Category Archives: Canada

In the news today: Wildfire damage update today for residents of BC's Shuswap region
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Wildfire-affected residents to learn fate of homes Residents of British Columbi...
Aug 28, 2023

NWT premier: Trudeau made 'specific commitments' during weekend meeting in Edmonton
EDMONTON - After saying last week she was angry Northerners don't receive the same services from the federal government as people in the rest of Canada, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane...
Aug 27, 2023

Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns
MONTREAL - As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it's proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The...
Aug 27, 2023

Wildland firefighters battle mental health, labour challenges atop deadly blazes
Two-week work cycles. Shifts that can last up to 18 hours. Sleeping in tents or gymnasiums far from home. Dangerous and unpredictable work environments. Those are the working conditions for many wildl...
Aug 27, 2023

Nisga'a memorial pole about to start journey home to B.C. from Scottish museum
A memorial totem pole belonging to members of the Nisga'a Nation in northwestern British Columbia is about to begin its journey home from the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh, where it has bee...
Aug 27, 2023

Influx of asylum claimants flooding shelters, social services in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Femi Biobaku came to Canada more than a year ago fleeing persecution from the Nigerian authorities, forcing him to leave his wife, two children, community and job as an accountant back home. ...
Aug 27, 2023

'I remember the fear': Canadians recounted horror of Bernardo case following transfer
OTTAWA - The haunting effect of Paul Bernardo's crimes lingered for Canadians nearly 30 years later, detailed in the hundreds of messages that poured into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office after ...
Aug 27, 2023

Receiving death threats not regular part of Quebec elementary teacher's job: tribunal
LVIS, Que. - The psychological harm suffered by a Quebec elementary teacher after a student brought knives to school and told classmates he planned to kill her was a workplace injury, the province's l...
Aug 26, 2023

Evacuated Hay River mayor says town in better shape than feared the night before
A town in the Northwest Territories recently evacuated due to a raging wildfire emerged "in much better condition" than anyone could have imagined only a day earlier when high winds and hot temperatur...
Aug 26, 2023

Salvation Army leader supports Kelowna-area fire fight with free meals
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - Jennifer Hansen was evacuated from her home in the West Kelowna, B.C., area last week, but that hasn't stopped the Westside Salvation Army captain from feeding firefighters and ot...
Aug 26, 2023