Category Archives: Canada
Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife as wildfire evacuation order lifted
YELLOWKNIFE - Thousands of Yellowknife residents have returned home this week as a wildfire evacuation order was lifted. The nearby fire forced the city's 20,000 residents out of their homes about thr...
Sep 7, 2023
Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fine...
Sep 7, 2023
Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in a school: report
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's ombudsman says the territory's government had a policy and legal duty to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted, instead it delayed revealing the informat...
Sep 7, 2023
Quebec man, 37, charged with arson in connection with wildfires in province's north
Quebec provincial police have arrested a man for arson in connection with numerous forest fires that burned earlier this summer in the province's north. Police say a 37-year-old man was scheduled to a...
Sep 7, 2023
Bank of Canada may need to raise rates again, despite this week's hold: Macklem
CALGARY - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said the central bank may have to raise interest rates further, given inflation may stay high for some time. That's according to prepared remarks the gov...
Sep 7, 2023
Prince George, B.C., explosion linked to pipe theft, gas buildup in structure: RCMP
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police say the explosion that destroyed a building in downtown Prince George, B.C., last month was likely caused by "unauthorized" people who broke into the property and were una...
Sep 7, 2023
Justice minister lays blame on Quebec court for cases being dropped in north
SAGUENAY, Que. - Quebec's justice minister is blaming the provincial court for procedural delays that have led to scores of criminal cases being dropped in the province's north. Simon Jolin-Barrette w...
Sep 7, 2023
New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate
EDMONTON - A renewable energy group says new requirements for wind and solar projects create further problems for a booming industry that government policy has already slowed. On Wednesday, the Albert...
Sep 7, 2023
Federal prediction says parts of Canada could see wildfires through winter
OTTAWA - The latest federal government forecast says Canada's already unprecedented 2023 wildfire season could continue late into the fall or winter. Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wil...
Sep 7, 2023
Western Canada a global hot spot over summer months: Climate Central study
An analysis has found that Western Canada was one of the global hot spots in a summer that climate change made one of the warmest on record. The extensive study by Climate Central concludes that Canad...
Sep 7, 2023