A strong ridge of high pressure sitting over the western portion of Canada and the U.S. has prompted heat warnings as dangerously hot temperatures persist.
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Workers on strike at Granby Zoo, but park remains open
Some 130 workers at Granby Zoo made good on their threat by going on strike Tuesday morning, denouncing the slow pace of negotiations to renew their collective agreement. The popular Eastern Townships park is still open to visitors, however.
After surviving flash floods, residents of B.C. community now battling insurers
It remains clear if the owners of about 20 homes in Savona, B.C., will have access to government support after damaging flash floods washed through on June 30.
Drinking water taps installed at Kelowna’s tent city
The City of Kelowna has installed new drinking water taps at the city’s designated homeless encampment along Weddell Place.The two water taps are accessible to the roughly 200 residents living along the rail trail 24 hours a day and were put in place by the city on June 18."The water ta…
2 more women charged in armed robbery at B.C. jewelry store
Two more women have been charged in connection with a jewelry store robbery in B.C.’s Lower Mainland – which reportedly ended with the owner being shot four times.
‘Nobody said anything’: Former student recalls sexual advances by Frank Stronach
A former student and scholarship recipient at the company once helmed by Frank Stronach is speaking out about an “unwelcome but not illegal” sexual interaction involving the billionaire in the 1980s, when he was in his 50s and she was 19 years old.
Advocates ‘concerned’ for vulnerable Edmontonians during heat wave
As temperatures soar in Edmonton, there are concerns for the city’s vulnerable population.
Toronto Raptors waiting on Sasha Vezenkov
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri is willing to be patient with Sasha Vezenkov.
Crews responding to structure fire in Kelowna
The Kelowna Fire Department is rushing to a structure fire at the intersection of Benvoulin and Casorso roads.A large plume of black smoke is rising from the area.Photos from the scene show what appears to be an abandoned structure on fire. The burning building is adjacent to the Kelowna Dri…
Public insurer makes its case for an auto rate hike next year
Citing escalating auto repair costs and catastrophic hailstorm damage last August, Manitoba’s public auto insurer has applied to the province’s insurance regulator for a 3% auto insurance rate increase for 2025-26. “The proposed rate increase is necessary to address a…The post Public insurer makes its case for an auto rate hike next year appeared first on Canadian Underwriter.