...
Aug 11, 2026
Tens of thousands sign petition calling for U.S. ambassador's removal from Canada
OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians have signed a petition calling for U.S. President Donald Trump's representative in Ottawa to be kicked out of the country. The online petition, which is set to ...
Aug 11, 2026
Environment Canada launches new weather warning system to address 'alert fatigue'
OTTAWA - Environment Canada launched a new, more targeted thunderstorm and tornado warning system this week to address "alert fatigue" and cut down on the number of weather alerts Canadians get on the...
Aug 11, 2026
Perseid meteor shower and partial solar eclipse to give skywatchers a celestial show
MONTREAL - Skywatchers in Quebec and beyond will get a unique show this week, as the Perseid meteor shower coincides with a partial solar eclipse. The Astrolab astronomy centre at the Mont-Mgantic, Qu...
Aug 11, 2026
Second cat has contracted rabies in Quebec's Montérégie region, health officials say
MONTRAL - Health officials are confirming that a second cat has contracted rabies from a raccoon in Quebec's Montrgie region. This case was detected on July 31 in St-Anicet, southwest of Montreal. Hea...
Aug 11, 2026
Motorists, exporters eager to test Gordie Howe bridge in July, early data suggests
OTTAWA - Early traffic volumes on the Gordie Howe International Bridge suggest motorists on both sides of the border were eager to test out the new crossing in the first few days after it opened to tr...
Aug 11, 2026
The fight for Faulder: When B.C. brothers fought to save home from raging fire
PENTICTON - A resident of Faulder, the tiny B.C. community that was largely obliterated by a wildfire on the weekend, has shared photographs and videos depicting two brothers' battle to save the prope...
Aug 11, 2026
In the news today: B.C. wildfire reinforcements, Colombia earthquake, car thefts down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C. Reinforcements are set to arrive today...
Aug 11, 2026
B.C. fire evacuees find social media comfort amid official void about destruction
PENTICTON - Frustrated wildfire evacuees from Summerland, B.C., say they are seeking out alternative sources of information about the fate of their community to fill an official void, even as authorit...
Aug 11, 2026