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Wildfire in Peace River, B.C., quadruples in size after evacuation order
DAWSON CREEK - A wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that prompted an evacuation order on Thursday has quadrupled in size. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the blaze in the Peace River ...
May 30, 2025
Police and bylaw resources boosted in Kelowna for busy season
With tourism and outdoor season ramping up, the City and police are deploying various extra resources for everyone's safety.RCMP and Bylaw Enforcement Officers will be visibly present throughout the c...
May 30, 2025
Wildfire in Peace River, B.C., quadruples in size after evacuation order
DAWSON CREEK - A wildfire in northeastern British Columbia that prompted an evacuation order on Thursday has quadrupled in size. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting that the blaze in the Peace River ...
May 30, 2025
Indigenous leaders again left out of first ministers meeting as tensions grow
OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is warning the provinces and Ottawa it "may not end well" if they make decisions about major infrastructure projects at the upcoming first ...
May 30, 2025
Gagnon, Reaugh named to Hockey Hall of Fame media wing
TORONTO - Franois Gagnon and Daryl Reaugh are this year's inductees into the media wing of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Gagnon will receive the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award for excellence in hockey journ...
May 30, 2025
Jobs minister meets with Canada Post union reps as overtime ban persists
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is meeting with postal union officials in Ottawa today amid an overtime ban and declining mail volumes at a beleaguered Canada Post. The Canadian Union of Postal Wor...
May 30, 2025
Sikh groups say Ottawa should not invite India's Modi to G7 summit
OTTAWA - Sikh organizations are calling on Ottawa to break with a five-year tradition by not inviting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7 summit. Canada is hosting the G7 leaders' summit nex...
May 30, 2025
Supreme Court lets Trump end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people from 4 countries
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday again cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip temporary legal protections from hundreds of thousands of immigrants, pushing the total number...
May 30, 2025
Canada international Achini Perera takes to the street for Cricket to Conquer Cancer
TORONTO - Achini Perera gets to tick a few boxes Saturday, playing cricket and helping raise money for a good cause. The Canadian international cricketer is taking part in the inaugural Cricket to Con...
May 30, 2025
Crews brace for more hot, dry temperatures in fight against Prairie wildfires
Crews will face hot, dry conditions with the odd chance of rain today as they try to put down wildfires that have forced thousands out of their homes from Alberta to Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Manitob...
May 30, 2025
