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BusinessThe Weather NetworkPHOTOS: Tornado-warned storm pummel Alberta, Saskatchewan
A round of photogenic severe thunderstorms hit Alberta and Saskatchewan on Tuesday, bringing large hail and tornado warnings to southern parts of the provinces.
NewsThe Canadian PressAssembly of First Nations delegates reject resolution calling for chief's suspension
VANCOUVER — An emergency resolution before the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting to reaffirm the suspension of National Chief RoseAnne Archibald has failed in Vancouver. The resolution says Archibald disclosed confidential information about the complaints against her by the organization's staff, compromising the integrity of the assembly’s complaint process. The vote needed the support of 60 per cent of eligible delegates for approval, but the resolution was defeated, with the tally to co
NewsThe Weather NetworkTornado-warned storms move through the Prairies
Severe storms prompted tornado watches across parts of southern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan Tuesday afternoon. Prepare to take shelter when severe weather strikes and monitor the forecast closely through the rest of today.
NewsThe Canadian PressJuly 4 suspect charged with seven counts of first-degree murder
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The man suspected in the Fourth of July mass shooting in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, but officials expect there will be dozens more. If convicted of the murders of seven people, Robert E. Crimo III will be sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. Lake County State Attorney Eric Rinehart says he will ask a judge to hold Crimo without bail at an appearance tomorrow. Rinehart calls the attack that also injured 38 oth
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Lightning storms spark dozens of wildfires in Yukon, heat warning issued
WHITEHORSE — Wildfires are breaking out across Yukon as lightning pummels the territory and a heat wave wears on, a fire information officer says. Mike Fancie of Yukon Wildland Fire Management says about 20 fires a day have been sparked beginning on the long weekend, bringing the total this year to 155 wildfires that have burned 45,000 hectares. Fancie described the proportion of fires caused by lightning as "stupendously high" at 97 per cent, compared with about 70 per cent in a typical year wi
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Few arrests made during 'unprecedented' Ottawa police operation on Canada Day weekend
Ottawa police say they "met the challenges" of the busy Canada Day long weekend, which featured the first in-person celebrations since the pandemic began alongside protests. City officials promised a robust police presence and zero tolerance for those breaking bylaws or causing disturbances as they planned for the return of anti-government and anti-COVID-19-mandate protesters. A march and gathering at the National War Memorial Thursday evening drew a large crowd of over 1,000 people, but protest
NewsThe Canadian PressQuebec victims group surprised after man gets conditional discharge for sex assault
MONTREAL — A crime victims advocacy group expressed concern on Tuesday after a Quebec man was granted a conditional discharge in a sexual assault case, in part because the judge felt a conviction could damage the man's career. Marie-Christine Villeneuve of Crime Victims Assistance Centres says she worries the light sentence may be discouraging to victims and make them reluctant to report sexual assaults. "If you're a victim seeing this kind of decision, it's possible that you could be more fearf
NewsThe Canadian PressSome Quebec overnight camps are being forced to close due to COVID-19 outbreaks
MONTREAL — Summer camp season in Quebec has been cut short for hundreds of children who have been sent home due to COVID-19 outbreaks, only a few days after the start to some of the province's overnight camps. Outbreaks, mostly among counsellors, have shut down at least three overnight camps across the province, Éric Beauchemin, with an association representing Quebec summer camps, said Tuesday. "People were getting infected one after the other and before losing 25 of them, parents were asked to
NewsThe Canadian PressB.C. police officers recovering after bank shootout overwhelmed by support
SAANICH, B.C. — An officer who was injured in a deadly shootout outside a bank in Saanich, B.C., last week remains in intensive care after three surgeries. Saanich Chief Const. Dean Duthie told a news conference that the officer, who has eight years of service with the department, has been showing signs of “improvement day by day." Three Saanich officers and three from the Victoria Police Department, all members of the emergency response team, were injured in the gunfight with two heavily armed
LifestyleThe Weather NetworkThere's a lot to love about great Canadian moths
We love moths here at The Weather Network, and judging by the number of photos and videos you send us, so do you.
NewsThe Canadian PressForeign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly won't shake Sergey Lavrov's hand at G20
OTTAWA — Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she won't shake the hand of her Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at a G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, this week. She told The Canadian Press she plans to instead take aim at the Russian foreign minister's falsehoods about the invasion of Ukraine. "I will confront him with facts and expose Russia's narrative for what it is: lies and disinformation," she said in a written reply to questions. In March, Joly joined many others in walking
EntertainmentYahoo News CanadaAcademy Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Chris Williams steers Netflix Animation ship to success
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Williams, born in Missouri but raised in Waterloo, Ont., is a driving force in the rise of Netflix Animation projects, with his film The Sea Beast landing on the streaming platform Friday, July 8.
NewsYahoo News Canada'It's the definition of discrimination': Toronto not doing enough for security guards who lost jobs for having beards, expert says
The City of Toronto is urging its contractors to bring back security personnel who were forced out of a job, after new requirements stipulated they must be clean-shaved to accommodate a masking mandate.
NewsThe Canadian PressTamara Lich breached conditions by appearing with fellow convoy leader: Crown
OTTAWA — The Crown is seeking to revoke bail for Tamara Lich, a leader of the “Freedom Convoy,” after she appeared alongside a fellow organizer in an alleged breach of her conditions. Lich was charged in February with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation for her role in the massive protest against COVID-19 restrictions that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for more than three weeks. She was released the next month with a long list of conditions, includin
BusinessThe Canadian PressCanada making electric vehicle, battery pitch to Japanese automakers
OTTAWA — Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the convergence of Canada's automotive and mining sectors is working to lure more companies to Canada to make electric cars and the batteries that power them. Over eight weeks last spring, automakers and battery companies announced more than $13 billion in new investments in the electric vehicle manufacturing sphere in Canada, including batteries and their components, buses and electric cars. Those announcements included retooling or
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Court martial planned for soldier who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa
OTTAWA — The Canadian soldier charged with speaking against federal vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform and who recently led a march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial. Warrant Officer James Topp's lawyer says the army reservist was recently notified that he will be allowed to have his case heard in a military court instead of by his chain of command. Phillip Millar says the decision represents a second about-face after the military initially offered his client a court martial, only
NewsThe Canadian PressCanada first ally to ratify NATO membership bids from Sweden, Finland
OTTAWA — Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership. The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau met with Finland's president, Sauli Niinistö, and Sweden's prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, at the NATO Summit last week. In a statement, Trudeau says Canada champions the alliance's open door policy for any European country in a position to "advance the commitments and obligations of membership
ScienceThe Weather NetworkThe new age of space exploration could damage the ozone layer
Scientists are raising the alarm about the potential environmental and health impacts from future space launches.
SportsThe Canadian PressMore than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out
OTTAWA — Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either in or outside of Canada. A statement from Health Canada says 13.6 million doses of the vaccine expired in the spring and will be thrown out. A year ago Canada said it would donate almost 18 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to lower-income countries. As of June 22, almost nine million doses were delivered to 21 different nations. But Hea
EntertainmentYahoo News Canada'The Amazing Race Canada' Season 8: Host Jon Montgomery teases 'super competitive' teams
It’s been a long COVID-19 hiatus for The Amazing Race Canada but the show is finally back with Season 8 (premiering July 5 at 9:00 p.m. ET on CTV, CTV.ca and the CTV app), with host Jon Montgomery teasing that this year’s teams are “super competitive.”
NewsThe Weather NetworkMorning rain spreads across southern Ontario as humidity rises Tuesday
After a round of morning rain, Tuesday will be mostly cloudy and humid with a slight thunderstorm threat.
NewsThe Weather NetworkThe 1936 North American heat wave hit Toronto hard — temperatures reach 40 °C
On this day in weather history, North America was in a historical heat wave.
BusinessThe Canadian PressCanadians donated more than $44M to Liberal, Conservative parties in 2021
OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada raised the most money of any federal party in 2021, bringing in $26.4 million in donations during a tumultuous year that ended with an election loss and speculation about the end of Erin O'Toole's leadership. Audited financial statements filed with Elections Canada show that's just shy of $6 million more than the party raised in 2020, and the number of people who gave money to the Tories -- 95,000 -- was up by about 5,000 year-over-year. Justin Trudeau's
NewsThe Canadian PressResearchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic
HALIFAX — A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters says an underwater detection network suggests the population remains stable but is not growing. That runs counter to worries the ocean's greatest predators are increasingly prowling the region — perceptions fuelled by a suspected attack last August on a woman in the waters off Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island and cellphone videos the same month depicting a shark chewing a seal carcass. Shark-tracking
NewsThe Canadian PressIrving Abella, historian who wrote on Canada's refusal of Jewish refugees, dead at 82
Historian Irving Abella, the co-author of a seminal book on the Canadian government’s refusal to accept Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust, has died. Abella died on Sunday, the day after his 82nd birthday, after a long illness. He was born and raised in Toronto, and completed his bachelor’s, master’s and PhD degrees at the University of Toronto. His 1982 book “None is too Many: Canada and the Jews of Europe 1933-1948,” co-written with Harold Troper, shed light on the largely untold story of C
