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A man has died after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a vehicle early Saturday evening, Ottawa police say.  The crash happened at about 5:45 p.m. at the intersection of Donnelly Drive and Joe Drew Lane, just east of the Burritts Rapids lockstation along the Rideau River, the force …

As firefighters rushed to protect communities under threat, more than 160 forest fires continued to burn in Quebec, the vast majority of them out of control, coating much of the province in thick smoke and haze.  The fires prompted air quality warnings across Quebec on Monday morning, including in Montreal, …

Tenants in two Toronto neighbourhoods are on strike against rental increases. It’s not the first time renters have waged direct action against their landlords.  Tenants in two Toronto neighbourhoods are on strike against rental increases. In Toronto, about 200 residents of a highrise are on strike — they’re refusing to …

Alberta’s Residential Tenancy Dispute Resolution Service recently ruled that his landlord’s rent increase “was not a genuine rent increase, but rather an economic eviction,” according to a copy of the decision obtained by CBC News.  Norris Turner’s rent was hiked from $870 a month to $1,500. Norris Turner is unpacking …

More than 100 tenants in a Thorncliffe Park apartment complex have stopped paying rent to protest proposed above-guideline rent increases of almost 10 per cent over the last two years, according to a tenant advocacy group.  Building owner says rent strike is ‘poorly timed and misguided’ given rent hikes aren’t …

Parents are struggling to find child care after two daycare centres were lost in the wildfire near Halifax.  Loss of 2 daycares in fires near Halifax makes existing child-care shortage even worse, parents say. Parents are struggling to find child care after two daycare centres were lost in the wildfire …

Andrew Buchanan, a firefighter based in Strathcona County, says he can’t talk long. Wildfires are moving quickly, and there’s no guarantee an alarm won’t sound while he’s on the line, drawing him back on the job.  It’s been a challenging wildfire season, said Buchanan, who is also the lead training …

A fundamentalist Christian movement that gained momentum in Canada by challenging pandemic public health restrictions is now increasingly trying to become involved in electoral politics.  Internal document reveals ambitions of anti-LGBTQ group that is part of populist movement. Warning: This story contains anti-trans comments and deals with suicide. On a …

May was the hottest ever on record for the communities of Arviat, Baker Lake, and Rankin Inlet in Nunavut, as well as in Fort Liard, Fort Simpson and Yellowknife in the N.W.T. It’s also been Fort Liard’s driest ever spring, according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada.  Délı̨nę, …

Quebec’s fire authority says it’s unable to bring all 153 fires burning in the province under control. It says it can only attack between 20 to 30 fires at a time until reinforcement arrives.  Val d’Or and Normétal latest municipalities evacuated, forest access banned. Quebec’s fire authority says it’s unable …