Unpublished Newswire
When he received an evacuation order on Thursday, Mike Pasztor of Annapolis County, N.S., grabbed what he could: a photo of his wife’s daughter who had passed away, some bottles of water and some of his documents. While his wife left toward Bridgetown, he stuck around to douse his house and the surrounding area with water.
August 15, 2025 - 20:09 | Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
Relatives of war veterans gathered at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Friday to mark the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the official end of the Second World War.Sweat poured down the faces of those assembled in the August midday heat as the Canadian Armed Forces bugler performed the Last Post.
August 15, 2025 - 20:04 | Kyle Duggan | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia says it will be providing $2.5-million in funding that will allow about 75 poultry farms in the Fraser Valley to upgrade their barns to reduce the risk of avian flu.The Agriculture Ministry says in a news release that the flu can enter barns through airflow, water sources and other means and, despite increased measures, there have been about 200 outbreaks in the Fraser Valley and Lower Mainland since 2022.
August 15, 2025 - 19:37 | | The Globe and Mail
A helicopter helping with wildfire efforts in Nova Scotia has crashed into a lake.Premier Tim Houston says the pilot was rescued quickly.
August 15, 2025 - 18:44 | | The Globe and Mail
The federal government spent more than $170,000 to bring Canadian women and their children back to the country after they went overseas to join the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, documents show.
As first reported by Global News
, the documents, which were released under access to information legislation, contain details of the costs incurred when eight women, along with their children, were brought home from Syria. They include...
August 15, 2025 - 18:06 | Tyler Dawson | National Post
We have another update to a chilling story in Kanata, as a Muslim teenager recovers from injuries she sustained during an OC Transpo bus ride. She was attacked by strangers, and now the community is rallying behind her. CTV’s Josh Marano delivers the details in Hour 4. On a lighter note, if you want to take a breather from another tiresome news cycle, perhaps the latest batch of movie releases will help soothe the soul. Matt Demers sets up your weekend plans with his Weekly Movie Picks. And if news breaks, you’ll hear it live on CFRA’s Ottawa Now.
August 15, 2025 - 18:03 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
