National Newsticker Ford calls on Carney to extend gas tax cut or make it permanent August 7, 2026 564 views By Allison Jones Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to make a gas tax suspension permanent,…
National Newsticker Interim Indigenous languages commissioner says she’s participating in probe of office August 7, 2026 613 views By Alessia Passafiume The interim commissioner of Indigenous languages says she knows her office has work to do on rebuilding…
National Newsticker On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act August 7, 2026 2869 views By Brenna Owen On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that destroyed hundreds…
National Newsticker Evacuations expand south on Okanagan Lake, as more Mexican fire crews arrive in B.C. August 7, 2026 577 views By Brenna Owen The wildfire evacuation zone along the shores of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia’s Interior expanded south on…
National Newsticker Brantford Police arrest city man in recent stabbing August 7, 2026 438 views BRANTFORD,ONT-A man wanted in relation to a stabbing in late July has been found and arrested, the Brantford Police Service…
National Newsticker Supreme Court to hear case on constitutionality of requiring oath to the Crown August 7, 2026 361 views The Supreme Court of Canada says it will hear a case on whether requiring prospective lawyers to swear the Oath…
National Newsticker Cat Lake chief proposes First Nations-led wildfire authority August 7, 2026 421 views By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com CAT LAKE — Wildfire evacuees having returned to Cat Lake, the fly-in…
National Newsticker Conservative MP Larry Brock announces he will resign next month August 7, 2026 423 views BRANTFORD, ONT-Ontario Conservative MP Larry Brock is resigning as member of Parliament and is to return to his previous role…
National Newsticker Officials will not release cool water from a Colorado River reservoir to protect threatened fish August 7, 2026 319 views By Dorany Pineda And Brittany Peterson Federal officials said Thursday they will not release cool water this year from one…
Local NewsSports Okanagan Indian Band ‘getting stronger everyday’ amid devastating wildfire August 6, 2026 415 views By Aaron Hemens, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Although a devastating wildfire continues to leave hundreds without access to their…
National Newsticker Climate change made Ontario, N.W.T. fire conditions roughly twice as likely: report August 6, 2026 365 views By Jordan Omstead The conditions underlying intense July wildfires in Ontario and Northwest Territories were made roughly twice as likely…
National Newsticker Canada’s justice system enhances protections for intimate partner violence victims August 6, 2026 396 views By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Last month, significant changes to Canada’s Criminal Code were passed into law…
National Newsticker Iqaluit hunters prepare to net bowhead whale August 6, 2026 2101 views By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News There will be “maktaaq everywhere” on Iqaluit’s shore on Aug. 14…
National Newsticker Terrace Bay station will improve EMS response: Muir August 6, 2026 556 views By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — A new and “modern” EMS station in Terrace Bay…
National Newsticker Climate change made Ontario, N.W.T. fire conditions roughly twice as likely: report August 6, 2026 421 views A new report says the conditions that fuelled July wildfires in Ontario and the Northwest Territories were made roughly twice…
National Newsticker Nuu-chah-nulth’s 2026 Tlu-piich Games get underway with canoe races August 6, 2026 407 views By Nora O’Malley, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ha-Shilth-Sa Port Alberni, BC – Dozens of Nuu-chah-nulth athletes raced canoes across tiipis…
National Newsticker Treaty 8 First Nations comes out of 2026 AGM with new name, water agreement with Dene Nation August 6, 2026 433 views By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News (ANNews) – Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta has voted…
Read more National Newsticker Brantford Police Seeking Witnesses After Injured Man Dies August 5, 2026 519 views BRANTFORD, ONT-Following an incident that resulted in the death of a man, the Brantford Police Service (BPS) is seeking witnesses…
National Newsticker N.B. police seize 4.3 million contraband cigarettes in four weeks, officials say August 5, 2026 538 views By Eli Ridder New Brunswick officials say police have seized millions of contraband cigarettes representing $1.1 million in lost tax…
National Newsticker Wildfire destruction mounts in B.C. Interior, structures lost on 120 more properties August 5, 2026 2242 views Wildfire destruction in British Columbia’s Interior continues to mount, with authorities outside Clinton saying structures have been destroyed on…
