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[published_date] Fewer tourists are coming to Jasper, Alta., than usual this year, but it's not for a lack of people eager to visit the picturesque Rocky Mountain town. Numbers are about as good as they can be, considering about one-fifth of the town's overnight accommodations burned when a ferocious wildfire swept through last summer, said…

[published_date] Canada finished fourth at the FIBA Men's AmeriCup basketball championship on Sunday after dropping a 9-85 decision to the United States in the battle for bronze. The result marks Canada's second straight fourth-place AmeriCup finish. The Canadians started strong Sunday and took a five-point lead in the first quarter before Jahmius Ramsey hit a…

[published_date] Areas of northern Saskatchewan are once again facing uncontained wildfires as recent hot weather causes multiple flare-ups over the Labour Day long weekend, according to the SPSA's website.  Both the Muskeg and the Trail wildfires — two of the biggest in Saskatchewan — flared up on Saturday, prompting local officials to ask people to leave areas…

[published_date] Emergency and essential personnel have now been told to leave Fort Providence, N.W.T., after an evacuation order for community members began late Sunday. "Fort Providence residents and emergency/essential personnel must evacuate now," the territorial government says in its latest bulletin. "The area has an immediate threat due to a wildfire and is not safe. Everyone must…

[published_date] The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has identified 12 cases where grocers engaged in "maple washing," a practice where companies use Canadian branding, like the maple leaf, to promote imported food products. The violations stemmed from complaints filed with the CFIA between February and May, and all but one involved national grocery chains, the…

[published_date] Most of the counter-tariffs Ottawa slapped on U.S. goods earlier this year have now been removed, with a few exceptions. Canada placed duties on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods in response to American tariffs on various Canadian goods. Those tariffs are gone as of Monday, though some levies remain on non-CUSMA-compliant goods —…

[published_date] Newfoundland parent Scott Chandler jokes that September is usually a whirlwind he "kind of dreads," between juggling the back-to-school season for his son Rhys and restarting a host of his extracurriculars, like hockey, karate and swimming lessons. This year, however, he's looking forward to the normalcy of that busy schedule.  They've been caught in a different…

[published_date] This First Person column is the experience of Michael Lecchino, who lives in Montreal. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I grew up memorizing the world. Not in capitals or currencies, but in colours and shapes. In stripes and stars. In the arc of a crescent or the…

[published_date] As part of an effort to improve air quality, Metro Vancouver will soon require people to register wood-burning fireplaces and stoves as well as have them commit to burning only seasoned wood, fire logs or wood pellets. Source link

[published_date] Stay out of the woods. No hiking. No fishing. No camping. Don't ride your ATV. These were the messages this past summer in Atlantic Canada, as provinces dealt with high temperatures and dry conditions. But those restrictions caused friction in the region — and across Canada — which Eric Kennedy says shouldn't be a surprise.  "Fire has always been political," Kennedy,…

[published_date] Classes are set to begin for 20 Island students who are attending Prince Edward Island's new medical school, which serves as the regional home for Memorial University's doctor of medicine program. Despite the fact that construction on the building on the north end of the UPEI campus is not completed, Dr. Peter MacPherson said things have been sailing…

[published_date] International Overdose Awareness Day is being marked with ceremonies across B.C. on Sunday, as the province continues to lose more than 100 people each month due to unregulated drugs amid a public health emergency stretching back nine years. The day, first commemorated in 2001, aims to break the stigma surrounding drugs and addiction while raising awareness…