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A city-wide mandatory fire ban has been reinstated in Yellowknife, effective immediately. In a news release Monday, the city says all open-air burning is banned, including the use of approved fire pits within the city. The City of Yellowknife's fire chief, Nelson Johnson, said in the release the ban was put in place due to "very dry conditions," and no rain in the forecast. An increase in lightening is also expected later this week, Johnson said. Fines will be issued for non-compliance, the rele
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Canadian artist David Blackwood, known for his haunting and powerful etchings of life in outport Newfoundland, died Saturday in Port Hope, Ont., at the age of 80. His death is an incalculable loss, both to the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and to the Canadian art world, Mireille Eagan, curator at the Rooms provincial art gallery in St. John's, said Monday. "David Blackwood is one of Canada's most beloved artists, but for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, he is
MONTREAL — Quebec Immigration Minister Jean Boulet on Monday welcomed Ottawa's decision to relocate about 100 asylum seekers who have crossed irregularly into the province — but he said that wasn't enough. The province says its ability to house and care for would-be refugees is being strained, as about 13,350 people have entered Canada irregularly between January and May, mostly through Roxham Road, a rural road leading from the United States into Quebec. Ottawa needs to relocate more people to
An 18-year-old Quebec woman studying at Selkirk College is dead after succumbing to injuries from a bus crash near Castlegar, B.C. last week. The woman, whose name has not been released, was travelling with about 19 students and staff from the college on a BC transit bus that collided with a delivery van near Castlegar, about 620 km east of Vancouver, on Thursday afternoon. Castlegar RCMP are still investigating the accident. "Our hearts go out to the student's family and friends," Selkirk Colle
With less than two months to go for Ontario childcare centres to sign on to the province’s new $10 a day program, some centres say it’s not in their best interest to commit right now. Caryn Lieberman explains.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald survived the first of three key votes on her leadership on Tuesday, after blaming her suspension on misogyny and misconduct within the organization. First Nations leaders from across Canada voted against continuing her suspension.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain is increasing military spending as it works toward meeting a NATO commitment by dedicating 2% of gross domestic product to defense, the Spanish government said Tuesday. Cabinet members approved a one-off expenditure of almost 1 billion euros ($1 billion) for Spain's Defense Ministry that the government said was needed to cover unexpected expenses produced by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Spain has sent military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, and deployed more troo
Two Edmonton families facing imminent deportation — one to Mexico, the other to the Philippines — have been granted reprieves. The families, both with young children, went public in recent weeks with concerns about safety should they have to return to their countries of origin. Luis Ubando Nolasco, Cinthya Carrasco Campos and their eight and nine-year-old daughters were supposed to be on a flight to Mexico on Monday. The family fled to Canada in 2018 and sought refugee protection after a family
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be prepared to "engage fully" during the G20 summit this fall leading to a possible exchange with the Russian foreign minister, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday. (July 5)
For years, Marceline Adkins spent long hours in restaurants — working her way up from dishwasher to line cook for about $15 per hour. While she says she had to beg for two weeks off each year, she saw friends work jobs with both more flexible hours and better pay. So in 2021, she left the restaurant industry for good to pursue her music career and freelance work. To entice workers like her, Adkins says employers need to offer better wages and benefits. "They just need to sweeten the deal," she s
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
The Highland Park Police Department describe two separate incidents in 2019 where they were made aware of suicidal and potentially violent intentions from the alleged gunman in the deadly mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburb.
Canada's two major airlines have had the poorest on-time performance of the 10 biggest North American airlines so far this summer, recent data shows. However, some experts say U.S. airlines experienced delays and disruptions last year due to a surge in demand for travel, and now, it’s Canada's turn.
Evacuation orders have been expanded for remote communities near a wildfire that's chewing through California forests. The Sierra Nevada Gold Country fire tripled in size to more than 4.7 square miles Tuesday. (June 5) (AP video by Noah Berger)
VANCOUVER — The River Forecast Centre has issued another flood watch as heavy rains swell a waterway that winds through parts of Kelowna, B.C. The centre says flows on Mission Creek increased rapidly overnight and will continue to rise through Tuesday, depending on the amount of additional rainfall. High streamflow advisories remain in place for many other rivers and streams across southern and southeastern B.C. after as much as 35 millimetres of rain fell in the last day. Thundershowers and dow
Port Moody, B.C., will be home to an innovative low-emission hydrogen power plant, according to the three companies behind a pilot project slated to start construction late next year. The test project would be the first such plant in B.C., and possibly Canada, to produce what's known as "turquoise hydrogen," an almost zero-emission method for capturing and converting methane from burning natural gas. Similar projects exist in Germany and France. The Port Moody project is now in the planning stag
A third man was arrested for an impaired driving collision but no one was hurt. Catherine McDonald spoke to the alleged victim of that crash.