Around Canada

Sixteen-year-old Esther Wang of Langley, B.C. publicly shared the details of her harrowing fight to return home for the first time on Sunday, thanking the rescuers, RCMP officers, volunteers and charities who sustained the frantic search.  Esther Wang, 16, says she is still recovering from the mental and physical trauma. …

Students at Notre-Dame-de-Fatima school recorded a song to mark a decade since 47 people were killed when a runaway train derailed and caught fire in their town of Lac-Mégantic, Que., to help the community work through their grief.  11-year-old hopes Courage and Love song will ‘bring a light of joy’ …

Three people were injured in a pair of early morning stabbings this weekend in the ByWard Market and Lowertown. At about 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning, officers responded to a stabbing at an establishment on the 100 block of York Street near Dalhousie Street. Two people were injured and taken to …

Nearly a thousand dancers from all over the world are in Halifax this week for the 2023 ScotDance Canada Championship Series. The opening ceremonies happened Sunday at the Halifax Convention Centre. Competition begins Monday and runs through Thursday. The Canadian Highland Dance Championships are part of the event and will …

Port workers across B.C. went on strike Saturday morning, in a wide-ranging job action that could impact global shipping.  International Longshore and Warehouse Union had issued strike notice on Wednesday. Negotiations between port workers and their employer in B.C. carried on into the evening on Canada Day, as the federal …

Fresh off an election win, Olivia Chow is assembling her team. Toronto’s new mayor-elect told reporters Thursday that she has hired a chief-of-staff, has been immersed in meetings for the past several days, and has three immediate priorities as she transitions into the role. Chow promises ‘action’ after shortened transition …

As moving day comes to an end, 107 households in Montreal are without a lease. That number is 680 across the province. The mayor of Montreal, community groups and Quebec opposition leaders are demanding action.  ‘This is just the tip of the iceberg,’ says Montreal mayor. Under the rain, in …

A wildfire on Knox Mountain in Kelowna, B.C., spurred the brief evacuation of more than 400 properties, which are now under alert, as emergency crews worked to snuff out the blaze near Okanagan Lake on Saturday. Blaze now nearly seven hectares in size but no longer expected to grow, officials …

A debate about whether or not to ban gas-powered leaf blowers has been quietly raging in Toronto for almost two decades, and now the city seems finally poised to take action. Chris Keating, chair of the noise and pollution committee for the Deer Park Residents Group, is in favour of …

Aline Amisi Alembe came to Newfoundland and Labrador from Tanzania when she was 15. She begins her military training on Monday. (Submitted by Aline Alembe) A St. John’s woman who came to Newfoundland as a refugee starts her basic military training next week, giving her a chance at her dream …