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Extreme wildfire weather increasing around the globe, research says
New research suggests the risk of extreme wildfire events is increasing across the globe, with some of the largest increases in Western Canada. The research, conducted by Natural Resources Canada and ...
Nov 25, 2021
Parts of Atlantic Canada cleaning up after three days of heavy rain and powerful wind
Work crews fanned out across eastern Nova Scotia and southwestern Newfoundland today to repair roads, bridges and culverts washed out by torrential rainfall that had hammered parts of the region for t...
Nov 25, 2021
'There's no limit to what I go to:' Nanaimo's mental health liaison officer pushing for more resources
NANAIMO - In just over a year on local streets, Cst. Josh Waltman has dealt with over 500 different mental health-related police files.His position as the detachment's first ever full-time Mental Heal...
Nov 25, 2021
'I looked right to the chair': Rocque back at rink where heckler chirped in '04 final
SASKATOON - When Team Homan coach Marcel Rocque walked into SaskTel Centre for Canada's Olympic curling trials, the memories from the 2004 men's national championship final came rushing back. It was h...
Nov 25, 2021
BC braces for more rain and the Greens get an interim leader: In The News for Nov. 25
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 25, 2021
Line of storms approaches as B.C. works to recover from recent floods
VANCOUVER - A line of storms is forecast to sweep across British Columbia as the province works to rebuild from devastating flooding and deadly mudslides last week that destroyed parts of major highwa...
Nov 25, 2021
Line of storms approaches as B.C. works to recover from recent floods
VANCOUVER - A line of storms is forecast to sweep across British Columbia as the province works to rebuild from devastating flooding and deadly mudslides last week that destroyed parts of major highwa...
Nov 25, 2021
Provinces take issue with proposed federal mental health transfer
OTTAWA - Though provincial governments are clamouring for more funds to bolster their health systems in the wake of COVID-19, some are pushing back against a Liberal election promise to offer dedicate...
Nov 25, 2021
Interpol elects United Arab Emirates official as president
ISTANBUL (AP) - Interpol on Thursday elected a contentious official from the United Arab Emirates as its new president during the international law enforcement body's annual General Assembly held in I...
Nov 25, 2021
Australia sending troops, police to Solomons amid unrest
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australia says it is sending police, troops and diplomats to the Solomon Islands to help after anti-government demonstrators defied lockdown orders and took to the streets f...
Nov 24, 2021