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Canada is testing the Alert Ready emergency system over next 2 daysTest messages will be issued in nearly every province and territory except Quebec and Saskatchewan at specific times between morning and early afternoon.ConsumerMay 6
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Subject of N.S. emergency alert killed in police shooting: SIRTNova Scotia's police watchdog says a man, who had been the subject of an emergency alert, has died after being shot by police.CanadaJul 10
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N.S. suspect injured in police shooting day after armed person alertRCMP said they've referred the matter to the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT), which investigates all serious incidents involving police in Nova Scotia.CrimeJul 9
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Public inquest begins in death of Prince Albert man following police use of forceA traffic stop escalated to officers used tasers, batons and pepper spray on 40-year-old, Boden Umpherville, who later succumbed to his injuries.CrimeJul 21
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Village of Clinton under evacuation alert due to Fiftynine Creek wildfireThe Thompson Nicola Regional District has expanded an evacuation order and an evacuation alert for the Bonaparte Plateau area in Electoral Area E due to the same wildfire.FireJul 22
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Hundreds of British Columbians watching wildfires closely as they burn close to communitiesMore than 600 properties are on evacuation order in B.C., while 5,700 properties are under evacuation alert as 87 wildfires burn in the province.FireJul 21
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Search for Parker continues in Calgary as Amber Alert expiresAn Amber Alert for the missing 11-year-old boy has expired, but the family is encouraging people to continue looking as the search for Parker is not over.CanadaJul 26
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B.C. wildfire tally surges past 100 as lightning transforms fire season in a flashThe wildfire season in British Columbia has been transformed in a flash, with lightning strikes sending the tally of blazes burning in the province past 100.FireJul 18
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More than 8,000 on evacuation alert as wildfire threatens Kimberley, B.C.The city of about 8,000 people in the East Kootenay region is located east of the Matthew Creek wildfire, which was sparked on Saturday by lightning.FireJul 20
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Saskatchewan asking Ottawa to back 3 event centre projects with fundingSaskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is asking the federal government for financial support for three event centre projects across the province.CanadaJul 28
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Amber Alert issued for missing 11-year-old vulnerable child in CalgaryPolice also released new images from CCTV footage of Parker, 11, who went missing from the neighbourhood of Thorncliffe on Thursday.CanadaJul 18
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Makeshift memorial started in Calgary for 11-year-old ParkerParker, who had autism and was non-verbal, wandered away from a daycare home two weeks ago. His body was found in a labyrinth of pipes under Deerfoot Trail in Calgary on Wednesday.CanadaJul 30
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What Canada’s colour-coded heat warnings mean as temperatures soarAn extreme heat event is identified when daily temperatures reach heat warning thresholds for two or more days in a row with no relief overnight.WeatherJun 30
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‘Heavy rainfall’ begins in Toronto with severe thunderstorm warning in placeToronto and much of southern Ontario may experience 'heavy rainfall and damaging wind gusts' throughout Tuesday due a storm system moving in.CanadaJul 21
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Southern B.C. to face highest wildfire potential over the next 48 hoursThe Ainslie Creek and Brunswick Creek wildfires along Highway 1 have collectively grown to nearly 20,000 hectares and are still considered out of control.FireJul 14
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Out-of-control wildfire forces evacuation in B.C.’s Fraser CanyonResidents of North Bend, B.C. are being ordered to evacuate as an out of control wildfire grows in the Fraser Canyon. Nearby Boston Bar is also under an evacuation alert.FireJul 5
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Some structures lost at resort due to Fraser Canyon firesA growing B.C. wildfire has forced more evacuations and closed part of the Trans-Canada Highway as officials warn gusty winds could intensify the blaze.FireJul 8
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Flooding concerns, tornado threats sweep across Canadian PrairiesFlooding concerns are mounting in Alberta as Edmonton nears a June rainfall record, while tornado watches and severe storms threaten parts of Saskatchewan.WeatherJun 27
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After experiencing 2016 wildfire, Fort McMurray survivor addresses evacuation traumaAs wildfires force evacuations across B.C., Fort McMurray survivor Terese Greenwood reflects on losing her home in 2016 and the lessons she learned about recovery.WeatherJul 25
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Wildfire preparation tips as fires burn in Maritime provincesAs New Brunswick sees an early start to its wildfire season by roughly a month, crews in Nova Scotia have already responded to more wildfires than they had by this point last year.FireJul 21