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[published_date] A hamlet in northern Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency and is airlifting some residents out a week after wildfire blocked the only road into the community and left around 700 people stranded.  Patuanak, located about 425 kilometres north of Saskatoon, is usually only accessible by road via Highway 918. "Without assurance that the road could…

[published_date] A new Justin Bieber album appears to be on the way.  The Canadian pop star posted several posters of billboards in various cities on his Instagram Thursday, showing what looks like the artwork and track listing for an album called Swag. This came after an article from The Hollywood Reporter saying Bieber will drop…

[published_date] Police are investigating an incident where shots were fired at a newly opened café in Surrey, owned by Bollywood actor and comedian Kapil Sharma.  The Surrey Police Service (SPS) said in a statement a number of shots were fired at Kap's Cafe, located in Surrey's Newton neighbourhood on 120th Street, early Thursday morning while staff…

[published_date] Alberta's education minister says sexually explicit content must be gone from school library shelves as of Oct. 1, but says the announcement is not about book banning. Demetrios Nicolaides says the move is about putting rules in place for schools that until now have had no standard for selecting age-appropriate books for its libraries.…

[published_date] It's not just Canadians who are holding back on cross-border travel amid a U.S. trade war that has soured bilateral relations. The number of Americans coming to Canada is also dropping off. New data published by Statistics Canada Thursday shows a 10.4 per cent decline in U.S. resident trips by automobile in June —…

[published_date] Danielle Lake has been sober for about six months. After spending five years addicted to opioids and a year on the streets, she made the decision to stop. "One day something clicked in my brain saying, like, I can't do this anymore," Lake told CBC News. "I wasn't doing it for the high, I…

[published_date] Merlin Philip is among the protesters who helped barricade the road to Gull Island on Wednesday. (Andrea McGuire/CBC)Hydro-Québec says it's suspending geotechnical work at Gull Island after members of Labrador's Innu community blocked the area Wednesday evening.  In a statement in French to Radio-Canada on Thursday morning, the company said it respects the right of community members to express…

[published_date] Michel Leveillee is a loyal Tim Hortons customer. The Ottawa man says he visits two or three times a day for his large double-double, and he always participates in "Roll Up the Rim to Win" — the annual promotion that gives customers the opportunity to win prizes ranging from a doughnut to an all-inclusive vacation.…

[published_date] A serval owner and Bengal and Savannah cat breeder in B.C.'s Central Okanagan is raising concerns about the province's proposal to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats.  In a news release on Tuesday, the province said the animals would be designated…

[published_date] A 32-year-old Surrey, B.C., man has been arrested and charged in connection with a cyber scam that prompted half a million dollars in city funds to be sent to a fake vendor, police say. A staff member of a city housing affiliate received an email in March 2024 that appeared legitimate with an "altered banking details for…

[published_date] A Prince Albert, Sask., landlord is recovering in hospital after a shooting his family believes stemmed from a contentious eviction. Jim Primeau was shot in the back yard of his rental property on June 4, the day an evicted tenant cleared her belongings from the property.  The 57-year-old survived the shooting and is recovering, but…

[published_date] U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Brazil for import taxes of 50 per cent on Wednesday for its treatment of its former president, Jair Bolsonaro, suggesting that personal grudges rather than simple economics are playing a part in the U.S. leader's use of tariffs. The president posted form letters to his social media account Wednesday informing certain…