Melanoma rates are on the rise in Canada. University of McGill researcher and dermatologist Dr. Ivan Litvinov talks about new research on melanoma rates and breaks down Manitoba area codes with the highest cases.
British Columbia residents are being warned about what Environment Canada calls a "short-lived" heat wave with daytime highs over 30 degrees in several regions, from eastern Vancouver Island to the southern Interior. The weather agency has issued a series of heat warnings, saying a strong ridge of high pressure will set in tomorrow and last until at least Thursday. It says daytime highs between 29 and 35 degrees inland and 27 degrees near the water are expected for Metro Vancouver, Howe Sound, t
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin is fighting to keep his seat as a New Mexico county commissioner as he faces possible removal and disqualification from public office for his participation in last year’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Griffin was previously convicted of a misdemeanor for entering Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. He was sentenced to 14 days and given credit for time served. Three residents of Santa Fe and Los Alamos counties filed a lawsuit seeking
Some Island farmers say a looming increase in the price of dairy products is necessary to make up for skyrocketing costs. Dairy prices will be going up by 2.5 per cent starting Sept. 1 following an adjustment by the Canadian Dairy Commission. The Crown corporation that oversees supply management in Canada usually adjusts prices once a year in February, but farmers had called for an increase in June to account for rapidly rising costs. That's in addition to the 8.4 per cent increase at the beginn
Halifax Regional Police are investigating after a person was found dead inside a vehicle that caught fire Monday morning in a residential area of Dartmouth. Police and fire crews were called to Princeton Lane around 11:20 a.m. AT for reports of a vehicle on fire. Police said it subsequently crashed into a parked vehicle. Fire crews put out the fire and a person was found dead inside the vehicle that had been moving. No other details have been released. District Fire Chief Stephen Turner said som
Ontario is seeing far fewer forest fires this year than the 10-year average, and only a fraction of what it experienced last summer, when fires tore through a record amount of land in the province, according to the provincial government. There have been 179 fires so far this year, with 2,416 hectares of land burned, Evan Lizotte, a fire information officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources, said in a recent interview. That's compared with the 10-year average of 669 fires and 174,196 hectare
Opening statements set for Wednesday give prosecutors and R. Kelly's attorneys their first chance to address jurors directly about charges that accuse the R&B singer of enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 pornography trial. (Aug. 17)
Jeff Bohnert had all but given up on seeing his poodle-hound mix again after she went missing in early June. Two months later, people exploring a nearby cave found his dog (August 16)
Crews are assessing the waters off San Juan Island in the Salish Sea south of Vancouver Island, after a fishing boat sank and leaked fuel on Saturday. The Aleutian Isle had nearly 9,840 litres of oil and diesel on board when it went down off the west coast of San Juan Island in Washington state. Gerald Graham, a Victoria-based consultant who specializes in marine oil spill response and prevention, said the diesel fuel flowing from the boat is very light, which means crews can't use booms or skim
Rudy Holik only has a few months to live — and one of his last wishes is to give away his 10-metre long, hand-built steel boat to someone who can make use of it. In 1994, the Calgary man started building his steel vessel, which weighs more than 4,500 kilograms, in the backyard of his small home in the city's southwest. Now, with a terminal cancer diagnosis and his 80th birthday in October, Holik says he wants to pass the boat on to someone else's skilled hands. "Many people are surprised," Holik
OTTAWA — MPs and veteran-led aid groups are urging ministers to do more to help thousands of Afghans who assisted Canadian Forces but remain trapped in Afghanistan a year after the Taliban seized Kabul. They warn that 8,000 Afghans approved to come to Canada have not yet been able to escape. Many do not have a passport or visa and applying to the Taliban for documents could put them in danger. Another 3,000 Afghans who helped Canada's Armed Forces and government have not been approved to come to
A Miami-Dade police officer was critically wounded and an armed robbery suspect was killed in an exchange of gunfire during a car chase Monday night, authorities said. (Aug. 16)
The George Black ferry in Dawson City won't be operating until further notice due to mechanical issues. On Tuesday afternoon, Krysten Johnson, a spokesperson with the Department of Highways and Public Works, said it will take at least two full days to fix. "The ferry will not be in operation until these repairs can be completed," she said. "We're ... recommending that people make alternative travel arrangements at this time, because that is an unfortunate amount of time to wait." The ferry shut
HALIFAX — While experts in arboriculture are working to save nearly 30 historic trees that were vandalized in Halifax, it may take years to know how many of the trees will survive the damage, the supervisor of the Halifax Public Gardens said Monday. Last month, a security guard at the Gardens discovered that strips of bark were removed around the trunk of many trees, most of which are between 50 and 200 years old. Sean Street, the horticulture supervisor for the Gardens, says the cuts — which ap
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) -German utility Uniper, the most high-profile victim of Europe's energy crisis so far, reported a net loss of 12.3 billion euros ($12.5 billion) for the first half and warned it would take until 2024 before it could return to profit. Germany's largest importer of Russian gas, had to be bailed out in a 15 billion euro rescue deal agreed with the government last month after Moscow drastically cut flows, forcing the company to buy gas elsewhere at much higher prices. The bailout has laid bare Germany's reliance on Russian gas imports, which accounted for around 55% of the total last year, as well as the costs related to efforts to find alternative sources to keep on powering Europe's top economy.
As schools in 10 Nunavut communities get underway this week, a teacher shortage of about 90 positions territory-wide remains. That shortage has prompted education officials to meet this week with district education authorities in communities still lacking teachers, said Ibrahim Suleiman, the deputy minister of education. "We're trending down," said Suleiman about the number of vacant positions. There were over 100 vacancies as of Aug. 5. Suleiman chalked up the number of vacancies to the nationw
OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's inflation eased slightly in July on lower gasoline prices, official data showed on Tuesday, prompting the central bank governor to say that the annual rate may have peaked but will "remain too high for some time". Underlying price pressures suggested another outsized interest rate hike was still on the cards. In an op-ed in the National Post Web site posted after the data was released, Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem said inflation is still "far too high".
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has declared a state of emergency in two southern counties hit by flooding from heavy rains. (Aug. 15)
The end of the TV show ‘Better Call Saul’ wraps up the story of Saul Goodman. A clinical neuropsychologist analyzes the character’s progression from a small-time con man to a ‘criminal’ lawyer.
A Saskatchewan political studies professor says the Saskatoon Meewasin byelection will garner more interest and could have a higher turnout because of who is running and what is at stake. Four parties have already selected candidates, including one party leader. Former Opposition NDP Leader Ryan Meili officially resigned the seat on July 1. The government has six months from that date to hold the vote. University of Regina professor of politics and international studies Tom McIntosh said he expe
Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a serious car crash in connection with a police intervention on Sunday afternoon in Blainville, in the Laurentians. An officer attempted to intercept a vehicle for dangerous driving around 6 p.m. when the driver accelerated, according to a news release from the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI). Police say the officer wanted to check the car's license plates because the car was reported stolen. After being chased by police, the driver hit a concret
