Electrical

[published_date] Wildfires caused by human activity have decreased in recent years, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service.  Human-caused wildfires are those started by anything other than lightning — power lines, vehicles, trains, smoking, campfires, industrial activity, light reflecting through glass, you name it; if a human directly caused the fire or something made by humans did,…

[published_date] At first, Melissa Plett didn't think there was anything suspicious about a fraud alert call she got last month purportedly from her bank, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). Her phone's call display showed the number was RBC's. Plus, the caller used language she's heard before when dealing with her bank. "It was very,…

[published_date] The federal government is set to proceed with awarding a major defence contract despite industry concerns that its requirements are written in a way that all but assures a single American company is eligible. A tender for night-vision binoculars — worth more than an estimated $100 million — is set to close on Tuesday at 2 p.m.…

[published_date] Hundreds of fans were streaming out of Rogers Stadium on Monday evening even before British rock band Coldplay took their final bows, trying to get out ahead of transit gridlock as organizers promised improvements to crowd control at Toronto's newest outdoor venue. Transit and venue staff were holding signs and guiding people on their way out…

[published_date] A member of the world's second-largest species of fish was spotted off the North Shore of P.E.I. by a group of people returning from a deep-sea fishing trip this past week. Don Gauthier and his family spotted the basking shark just about a kilometre and half offshore near New London Bay and French River, at…

[published_date] Masai Ujiri bid farewell to Toronto Raptors fans Monday in a YouTube video. The Raptors announced June 28 that Ujiri had been fired as the team's vice-chairman and president, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise its first NBA championship. Ujiri was heading into the final year of…

[published_date] Megumi Nakamura scored in the 36th minute and the Halifax Tides' defenders did the rest as they bent but did not break in edging the visiting Calgary Wild 1-0 in Northern Super League action on Monday. It was just the second win in nine women's matches for the Tides, who outshot the Wild 8-4…

[published_date] Thompson, Manitoba's largest northern city, has declared a state of emergency Monday on the heels of numerous wildfires that have forced the evacuation of about half a dozen communities in recent days — with Leaf Rapids residents hurrying to get out. The Town of Leaf Rapids declared a local state of emergency Monday and told residents…

[published_date] When Karine Desruisseaux's son was diagnosed with autism and ADHD earlier this year, she said his school's support staff was crucial in giving him the help he needed to thrive. "She takes care of the whole school when kids have issues they need to walk through," Desruisseaux said of the educational specialist who's been…

[published_date] A B.C. wildfire fighter was scratched and bitten by a grizzly bear while on the job Friday, the B.C. Wildfire Service says. It happened Friday morning at the Summit Lake fire, about 110 kilometres west of Fort Nelson, in the province's far northeast, said B.C. Wildfire information assistant Emily Baker. "A crew leader was scouting…

[published_date] The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait. "It's this kind of vicarious trauma, this inability to…

[published_date] The House of Commons transport committee agreed on Monday to launch a study into the $1-billion loan B.C. Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase of four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder. B.C. Ferries announced last month that it had hired China Merchants Industry Weihai Shipyards to build four…