By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 27, 2025 5:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province’s northern Interior. The province’s Conservation Officer Service says in a…
One-hundred seventy-five passengers on a Via Rail train travelling from Halifax to Montreal were forced to disembark in a central Nova Scotia community on Sunday after The Ocean experienced mechanical issues. The train departed Halifax late this morning, but had a mechanical issue outside of Truro, N.S., early this afternoon. Truro is roughly 100 kilometres north of…
When family doctors or midwives in northern B.C. encounter a high-risk pregnancy, they turn to the obstetrical specialists at Prince George’s University Hospital of Northern B.C. The hospital is the only facility in the region that can handle complicated deliveries. But starting in August, there won’t be enough specialists on hand, meaning some patients could…
Debris is seen in the area near where a Piper Navajo twin-engine plane crashed Saturday afternoon in Deer Lake, N.L. Kisik Geospatial and Aerial Survey, an aircraft company based in British Columbia, is owner of the plane. (Amy Feehan/CBC) At least one person is dead after a small plane crashed Saturday at 5:30 p.m. NT near…
A fire that erupted inside a recycling truck in Kelowna, B.C., this week is prompting an important reminder about hazardous material being tossed into recycling bins. “Very scary situation,” said Cynthia Coates, supervisor of solid waste services with the Regional District of Central Okanagan (RDCO). “It seems to be a little bit more prevalent as…
RCMP say a man has been charged with assaulting two police officers in a southwestern Saskatchewan village where so-called followers of the “Queen of Canada” have set up a compound. Mounties say 61-year-old Ricky Manz has also been charged with assault, resisting arrest and uttering threats in Richmound, about 360 kilometres west of Regina, near…
Evacuees from Leaf Rapids banding together in Winnipeg and wondering what’s going to be left of their tight-knit community when wildfires recede. Source link
A remote-controlled scoop has begun the work of removing a pile of debris 20 to 30 metres long and seven to eight metres high to gain access to three workers trapped at the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, a company statement says. Newmont Corp. said Thursday that specialized drones have been sent in to assess…
By Payton Zillich Global News Posted July 23, 2025 7:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province is hoping dozens of new and enhanced full-time health care positions in rural remote Saskatchewan communities will help reduce a number of service disruptions and hospital closures. Watch the video above…
Two former United Conservative MLAs will join with the centrist Alberta Party and file to rename it the Progressive Conservatives, and they’ll abandon initial plans to launch a new party under the old brand that ruled Alberta for 44 years. Since Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair announced plans earlier in July for a petition drive…
