Auto theft: Ontario and Montreal police reportedly working on joint investigation
An Ontario Province Police command post is parked at a Montreal police east operations centre in St-Léonard. More details are expected to emerge by week's end.
Crime
Mar 20
No B.C. campfire bans for long weekend, despite early wildfire season start
British Columbians headed out for the Victoria Day long weekend won't be subject to provincial campfire bans, but are being urged to be extra careful with them.
Fire
May 13
Saskatoon pastor claims Emergency Wellness Centre is illegal
Saskatoon resident Robert Pearce is claiming the Emergency Wellness Centre was established illegally.
Canada
May 15
Cranberry Portage, Man. residents return home after wildfire
Hundreds of evacuees from the northern Manitoba community were allowed to return home Sunday, over a week after a 37,000-hectare wildfire forced them to leave.
Canada
May 19
Community’s fight to preserve local health care echoes problems across Ontario: ONA
Durham, Ont., is fighting to keep its local health services after it was announced earlier this year that its hospital would be reducing most services due to staff shortages.
Health
May 24
B.C. preparing for increased wildfire risk in northeastern region
Forests minister Bruce Ralston said the province is preemptively setting up a wildfire command centre in the Fort Nelson area, ahead of the coming weekend.
Environment
May 9
New way of funding $10-a-day child care in Ontario coming in 2025
Ontario has told child-care centres that it will implement a new way of funding the national $10-a-day program — something operators have urgently called for — starting in 2025.
Canada
May 16
What’s open and closed on Victoria Day in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region
The unofficial start to the summer also brings a holiday Monday and closures. Here's what's open and closed in Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region on Victoria Day.
Canada
May 16
911 calls diverted to nurses help shrink unnecessary ambulance response in Ontario region
Since adding emergency communication nurses to its 911 protocols five year ago, Niagara EMS says it has fewer ambulances rushing to non-urgent calls.
Health
May 15
Saskatchewan farmers over half done seeding throughout the province
According to this week’s crop report, producers in the southwest, northwest and southeast are most complete at 64 per cent, 63 per cent and 61 per cent respectfully.
Environment
May 23
Increase in crime prompts new Saskatoon community safety initiatives
The city is planning almost a dozen new safety initiatives to focus on community-based policing work, building affordable housing and increasing services for unhoused individuals.
Canada
May 13
Former Edmonton fire chief hired by Alberta as emergency director
Joe Zatylny, who just recently announced he was resigning as chief of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services, has been hired by the province in an emergency director role.
Environment
May 9
Canada needs to do more to disaster-proof its hospitals, experts say
With the number of climate-related emergencies expected to worsen, some parts of the country will need to move quickly to disaster-proof life-saving infrastructure, experts say.
Environment
May 25
Fort McMurray wildfire that forced evacuations did not grow overnight
The MWF-O17 fire has already forced thousands of people in the Fort McMurray area to leave their homes this week.
Fire
May 16
Ontario provides $377K for 2 supportive housing units at The Mount in Peterborough
Rob Flack, Ontario's associate minister of housing, and Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith announced $377,641 in funding for the two units at The Mount Community Centre.
Canada
May 2
Edmonton’s overall crime rate down in 2023, violent offences up: police
EPS released its 2023 crime statistics on Thursday, which show an increase in violent crimes of approximately 7.3 per cent.
Crime
May 2
Northeastern B.C. wildfires improving, but too early to lift evacuation orders: officials
The BC Wildfire Service says campers seem to be following the message about fire safety and officials said they are seeing significantly fewer fires started by campfires.
Fire
May 17
Man survives small plane crash into Quebec lake, provincial police say
The pilot of the small glider plane suffered only minor injuries. A 'false maneuver' error by the pilot is, according to provincial police, believed to be the cause of the crash.
Canada
May 5
March drug deaths down 11% over last year as B.C. records 192 fatalities
Another 192 people were killed in British Columbia by illicit drugs in March, 11 per cent down from the same month last year.
Health
May 7
‘We are extremely concerned’: B.C. officials on wildfire burning near Fort Nelson
The next 48 hours are going to be very challenging for B.C. wildfire crews as the Parker Lake wildfire is burning just 2.5 kilometres west of Fort Nelson.
Fire
May 13
