Murray Wood: Alberta referendum rolls the dice on provincial economy
With a referendum vote planned, Alberta has never been closer to separating from Canada. But, Murray Wood wonders, could...
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Desperation, pressure for aid increase in Haiti after quake
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake mounted Wednesday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble and the injured continued to arrive from r...
Aug 18, 2021
Death toll from Haiti's weekend earthquake rises to 1,941
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - Haitian officials raised the death toll from a deadly weekend earthquake by more than 500 on Tuesday after Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt to search and rescue eff...
Aug 17, 2021
Cooler conditions offer some relief to crews battling more than 260 B.C. wildfires
The manager of fire operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says rain and cooler temperatures have taken an edge off some of the most aggressive blazes among more than 260 burning across th...
Aug 17, 2021
Haiti quake death toll rises to 1,419, injured now at 6,000
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - A hospital in southwestern Haiti, where a powerful earthquake flattened homes, shops and other buildings over the weekend, was so overwhelmed with patients that many had to lie...
Aug 16, 2021
Sask. experiences poor air quality from B.C. wildfires, north
Smoke from forest fires in British Columbia has once again made its way to Saskatchewan. Residents in central and southern Saskatchewan woke up Monday morning to hazy conditions. Environment Canada is...
Aug 16, 2021
Hundreds of properties evacuated as wind prompts growth in B.C. wildfires
High winds intensified numerous wildfires burning in British Columbia, forcing more evacuation orders for residents in hundreds of homes late Sunday, says the BC Wildfire Service. Some of the largest ...
Aug 15, 2021
Fred strengthens to tropical storm as it heads to US coast
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - The National Hurricane Center said Fred regained its tropical storm status in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday as parts of the Caribbean were gearing up for impacts from Tr...
Aug 15, 2021
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
VANCOUVER - The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by clim...
Aug 15, 2021
Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) - The death toll from a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 Sunday as rescuers raced to find survivors amid the rubble ahead of a potential deluge from an ...
Aug 15, 2021
High heat: Spain clocks prelim record of 47.2 C (116.96 F)
MADRID (AP) - Spain set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius (116.96 Fahrenheit) on Saturday as Southern Europe sweltered under a relentless summer sun. Italy put 16 cities on red ale...
Aug 14, 2021
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Sarah Mills: Investigation into security at Canada's major airports gives pause for thought
Sarah Mills says a W5 investigation into alleged violence, trafficking and organized crime at Canada's busiest airport s...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, May 25
8:30 - The Alberta separatism talks just got a lot more serious, and it could have negative implications on the oil and ...