In the news today: Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded A tourist...
Bus tours for Jasper residents whose properties were affected by fire to start Sunday
EDMONTON – Bus tours for evacuees from Jasper, Alta., to allow those whose homes were damaged or destroyed by a wildfire to see the damage first-hand...
Protesters demand stronger Canadian response to ‘rigged’ Venezuelan election
TORONTO – Around 300 people gathered in downtown Toronto outside the Ontario legislature today to protest the results of the disputed Venezuelan election and to demand...
Firefighters face heat warnings, thunderstorms, high winds across southern B.C.
VICTORIA – Rising temperatures, increasing wind speeds and dry lightning are forecast for southern British Columbia over the weekend in areas where major wildfires continue to...
B.C. makes flood plans for possible ‘worst case’ if landslide bursts from river
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – B.C.’s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that...
In otter news, orphaned B.C. pup is thriving but unlikely to return to wild
VANCOUVER – An orphaned sea otter pup rescued in critical condition in British Columbia last month is thriving under 24-hour care, but a veterinarian at the...
Calgary mayor asks residents to ease into indoor water use after lifting restrictions
Calgary’s mayor is urging residents to go slow on returning to regular water use. Jyoti Gondek says while all restrictions are lifted on indoor water use,...
Manitoba First Nation reports 150 anomalies at residential school site
CROSS LAKE, MAN. – A First Nation community in northern Manitoba says ground-penetrating radar has found 150 anomalies at the site of a former residential school,...
B.C. told to brace for heat wave as forecast shows 40 degrees C for Kamloops
VICTORIA – An Environment Canada meteorologist says British Columbians should brace for an upcoming heat wave that’s expected to send temperatures into the high 30s and...
Irish prime minister ‘appalled’ by Canadian tourist’s death after alleged assault
MONTREAL – Ireland’s prime minister says he’s “absolutely appalled” by an assault in the country’s capital that resulted in the death of a tourist from Montreal....