Canada
Wildfire Smoke Lingers Over B.C. Interior as Evacuees Begin Coming Home
The smoke is still there. For thousands of British Columbians returning to their homes in the Interior after days of evacuation, that haze hanging...
Canada
John Hamm, Matt Minglewood and Eight Others Named to 2026 Order of Nova Scotia
What is the Order of Nova Scotia?
The Order of Nova Scotia is the province's highest civilian honour. Established in June 2001, it recognizes Nova...
Canada
Ontario Bars Undocumented Residents and Temporary Visa Holders from Social Assistance
A tribunal ruling quietly changed everything. Ontario is now moving to close a gap in its social assistance rules — one that a provincial...
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie Council to Consider Freeze on AI Data Centre Approvals Pending New Rules
Sault Ste. Marie city council will debate a motion Monday that would halt approvals of new artificial intelligence data centres until the city establishes...
Canada
Second Montreal-Area Cat Tests Positive for Raccoon Rabies as Quebec Cases Surge in 2026
New Exposure Cases Confirmed
Quebec public health officials have confirmed a second cat infected with raccoon rabies in the Montérégie region, prompting three additional people...
Canada
B.C. First Nations Chiefs Demand Halt to West Coast Pipeline, Citing Climate Crisis and Flawed Consultation
The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs formally called on Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Sunday to stop advancing...
Canada
Toronto Councillor Parthi Kandavel Files for Re-Election While Under OPP Investigation
The nomination papers were filed quietly, on a Friday — a routine administrative act that carries anything but routine weight. Parthi Kandavel, the first-term...
Canada
Alberta’s New Integrated ID Cards Are Creating Long Lines and Leaving Some Residents Behind
The rollout has been anything but smooth.
Since July 2, when Alberta began issuing its new integrated driver's licences and identification cards — documents that...