Severe storms in U.S. spawn potential tornadoes, kill at least 1 person
One of the hardest-hit areas was northeastern Oklahoma, where a strong weather system containing heavy rains produced three suspected tornadoes.
U.S. News
Apr 2
B.C. woman says no recourse after Facebook account hacked to sell fake Taylor Swift concert tickets
"There's no recourse for me. There's nowhere for me to go to fix this problem. So for three months, I've been living with knowing that people are being harmed on my behalf."
Consumer
Apr 9
Another Ontario school board joins lawsuit against major social media companies
The lawsuit by Simcoe County and the four other school boards is seeking $4 billion in damages from the parent companies of Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Tiktok.
Education
Apr 5
Missing cat found after 5 years makes 2,000-km journey home
Cindy and Jeff Hall got a phone call out of the blue that their cat, who ran out the door five years ago, was found thanks to a microchip.
Trending
Apr 22
Gypsy Rose Blanchard files for divorce from estranged husband
Gypsy Rose Blanchard and Ryan Scott Anderson, who tied the knot in a jailhouse ceremony, were married for less than two years.
Trending
Apr 11
‘Psychopathic’ Manitoba AI Easter Bunny ‘maybe just dealing with a lot,’ says creator
Canadian History Ehx podcast used AI to generate an Easter Bunny suited to each province. Most are depicted as noble adventurers but Manitoba's is disturbing.
Trending
Mar 26
Wildfire prompts evacuation alert for Saprae Creek Estates in northeastern Alberta
The Regional Municipality Of Wood Buffalo issued a wildfire evacuation alert Sunday afternoon for Saprae Creek Estates due to the potential of a nearby wildfire spreading.
Environment
Apr 21
Stroller scam: Parents sound the alarm in Quebec, say they were duped
Two Quebec parents are speaking out after buying strollers from Marketplace online and realizing what they bought wasn't as advertised.
Canada
Apr 17
Taiwan earthquake: 1 Canadian remains missing, top diplomat says
Taiwan's representative to Canada, Harry Tseng, says he has no details about the missing person but two rescued Canadian tourists don't have serious injuries.
World
Apr 4
‘Her Yes Club,’ created by Bowmanville mom, connects parents with child-care providers
Local Bowmanville mother creates on-demand tool “Her Yes Club” to help local parents find reliable at-home childcare providers close to home, amid high demand and long-wait lists.
Tech
Apr 16
‘Extremely troubling’: Mi’kmaq protest Trudeau event after alleged fisher detentions
Protesters tried to shout down a news conference today in Halifax with the prime minister over the alleged treatment of two Mi’kmaq elver fishers by federal fisheries officers.
Canada
Apr 2
A dog was found tied to a gate at a B.C. shelter. The reason may signal a bigger problem
Luna, a two-year-old mixed-breed dog was found abandoned at the gates of the Patti Dale Animal Shelter in Langley on Saturday morning.
Canada
Mar 25
Series of costly losses in 2023 contributed to Just for Laughs insolvency: report
Court filings show attempts by Facebook and YouTube to compete with the increasingly popular TikTok are among the factors that led revenue to plummet at the JFL parent company.
Canada
Mar 17
Russia carries out largest air strike of Ukraine war on energy facilities
Russia on Friday staged its largest air strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure of the war, leaving more than a million others without electricity, Kyiv said.
World
Mar 22
Family of dead Lumby woman now in hiding, community rallying support
Tatjana Stefanski's body was found in a wooded, North Okanagan area a week ago. Since then, her children and partner have gone into hiding, a family friend says.
Crime
Apr 23
Shaping Saskatchewan: Isabella Kulak
Isabella Kulak was a Grade 5 student when she was laughed for wearing a ribbon skirt to school. But she stayed strong, and her story inspired National Ribbon Skirt Day.
Canada
Mar 22
Arson arrest made after apartment fire in Havelock, Ont.: OPP
Eighteen tenants have been displaced following a fire that broke out on Tuesday evening. No injuries were reported and one man has been arrested for arson.
Fire
1 hour
Meta says you can’t turn off its new AI tool on Facebook, Instagram
Meta has now integrated AI into Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Messenger in Canada — but its presence may not be welcomed by all.
Canada
Apr 19
Man trying to sell iPhone via Facebook is robbed: Durham police
A man who met up with someone to sell an iPhone he had listed for sale on Facebook ended up getting robbed and sprayed with an "unknown substance," Durham police say.
Crime
Mar 7
Dual Canadian-U.S. citizen killed in Gaza was a military veteran
Jacob Flickinger, a Canadian-U.S. citizen who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza working for World Central Kitchen, was a Canadian Armed Forces veteran.
Canada
Apr 4