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German-built 212CD submarines won’t just patrol Canada’s coasts, but will travel the world’s oceans in stealth Prime Minister Mark Carney looks over a 212A class submarine under maintenance as he tours the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems submarine-building facility in Kiel, Germany, in August 2025. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)  “Canada’s next submarine fleet …

Invoking Canada Labour Code tool is possible, but comes with risks WestJet flight attendants on strike picket at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport on Sunday. (Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press)  For the third summer in a row, the federal government finds itself grappling with an airline labour dispute that is upending Canadians’ travel …

The former curator of the local art gallery has questions. The public does too Tuesday, the Penticton Art Gallery in B.C. confirmed it donated a large quantity of items to the local Value Village. The works were gifts to the non-profit and were intended for use in fundraising events. (Paul Crawford/Facebook)  …

Lewis is remembered as an advocate for Canadian agriculture Sen. Todd Lewis inspects canola at his farm near Gray, Sask., on July 29, 2021, during his term as president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. (Kayle Neis/The Canadian Press)  Todd Lewis, a Saskatchewan senator, farmer and agricultural sector advocate has …

More than 5,000 people have evacuated across the province in past 24 hours, director of BCWS says The Bradley Creek wildfire in B.C.’s North Okanagan, pictured here on Aug. 1, was discovered on July 31, 2026, and has since grown to roughly 26 square kilometers. (B.C. Wildfire Service)  The Bradley Creek …

Feds pledging major investments to grow Canada’s food processing industry A worker stands on a lift while tending to cucumber plants in a greenhouse at Windset Farms, in Delta, B.C., in January 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press) Inside their demonstration plant in Benmiller, Ont., Martin VanderLoo and Graham Markham are …

City barred Joe Branco from city hall, restricted communications with staff earlier this year Joe Branco, mayor of Wetaskiwin, Alta., has applied for a judicial review, after the municipal government restricted his access to city hall and communication with city staff. (Bob Grieve/CBC)  The mayor of Wetaskiwin, Alta., has filed for …

‘We need the help and we need it right now’: Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA B.C. Wildfire Service fire information officer Aydan Coray says wildfires in the Big Bar and Brunswick complexes ‘are exhibiting aggressive fire behavior already this week, and this incoming cold front is likely to exacerbate that.’ (B.C. Wildfire Service)  The …

MP calling for hate crime investigation Police are investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire that broke out overnight at Nöam, a restaurant in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough. (Stéphane Grégoire/Radio-Canada)  Police are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out overnight at a kosher restaurant in Montreal’s Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough (CDN-NDG). The two-alarm fire …

Chief David Monias reminds residents to stay inside, shooter still at large Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias said early Saturday morning that the community went into lockdown after one person has been confirmed dead in a serious incident where gunshots were fired. (CBC)  Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias says …