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[published_date] Hundreds of Lynn Lake residents are being forced out of the northern Manitoba community, with wildfire activity once again threatening residents' safety only two weeks after they were allowed to return home. The town issued a notice  on its Facebook page at 10 p.m. Thursday night, saying a mandatory evacuation order would begin on Friday. An update…

[published_date] David Hickey was enjoying an afternoon run along the shore of the Ottawa River on Wednesday when he noticed a commotion in the water near Westboro Beach. "I saw some splashing in the water. Then when I took one of my headphones out, I heard some screaming and there was a bunch of people gathering…

[published_date] Montreal has been faced with record-breaking heat already this summer, and heat waves have been known to kill dozens of people in the city as people swelter in their residences without air conditioning. In Quebec, there are rules about minimum temperatures inside apartment units during the colder months, but there aren't any about maximum…

[published_date] Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services says it is sifting through about 20,000 pieces of returned mail sent to patients and suppliers that ended up unclaimed in community mailboxes for over a year instead. "We recognize that many of the letters that were sent out and returned back to us were intended for our patients…

[published_date] Reena Rampersad stepped outside her Hamilton home the morning after Canada Day and spotted something scribbled across her front door. At first, she thought it was just another tag, as graffiti is common on Barton Street. But as she got closer, she froze. The words were a racial slur. Her storefront window had also been…

[published_date] On the street, he was known simply as Father Andre. Andre Poilievre, who spent his career working with at-risk youth and gang members, died earlier this week, his family confirmed. He was 88. Poilievre didn't look like a priest, favouring ball caps, sweaters and windbreakers to cassocks and collars. He drove a half-ton, and most…

[published_date] Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced $21.5 million in federal funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions. The projects are being funded under the Energy Innovation Program, which put out a call for carbon capture, utilization and storage technology proposals. Bow Valley…

[published_date] Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States' global steel and aluminum tariffs. During a visit to Saguenay, Que., on Thursday to meet with businesses in the province's aluminum sector, Joly told…

[published_date] Plane-leasing companies that seized four aircraft from Flair Airlines in 2023 are seeking damages from the budget carrier, alleging it failed to make rent payments by the deadline and ignored repeated default notices. The allegations were detailed in a statement of defence and counterclaim for $30.9 million US filed in Ontario Superior Court on…

[published_date] Calgary · Photos The 113th annual Calgary Stampede kicked off Friday as huge crowds gathered to watch the Stampede parade, led by Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain. Canadian country-pop icon Shania Twain participated as parade marshal CBC News · Posted: Jul 04, 2025 2:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8…

[published_date] Real estate watchers in the Greater Toronto Area are hoping a recovery may be underway as figures for June showed signs that activity could be stabilizing after a sluggish first half of 2025. Home sales in the region ticked 2.4 per cent lower in June compared with a year earlier, as 6,243 properties changed…

[published_date] Greater Toronto Area-home sales ticked 2.4 percent lower in June compared with a year earlier as 6,243 properties changed hands, while new listings rose. The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) said sales were up 8.1 per cent from May on a seasonally adjusted month-over month basis, as the housing market "continued to show signs…