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Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires
Canada's Heritage Minister redoubled her calls for Meta to end its ban on Canadian news content on Facebook and Instagram on Saturday as thousands of Canadians continued their rush to escape wildfires ravaging British Columbia and the Northwest Terri
Aug 19, 2023 2:24 PM
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A look at fires, evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.
Thousands of people have been ordered to leave their homes as wildfires approach in the Northwest Territories, including some 20,000 people in the territorial capital of Yellowknife.
Aug 19, 2023 1:39 PM
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Partial evacuation order due to forest fires lifted in Quebec Cree community
MONTREAL — The Cree Nation of Wemindji in northwestern Quebec has lifted an evacuation order for medically vulnerable people after nearby forest fires led the community to declare a state of emergency earlier this week.
Aug 19, 2023 11:56 AM
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Former Quebec NDP MP Roméo Saganash charged with sexual assault in Winnipeg
OTTAWA — Winnipeg police say former New Democrat MP Roméo Saganash has been charged with sexual assault. Police say they arrested Saganash on June 27 in relation to an allegation from May 1 in Winnipeg and the matter is now before the courts.
Aug 19, 2023 10:15 AM
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B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government's decision to declare a provincial state of emergency allows authorities to rapidly access tools and implement measures to deal with the evolving wildfire situation. B.C.
Aug 19, 2023 9:06 AM
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Yellowknife veterinarian helps pets flee fires, supports animals left behind
Yellowknife veterinarian Michelle Tuma was having a hectic month even before an encroaching wildfire forced the mass evacuation of her home community.
Aug 19, 2023 7:00 AM
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Federal underfunding Indigenous housing leads to years-long wait-lists, frustration
OTTAWA — Stefania Giesbrecht was hoping that by the time she finished her studies, she could move back to her community of Saugeen First Nation.
Aug 19, 2023 3:00 AM
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Veterans, advocates want to see changes at Veterans Affairs under new minister
OTTAWA — It's been just over three years since Veterans Affairs Canada released a strategy to tackle its 23,000 backlogged benefits applications, and that file has landed on the desk of a new minister for the first time.
Aug 19, 2023 3:00 AM
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'Nation-building moment': Yukon eyes connection to B.C. electricity grid
Yukon's energy minister says Canada's push for more green energy and a net-zero electricity grid should spark renewed interest in connecting the territory's power to British Columbia.
Aug 19, 2023 1:00 AM
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B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA — Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked in a pitched battle against a rampaging wildfire that helped trigger a provincewide state of emergency.
Aug 18, 2023 11:46 PM
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