Flood forecasters in Manitoba say they’re keeping a close eye on a series of precipitation systems that could bring between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain to much of the province over the next five to seven days.This Thursday photo shows flooding around Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. The Fisher River has spilled its banks…
After a four day coroner’s inquest in Kugluktuk, Nunavut, into a man who died in police custody, a jury recommends ‘immediate medical attention for semiconscious prisoners’ in police custody, as well as for sensitivity training and body cams.Austin Maniyogena, right, with family friend, Beverly Mala. Maniyogena died of a head injury in 2018 while in…
Ray Hilchey of Halifax died on May 9, 1945, helping repatriate prisoners of war in France. His parents learned of his death four days later, which also happened to be Mother’s Day.Ray Hilchey of Halifax enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942. He died days after the Second World War ended in Europe…
Cherry blossoms have arrived in some parts of Canada as well as elsewhere in the world — and there’s no shortage of fans flocking to enjoy their fleeting beauty.Animation gif features cherry trees in bloom during spring 2022. (Darryl Dyck/CP, Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images, Evan Mitsui/CBC, Evert Elzinga/ANP/AFP/Getty Images, Ben Nelms/CBC)Cherry blossoms have arrived in some…
Canada’s commissioner of competition intends to oppose Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed $26-billion merger with Shaw Communications Inc., the companies said in a statement early Saturday.Rogers announced last year that it was buying Shaw and would invest in ramping up 5G networks in Western Canada as part of the deal. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)Canada’s commissioner of…
Spring breakup has begun around Hay River and waters are threatening to rise around several areas of the town.K’atl’odeeche First Nation Chief April Martel posted a photo to Facebook showing the water levels around the town. (April Martel Facebook)Residents of Vale Island and West Channel in Hay River, N.W.T. are being asked to leave for…
A strange and exciting mystery has gripped the city of Miramichi, drawing residents out of their homes and into forests and fields, sometimes in broad daylight, sometimes under cover of night.Miramichi resident Amanda Rolph and her partner, Dave, found $100 under a rock on the third day of the mystery money hunt that has gripped…
Canadians in most parts of the country are waking up to higher gas prices on Friday, with prices either well above $2 a litre or creeping closer to that benchmark.An Esso station lists a price of nearly two-dollars per litre of gasoline, in Toronto, on May 6, 2022. Gas prices are expected to continue rising across…
Accompanied by the sound of singers and drums, hundreds of people walked from Whitehorse General Hospital to the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre late Thursday morning in honour of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people.Participants of a march honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2-Spirit people walk along the Millennium Trail…
Canada’s economy added 15,300 jobs in April, the third monthly increase in a row after a major hit from Omicron earlier in the year.At 5.2 per cent, Canada’s jobless rate has never been lower. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg)Canada’s economy added 15,300 jobs in April, the third monthly increase in a row after a major hit from the…
