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Pro-independence group zeroes in on urbanites as Carney meets voters at Stampede Keith Wilson with the third-party advertiser Let Alberta Decide, left, speaks Sunday at Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall. Prime Minister Mark Carney, second from right, speaks to an attendee near the rodeo grounds at the Calgary Stampede on Saturday. …

Alert affects 72 properties north of Cranbrook, B.C. The Lussier River wildfire north of Cranbrook seen on July 11, 2026. (B.C. Wildfire Service)  Dozens of people have been told they must be ready leave their homes on a moment’s notice due to an out-of-control wildfire in British Columbia’s southeast. The Lussier …

Effectiveness is ‘debatable’ but they can be a supplementary method, says scientist Heather Squires says ticks are ‘a rare event’ on her Lunenburg County farm since she began raising guinea fowl more than 10 years ago. (Natalie Dobbin/CBC)  As tick populations aggressively advance in Canada, more Nova Scotians are looking for …

Northern Tornadoes Project confirms the weekend event was a waterspout, reporting no damage ‘This is probably the closest I will ever be to some tornado-like cyclones, which is just absolutely amazing,’ says Laura MacNeil, who saw the tornado while leading a tour along the shoreline of P.E.I. (Laura MacNeil/Submitted)  Laura MacNeil …

Government must show Canadians this fall how it plans to finance its NATO ambitions Prime Minister Mark Carney passes an honour guard as he arrives in Ankara, Turkey, on Tuesday to attend the NATO summit. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)  If there’s one catchphrase to sum up the dilemma facing Canada and …

‘At the very least, we could express our support,’ former Canadian diplomat says Washington sanctioned International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost nearly a year ago, over her work on a case involving American troops in Afghanistan. (International Criminal Court)  Ottawa won’t say whether it will intervene in support of a Winnipeg-born …

Police reporting multiple gunshot injuries, urge public to stay away Two people are dead and several are injured after a shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival Saturday night, police say. (CBC)  Toronto police say they’ve secured the scene where an active shooter at the Salsa on St. Clair festival …

Speed on highway limited, with no stopping allowed in fire zone A bucketing helicopter flies above the Brunswick wildfire complex on July 7, 2026. (B.C. Wildfire Service)  Officials reopened Highway 1 through British Columbia’s Fraser Canyon on Saturday, but warned that active wildfire operations continue in the area. The route had …

Staff fear lax hiring practices could cause more security lapses North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam opened in 2001. It’s designed in pods to allow staff to monitor 300 cells. (Yvette Brend/CBC)  A jail that has held the likes of serial killer Robert Pickton, war criminals and Canada’s most notorious …

RCMP pressed to explain why emergency alert was cancelled despite suspect remaining at large RCMP in Nova Scotia say an officer on Thursday morning shot a man who was the subject of an emergency alert the night before near Chelsea on the province’s South Shore. The man died at the …