Unpublished Newswire
Ottawa police are seeking witnesses to a motorcycle crash early Saturday morning that claimed the life of a 33-year-old man. In a release, police said the single vehicle crash occurred at about 2:35 a.m. on Colonel By Drive south of Rideau Street. The victim’s identity has not been released. “Police would like to speak with […]
August 8, 2026 - 10:44 | Norman Provencher | Ottawa Citizen
The subject of an emergency alert over a dangerous man with a firearm in Bedford, N.S., is believed to be involved in an earlier shooting in Annapolis Royal, say police. The alert was expanded to include all of Halifax Regional Municipality on Saturday afternoon.
August 8, 2026 - 10:38 | | CBC News - Canada
Some B.C. farmers are defying wildfire evacuation orders to protect homes, orchards and livestock, saying generations of work are too much to abandon.
August 8, 2026 - 09:31 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
CALGARY — In his signature Smithbilt hat, buckle and boots, Alberta country and western music star Paul Brandt strolls into a boardroom at Calgary International Airport, $12,000 guitar in tow. While he certainly looks the part of a multi-platinum recording artist, he’s not here to talk about his latest album, upcoming tour or anything to do with his music. The one thing on his mind is how, he says, Canada is failing its most vulnerable with lax enforcement against child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision last fall to strike down mandatory one-year...
August 8, 2026 - 09:00 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
As the clock ticks down on a temporary program that brought a wave of Turkish and Syrian people to Canada after a deadly earthquake, a mother and her son have embarked on a weeks-long journey to press Ottawa for an extension for those stuck in what they call immigration limbo.
August 8, 2026 - 08:38 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Jason Arday’s memoir goes on sale Tuesday, six days after he resigned from Cambridge as the university opened an investigation into his qualifications. Arday was 37 when Cambridge made him a professor in 2023, the youngest Black professor in the university’s history. The life behind it made international news. He writes that he was diagnosed with autism and developmental delays at three and did not speak until 11. His publisher, Simon & Schuster , describes him as illiterate until 18. He resigned from Cambridge and from Jesus College on Aug. 5, the same day the university said it...
August 8, 2026 - 08:00 | Mason Kossak | National Post
