Canada

A wind-fuelled wildfire in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan has forced authorities to order the evacuation of 27 properties. Fire Information Officer Heather Rice says the wildfire has moved north over the last 24 hours. “The Testalinden fire is seeing quite an active fire flank on the north end of the fire… This is a result of increasing winds that we’re ... Read More »

A Calgary Transit bus will be featured for the first time in the Calgary Pride Parade next month. Calgary Transit teamed up with Calgary Pride and Pattison Outdoor to make the city’s first Pride bus. It rolls out on Friday morning and will circle the city on a number of routes for the 25th annual Pride Week, running from Aug. ... Read More »

Police are looking for a suspect after a woman was sexually assaulted in broad daylight in the city’s North End. They say this one happened in the North End near Aikins Street and Stella Avenue, in the middle of the afternoon. Read More »

Four people have died and two are unaccounted for after a seaplane crash east of Tadoussac, Que., on Sunday afternoon. The Beaver seaplane went down north of Bergeronnes in a remote wooded area not accessible by road after taking off from Bouchette Lake. Five passengers and one pilot, whose names have not yet been released, were on board. Read More »

One man is in hospital after a shooting near Yonge and Dundas streets late on Thursday night.. Police say that around 12:45 a.m. a single shot was fired. Witnesses in the area called 911, and paramedics say that a man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound. His injuries are not considered life-threatening. Read More »

The possessions of an American family have been stolen in British Columbia before they made it to their new home in Alaska. Anna Spencer and her five children were driving from Georgia State to Alaska – where Spencer’s military husband has been recently transferred to – when they checked themselves into a hotel room in the 36000 block of North ... Read More »

An Edmonton man was given a $543 ticket for refusing to remove a sign from the back window of his car that says “F–k Harper.” “I got pissed off and thought ‘It’s time again to take a stand,’” Rob Wells said. “So I just had some pink paper here and put it in the back of the car. Read More »

Two men in their 20s were sent to hospital after a shooting early Tuesday near Queen’s Quay and Bathurst Street. Officers were called to the scene of a shooting on Bishop Tutu Blvd. shortly after midnight, where they found two men suffering from gunshot wounds. Read More »

One man is dead and six Vancouver police officers were taken to hospital following an altercation that involved the use of “chemical agents” in an attempt to subdue him. It happened in the 3600 block of South East Marine Drive. Read More »

A male teen is dead following a shooting at a housing complex in Hamilton, Ont. Wednesday night. Police responded to 9-1-1 calls about a shooting in the parking lot of a CityHousing complex on MacNab Street North at around 8:30 last night. Read More »

A 40-year-old Saskatoon woman is dead after getting hit by a semi-truck unit last night. Two female pedestrians were hit by the truck around 10:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Davidson Crescent, which is just north of 33rd Street and Circle Drive. Read More »