Around Canada

With the increase in wildfires and other extreme weather events this year, more Canadians have been receiving emergency alerts on their phones, or through other media, directing them to take precautions or even evacuate their homes.  Some experts say system works well for weather, but could be better. With the …

Jordan Peterson will find out Wednesday whether or not the College of Psychologists of Ontario overstepped in its efforts to sanction him for a series of controversial public comments.  Divisional court expected to release its decision online Wednesday. Jordan Peterson will find out Wednesday whether or not the College of …

Southern Ontario will be stuck in an active storm track, accompanied by some less-than-stellar summer temperatures, as multiple rounds of heavy rain and storm threats are forecast all week. SEE ALSO: Toronto, Ottawa, unlikely to hit 30°C at all this August Wednesday will be watched by forecasters closely as the …

Advocates for those who come to Canada to study say more needs to be done at all levels of government to not only build more student housing, but to examine the incentives post-secondary institutions have to bring students to Canada in the first place.  Ottawa says it’s talking to provinces, …

On Monday, Aéroports de Montréal (ADM), announced it is dedicating four hectares, roughly the size of eight soccer fields, for the creation of a memorial site to honour those who lost land and homes to the airport expropriations.  Robert Huot is still fighting for access to the land he bought …

Police say a shooting at West Edmonton Mall Monday night left three people with serious injuries. The Edmonton Police Service said in a statement that a shooting was reported at the mall at around 7:40 p.m., and three male victims were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds. Police didn’t specify …

A highly mutated variant of the virus behind COVID-19 has popped up in multiple countries, but scientists aren’t yet sure whether it will fuel a fall wave of infections or simply fizzle out.  Handful of cases from Israel, Denmark, U.S., U.K.; none yet in Canada. A highly mutated variant of …

As Nova Scotia’s population surges, a public education system that was once closing schools due to declining enrolment is now seeing some classrooms at capacity. Teachers are grappling with an influx of diverse students, many of whom don’t speak much English.  Halifax regional centre has added 8,000 students in the …

Flash flood warnings cover tens of millions of people in the southwestern United States—including Los Angeles—as Hilary leaves a historic mark on the region. Now post-tropical, Hilary will still bring life-threatening and locally catastrophic flooding through the day on Monday. The storm’s prolific moisture will flow north into Canada through …

Ashley Milton says her experience is an example of how seriously someone can be hurt when e-scooters are used improperly. The latest bid to legalize e-scooters came two years after council decided to ban the small motorized vehicles on city streets, citing safety concerns. But since that debate, the use …