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The family of two siblings who drowned in Dryden, Ont., at the end of July is advocating for water safety and swimming lessons for all school-aged children. On July 31, 15-year-old Kayden Grant and his 12-year-old sister, Joyclyn Grant, drowned in the Wabigoon River in the northwestern Ontario city. The …
Read More »Violent incidents prompt Halifax Infirmary to get walk-thru metal detector
The Halifax Infirmary will be getting a walk-thru metal detector installed this week after recent violent incidents at the hospital raised questions about its security measures. Last month, three health-care workers were attacked in the emergency department; two of them were stabbed. “With increased violence that we’re experiencing, we are taking these …
Read More »Alberta wildfires prompt more evacuations, Edmonton offers masks for smoke
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 20, 2024 6:52 pm Updated July 20, 2024 10:09 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Wildfires in northern Alberta forced more people from their homes on Saturday while Edmonton offered masks to residents to help them …
Read More »‘A funeral every week’: Drug deaths prompt protest on Siksika First Nation
A group of mostly mothers and grandmothers marched down a street in Gleichen, Alta., on Friday to raise awareness about the drug crisis on the Siksika First Nation. Each had their own story to tell about how drug use has impacted them. Pamela Edwards described her son Seth as smart, …
Read More »Raging wildfires prompt new evacuation orders in northern Quebec
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 23, 2023 11:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Cree community in northern Quebec is being evacuated Friday morning because of heavy smoke from a nearby forest fire. The Cree Nation of Mistissini said on its Facebook page that …
Read More »Wildfires prompt mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton
Fueled by warm weather, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several out-of-control wildfires have grown near Entwistle and Evansburg, and on Saturday night an evacuation order was issued for the communities west of Edmonton in Parkland County and Yellowhead County. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Yellowhead County expanded its evacuation …
Read More »Court case against ex CannTrust leaders should prompt OSC ‘soul searching’: experts
Legal experts say the acquittal of three former cannabis executives should prompt the Ontario Securities Commission to do some “deep soul searching.” The Thursday acquittal of ex-CannTrust Holdings Inc. chief executive Peter Aceto, chairman Eric Paul and vice-chair Mark Litwin came a day after the regulator revealed it no longer …
Read More »Reports of man armed with knife prompt emergency alert at University of Calgary
Calgary Police are looking for a suspect after reports that man with a knife was on the University of Calgary campus Tuesday night. Around 9 p.m. MT, the university issued an emergency alert, warning people an “assailant” was on the campus. An emergency alert was put out after reports of a person …
Read More »Concerns over salmon prompt calls to pause Trans Mountain construction on Coquihalla River
Construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has started in the Coquihalla River in Hope, B.C., at the same time as the salmon migration — prompting calls to stop the work over concerns about the safety of the salmon population. Kate Tairyan said she was walking along the river on July 31 and saw dozens of …
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