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'I love Jasper': Backcountry campers not deterred by dramatic wildfire rescue

'I love Jasper': Backcountry campers not deterred by dramatic wildfire rescue

EDMONTON — Nestled along a meadow in Jasper’s backcountry, Charles Vantanajal and his family stood in awe of the dynamic, ever-changing cloud of thick, white wildfire smoke that rose near Oldhorn Mountain. “I've never seen anything like it,” he said.
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Canadians urged to leave Lebanon as flights cancelled amid growing tensions

Canadians urged to leave Lebanon as flights cancelled amid growing tensions

MONTREAL — Lara Salameh was supposed to be flying out of Beirut Thursday en route to Montreal with her husband and two daughters, but the night before, their flight was cancelled.
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'Massive' B.C. landslide blocking river may burst, sending a torrent of water, debris

'Massive' B.C. landslide blocking river may burst, sending a torrent of water, debris

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A landslide of debris piled 30 metres high and 600 metres long has dammed the Chilcotin River in British Columbia's central Interior, creating a lake that officials say could give way.
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Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax

Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax

OTTAWA — Google says it will pass on the cost of the Liberal government’s digital services tax to advertisers. The company says it will implement a 2.5 per cent surcharge for ads displayed in Canada, starting in October.
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Canadian-born captive and American journalist freed in prisoner swap with Russia

Canadian-born captive and American journalist freed in prisoner swap with Russia

WASHINGTON — Canadian-born Paul Whelan and an honorary Canadian citizen were set free Thursday as the United States and Russia completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history.
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Liberal MP says she regrets 'distress' caused to witnesses who left meeting in tears

Liberal MP says she regrets 'distress' caused to witnesses who left meeting in tears

OTTAWA — Liberal MP Anita Vandenbeld fell short of an apology after instigating a fracas on Wednesday that led two witnesses testifying about violence against women to storm out of a parliamentary committee hearing.
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Jasper mayor says plan underway for residents to see homes in burned townsite

Jasper mayor says plan underway for residents to see homes in burned townsite

The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says a plan is in place for residents of the burned community to return to see the state of their homes, but fire and weather are not co-operating.
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First Nation calls for removal of mining firm from managing Yukon disaster site

First Nation calls for removal of mining firm from managing Yukon disaster site

WHITEHORSE — The Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation in Yukon wants the company that owns the gold mine where a massive ore slide and cyanide spill occurred in June to be removed from managing the cleanup, and it's calling for a public inquiry into the disa
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Parole board ignored trauma of Indigenous man convicted of murder, court rules

Parole board ignored trauma of Indigenous man convicted of murder, court rules

MONTREAL — An Indigenous man convicted of murder and attempted murder could get parole after the Federal Court ruled the parole board failed to consider his traumatic past when it denied his release.
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Conservative candidate's union endorses NDP candidate in Winnipeg byelection

Conservative candidate's union endorses NDP candidate in Winnipeg byelection

OTTAWA — More than a dozen labour leaders are endorsing the NDP candidate in an upcoming federal byelection in Winnipeg Thursday, including the business manager of the Conservative candidate's own union.
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