2+ hour, 1+ min ago   (196+ words) NANAIMO — After largely avoiding any wildfire-related impacts so far this summer, skies are set to be smoky locally over the coming days. Air quality forecasts for the Nanaimo region, along with projections from Environment Canada, call for smoke moving across…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (336+ words) MONTREAL — As a police station in a Montreal multicultural neighbourhood grapples with allegations of racism and brutality made public in June, local residents are preparing for a public meeting with city officials and the chief of the police force on…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (881+ words) MONTREAL — Davis Alexander knows the Montreal Alouettes sent a message to the rest of the CFL. Just as he anticipated. Alexander threw four touchdown passes and Tyson Philpot caught three as the Alouettes routed the Edmonton Elks 48-30 in a matchup…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (357+ words) OTTAWA — Voters are set for an eighth federal byelection between Aug. 31 and mid-April due to the upcoming departure of Ontario Conservative Larry Brock. Brock, who was first elected in 2021 to represent the southwestern Ontario riding now called Brantford-Brant South, says…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (577+ words) Vigil held for Calgary boy, 11, found dead in pipe system after disappearance A vigil was held outside Calgary’s city hall on Wednesday evening for an 11-year-old boy with autism who was found dead inside a labyrinth of water pipes a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (136+ words) WINNIPEG — A suspect sought by police for the past two years for his alleged involvement in the death of a Winnipeg soccer player has been arrested in British Columbia. Winnipeg police say Tresor Horimbere was located and arrested in Langley,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (501+ words) TORONTO — The federal government has rejected Ontario’s plan to expand Toronto’s Billy Bishop airport to accommodate jets on a longer runway. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon said public consultations on the future of the island airport got feedback on a range…...

3+ week, 9+ min ago   (248+ words) NANAIMO — A man in his late 70s has died after a collision with an SUV Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to Departure Bay. Rd. at Argyle Ave. just before 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, to reports of a pedestrian being hit…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (148+ words) OTTAWA — The Liberals are planning to choose a candidate July 18 for an upcoming byelection in a Toronto-area riding that’s considered a safe bet for the governing party. Longtime MP Nate Erskine-Smith resigned his seat in Beaches-East York this week. The…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (12+ words) Montreal officer killed in shooting described at funeral as a hero NanaimoNewsNOW...