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Alberta’s famous Jasper National Park has been shut down and evacuations are underway amid raging wildfires threatening residents and visitors. The evacuation order, issued Monday night, for almost 4,700 residents and all visitors covers the town of Jasper and the rest of the national park. Everyone in Jasper was told …
Read More »Significant rainfall poses flood threat to Toronto area, parts of southern Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for the Greater Toronto Area and a large part of southern Ontario on Tuesday. The warnings were issued at around 9:30 a.m. The weather agency said rainfall amounts of up to 75 millimetres are possible with …
Read More »Flin Flon declares wildfire threat under control as conditions improve – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size According to the city’s mayor, the wildfire threat to Flin Flon, Man. and the surrounding area is no longer considered imminent. Mayor Lafontaine says the fire is the same size as it was on Friday, according to an update from the Saskatchewan …
Read More »‘Rolling spy vans’? Canada weighs possible security threat of Chinese EVs – National
Canada is weighing whether to slap tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles to stop cheap EVs from flooding the market. But Ottawa – which has pumped billions of dollars worth of subsidies into the Canadian EV industry – says its concerns are not only economic. “We’re also looking at the national …
Read More »Toronto ‘triple threat’ teen inspires as world-class athlete, dancer and actress
As she crossed the finish line during the 200 metres at the Parapan American Games in Santiago, Chile, in November, Toronto teenager Sheriauna Haase remembers how she felt. “In my head I was trying to play it cool but there’s no reason to. I just won a bronze medal and …
Read More »Potential bomb threat causes evacuation at Islamic community centre in Vaughan – Toronto
YRP responded to a potential threat to a community centre near Bathurst St. and Ner Israel Dr. in Vaughan. Police evacuated a building and checked the area. No threat was found. The property is secure. There is no safety risk. Police are in the area and it’s under investigation. — …
Read More »Toronto Reference Library closed after bomb threat – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Toronto library was unable to open Saturday morning after police reported a bomb threat. Officers said the Toronto Reference Library, located on Yonge Street just north of Bloor Street, had received a bomb threat. Toronto police said in a post on …
Read More »Mississauga doctor receives ‘anti-Semitic death threat,’ hospital network says – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Trillium Health Partners says one if its physicians received an “anti-Semitic death threat” and Peel Regional Police are now investigating the incident. Police said the incident that happened in Mississauga and is being investigated as hate-motivated. Trillium Health Partners said that on …
Read More »Ontario Greenbelt development plan faces new threat from federal government
The federal government may have the ammunition it needs to derail Premier Doug Ford’s controversial plan to develop portions of Ontario’s Greenbelt, Global News can reveal. A briefing note prepared in March for Canada’s minister of the environment and climate change lists 29 at-risk species that live — or are …
Read More »Severe thunderstorm warning: Potential tornado threat for southeastern Manitoba – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Environment Canada issued a severe thunderstorm, a potential tornado threat for southeastern Manitoba on Tuesday shortly after 4 p.m. The weather centre says extra care and attention should be exercised in and around the area of Grand Beach and Beausejour. Tornado warning …
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