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1 day ago | 
castanet.net | Bill Graveland |Aaron Sousa |Anja Karadeglija |Sharif Hassan
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press - | Story: 554712 Security officials at the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis say plans are in place, including the possibility of evacuations, if wildfires become a serious threat later this month. Kananaskis, located about an hour west of Calgary, is in the foothills and front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. Its western edge borders Banff National Park and the Alberta-B.C. boundary.
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1 day ago | 
castanet.net | Bill Graveland |Aaron Sousa |Anja Karadeglija |Sharif Hassan
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press - Jun 6, 2025 / 6:23 am | Story: 554712 Security officials at the G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis say plans are in place, including the possibility of evacuations, if wildfires become a serious threat later this month. Kananaskis, located about an hour west of Calgary, is in the foothills and front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. Its western edge borders Banff National Park and the Alberta-B.C. boundary.
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5 days ago | 
ccentral.ca | Sharif Hassan
But Ney said based on the survey results, it is unlikely Canada could reach that goal in the next decade. “EVs will continue to be a part of ... the mobility solution for Canadians and I think that they'll slowly grow in terms of market share," he said in a phone interview.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Paola Loriggio |Jim Bronskill |Bill Graveland |Sharif Hassan
The Canadian Press - | Story: 553581Rallies in support of Canada Post workers are set to take place across the country today amid ongoing labour tensions between the employer and the union representing roughly 55,000 staff. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced the rallies on its website, saying supporters will gather in 13 cities including Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Bill Graveland |Sharif Hassan |Rianna Lim |Dylan Robertson
Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press - | Story: 553488The RCMP says air restrictions will be in place in two main areas during the upcoming G7 Leaders' Summit in Alberta this June. Sgt. Mark Basanta from RCMP Protective Operations says the no-fly zones will include both the Calgary International Airport and Kananaskis, where the leaders will be. He says the radius at Kananaskis Village will be 30 nautical miles (56 kilometres), while the airport will be 20 nautical miles (37 kilometres).
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Sharif Hassan |Rianna Lim |Dylan Robertson |Joshua Clipperton
Crews battling a fire in northern Alberta have lost radio contact and are taking shelter as a runaway wildfire inched closer to the community. Alberta Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says the firefighters working to save structures in Chipewyan Lake, west of Fort McMurray, lost contact late on Thursday evening. A social-media post by the minister says one group is sheltering at the local fire station and another is safe at the school.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Sharif Hassan |Rianna Lim |Dylan Robertson |Joshua Clipperton
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree murder after an elderly woman was fatally stabbed outside her home in Pickering, Ont., police said Friday. Durham Regional Police said the attack happened in the area of Lynn Heights Drive and Fairport Road around 3 p.m. Thursday, and a passerby found the woman on the ground. The woman was taken to a Toronto-area trauma centre where she was pronounced dead, police said. Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe confirmed the woman was in her 80s.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Sharif Hassan |Rianna Lim |Dylan Robertson |Joshua Clipperton
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa probably can't undertake a thorough overhaul of how municipalities are funded in the near future, with the federal government now focused on major projects. Carney spoke this morning to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which represents cities and towns that have lobbied Ottawa to give them more independent means of financing their operations.
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1 week ago | 
innisfiltoday.ca | Sharif Hassan
PICKERING — A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in what police called a "sadistic," unprovoked fatal attack on an elderly woman outside her home in Pickering, Ont.
Durham Regional Police announced the arrest Thursday night, hours after an emergency alert was issued warning nearby residents not to leave their homes while the search for the suspect was underway.
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1 week ago | 
castanet.net | Brieanna Charlebois |Jim Bronskill |Maura Forrest |Sharif Hassan
First Nations leaders and delegates from around British Columbia are slated to attend a ratification feast on Friday that will officially bring the Heiltsuk Nation's written constitution into effect. Marilyn Slett, the nation's elected chief, called it a "monumental day" that comes after two decades of development and consultation. "It's hard to put into words how big it is.
