Canada
Two Storms in One Week Leave St. Catharines Flooded, Grieving, and Without Provincial or Federal Aid
St. Catharines is in shock. Within the span of ten days, three extraordinary rainstorms have battered this Niagara-region city, overwhelming its infrastructure, gutting basements, and leaving residents to drag...
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CentreBC Wants to Redraw the Province’s Political Map — but the System May Not Let It
British Columbia's political centre is restless. Former premier Christy Clark has declared that the province's voters face a grim binary: what she calls "the...
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‘Everything Was Orange’: B.C. Wildfire Forces Evacuations in North Okanagan as Structures Lost
A Fast-Moving Threat
The Bradley Creek wildfire tore through B.C.'s north Okanagan this weekend with terrifying speed. Driven by winds reaching 115 km/h at elevation,...
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Toronto Man Charged With Hate-Motivated Threats Against Muslim Community Member in Scarborough
A 37-year-old Toronto man has been charged with uttering threats and intimidation following an alleged hate-motivated incident in Scarborough, after police say he sent...
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Ontario Wildfires: Cautious Progress as First Nations Demand Public Inquiry
The Ontario government is describing the province's wildfire situation as moving in a "reassuring direction," with 80 fires extinguished over the past two weeks...
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CBC Identifies Canadian Woman Accused of Spying at NATO Military Headquarters in Belgium
Arrest at SHAPE
Belgian authorities have arrested a Canadian woman on suspicion of espionage at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), NATO's military headquarters...
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What Happens When Canadian ISIS Members Return Home? An Intelligence Report Explains the Threat
What does the intelligence report actually say?
A classified assessment produced by Canada's Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (ITAC) in June warns that a group of...
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Vancouver Council Approves Rezoning for Three Towers That Would Be Tallest in the City
Vancouver city council voted seven to three on Monday to approve rezoning changes that would allow developer Holborn Group to build three towers in...
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B.C. Calls In Reinforcements as Wildfire Season Enters a Dangerous New Phase
A Province Under Pressure
British Columbia's wildfire season is escalating sharply, and the province is drawing on resources from across Canada and beyond to keep...
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Elmer MacKay, Long-Serving Nova Scotia MP and Mulroney-Era Cabinet Minister, Dies at 89
Elmer MacKay, who represented the Central Nova district in the House of Commons for more than two decades and held senior portfolios under two...
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Toronto Mayoral Race: Bradford’s 1,000-Officer Police Pledge Raises Funding Questions
Toronto city councillor and mayoral candidate Brad Bradford has promised to hire 1,000 new police officers if elected, arguing that the city's existing five-year...