Man drowns in Waskesiu Lake in Prince Albert National Park
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Manitoba RCMP arrested this man for public intoxication. Security video shows why he didn’t survive the night
Jeremy Ettawakapow waited years to learn what happened the night his father died in RCMP custody. Following a five-day inquest last month, he knows the tragedy could have been prevented. “He could have had another day. He could have another month, could have another year.… That’s something that I’m very heartbroken about,” he said on June…
Alberta woman who was born despite IUD suffering from rare diseases
From birth to adulthood, Sherri Jones’ life has been both unusual and rare. The 54-year-old resident of Red Deer, Alb., was born despite her mom using an intrauterine device — a one-in-100 occurrence. “The IUD apparently had gotten stuck on her bladder, and it penetrated her bladder, which is why she was able to conceive,”…
Maitland general store marks 185th birthday, looks ahead to bicentennial
Ninety-three year old Albert Annand has shopped at Frieze and Roy in Maitland, N.S., throughout his life, but the store is about double his age. The business, considered by many as Canada’s oldest general store, is celebrating 185 years of selling goods in the village at the mouth of the Shubenacadie River near Cobequid Bay. “I’d…
Not everyone has AC, but do you have a legal ‘right to cooling’ in Canada? – National
As many parts of Canada reeled under hot weather, a group representing migrant farm workers wrote a letter to Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Monday, urging him to put protections in place for those toiling in the fields. “Farmworkers are 35 times more likely than the general public to die of heat exposure,” Chris Ramsaroop,…
Labrador City evacuated, Wabush on notice as crews continue to battle wildfires
Thousands of Labrador City residents are heading east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as a wildfire threatens the town. (Darryl Dinn/ CBC) Fire crew teams continue to battle wildfires across Labrador Saturday. Residents of Labrador City were told to evacuate on Friday at 5:30 p.m. AT and to head 500 kilometres east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Labrador City…
Peterborough and area animal shelters face capacity crunch – Peterborough
Animal shelters throughout the Peterborough, Ont., area are experiencing capacity crunches with the number of animals waiting to be adopted. At the Peterborough Humane Society, executive director Shawn Morey says the shelter is over capacity and can’t accept any more animals. “We have 140 animals in our building right now — all different stages,” he…
How adaptable you are to climate change could depend on where you live in Edmonton
This story is part of the Prairies Climate Change Project, a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. How climate change affects your health could depend on where you live, according to a new study. In their examination of several Edmonton neighbourhoods, researchers at the University…
Major traffic delays in Surrey due to fatal crash on Highway 99 – BC
A person has died in an overnight crash on Highway 99 in Surrey, B.C. Surrey RCMP said the single-vehicle crash happened at 1:30 a.m. and one of the occupants was declared dead at the scene. The car ended up in a farmer’s field, a few hundred feet from the highway. The Integrated Collision Analysis and…
Canada’s purchase of Inuvik hangar applauded by northerners and Arctic security experts
The Canadian government has purchased a strategically located aircraft hangar in Inuvik, N.W.T., for $8.6 million — a move that’s being met with relief by northerners and experts on Arctic security who were alarmed by foreign interest in the facility. “I think it’s the best idea the government of Canada has had in a long…