51 h. ago Thousands of fireworks for Calgary Stampede are going to blow your mind starting tonight

Thousands of fireworks that took hundreds of hours to set up will be exploding above Calgary starting Thursday

Events

53 h. ago RCMP accidentally sparked wildfire near Lytton, which is now 130 hectares

'This is a tremendously unfortunate set of circumstances that demonstrates the need for extreme caution and fire awareness during our long wildfire season,' RCMP said.

Events

3 d. ago Leloup and Bury: Don't let Ontario set fire to its own recycling plan

The province is loosening the rules that aime to make companies limit the environmental impacts of their product packaging. It's a step backwards.

Events

5 d. ago Man shot, killed Idaho firefighters after they asked him to move his vehicle, sheriff says

The suspect, Wess Roley had set a fire using flint, and the firefighters who rushed to the scene instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout

Events

5 d. ago Man lured Idaho firefighters to a mountain with a fire then shot and killed 2: Officials

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As a wildfire began to sow panic in a small northern Idaho mountain community, a group of firefighters who rushed put out the blaze instead found themselves in an unexpected shootout. A man who had intentionally set the fire to ambush the crew on Sunday was perched in a sniper position, […]

Events

9 d. ago Intermap Technologies Announces Voting Results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, Alberta, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (TSX: IMP; OTCQB: ITMSF) – Intermap Technologies Corporation (“Intermap” or the “Company”) held its annual general meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) on June 26, 2025, at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, located at 3700, 400 Third Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta. A total of 27,270,817 […]

Other

1 week ago Violent prowler who targeted north Edmonton women admits to sexual assault, stealing underwear

A man has admitted to terrorizing women in a north Edmonton neighbourhood two years ago, pleading guilty to crimes including sexually assaulting a stranger at knifepoint.

Events

1 week ago Thousands set to return home after fires force Flin Flon, Man., residents out

Officials add disaster and recovery assistance will be available on site for returning residents, as will a food bank handing out perishable and non-perishable items.

Events

2 w. ago Ireland Shuts Last Coal Plant as Europe’s Phaseout Accelerates

Ireland became the latest European country to put an end to coal-fired power generation, with Spain and Italy set to follow soon.

Economics

2 w. ago Company pleads guilty to workplace safety charge in Edmonton worker’s smokehouse death

The company was charged after the death in March 2023.

Society

2 w. ago Police in Ontario town find car tied to fatal hit and run set ablaze

Police in Hanover have released an image of a 'destroyed' vehicle they believe was set on fire shortly after a fatal hit and run in the small Ontario community last week.

Events

3 w. ago Pat Stay murder trial: Tensions rise in and out of court as closing arguments begin

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from the Crown in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial.

Events

3 w. ago Pat Stay killing: Tensions spill outside as Adam Drake murder trial nears the end

A Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury has heard closing arguments from in Adam Drake's second-degree murder trial, starting on Friday with the Crown.

Events

3 w. ago Edmonton man guilty of torching homes in central Edmonton; court heard fires were set at behest of notorious slain landlord

The man accused of torching nearly a dozen Edmonton homes at the behest of a notorious inner-city landlord has been found guilty of setting a majority of the fires. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling on Thursday gave his decision in the long-running trial of Darcy Willier, finding he had no reasonable doubt about […]

Events

3 w. ago Edmonton man guilty of torching homes in Alberta Avenue area; court heard fires were set at behest of notorious slain landlord

The man accused of torching nearly a dozen Edmonton homes at the behest of a notorious inner-city landlord has been found guilty of setting a majority of the fires. Court of King’s Bench Justice Nathan Whitling on Thursday gave his decision in the long-running trial of Darcy Willier, finding he had no reasonable doubt about […]

Events

3 w. ago Edmonton police officer found not guilty of assault in 2019 arrest involving baton

Edmonton Police Service Const. Alex Doduk has been found not guilty on two accounts of assault for his actions during an arrest five years ago.

Events

3 w. ago Edmonton police officer who repeatedly struck arrestee with baton found not guilty

The chaotic arrest was captured on security cameras at the nearby Royal Alberta Museum

Events

3 w. ago Trump’s tariffs on Canada, world to stay in place during case, court rules

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump's reciprocal global tariffs and fentanyl-related duties on Canada can stay in place during a court case.

Economics

3 w. ago Boyfriend of slain London nurse was target of hit, court hears

Two gunmen killed a nurse outside her northwest London home in a botched hit targeting her boyfriend, a court heard.

Other

3 w. ago Trump defies California’s Newsom, sends National Guard to end immigration protests in Los Angeles

Presidential order came after clashes in Paramount and neighbouring Compton, where a car was set on fire

Society