Ontario will spend $650-million on five new helicopters and six new water bombers to help fight spreading wildfires, Premier Doug Ford told a press conference on Friday.
Experts are raising health concerns about the perils of wildfire smoke that go beyond the lungs to the brain. Dr. Bhavini Gohel, a clinical associate professor at the University of Calgary, says increasing exposure to harmful particles can lead to cognitive decline.
Good morning. Richard Wagner is the man leading Canada’s highest court in its deliberations on a country-shaping case, the landmark judgmenton Quebec’s Bill 21. More on him and the case below, along with updates on the wildfire crisis.
Juergen Knauert, who served with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps from 1965 to 1970, stepped into the Regina branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, one of the oldest in the country, looking for a place where he could be around fellow veterans.
Juergen Knauert, Regina Royal Canadian Legion Branch 001's vice president and museum director, stands for a portrait inside the museum in Regina, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. Knauert is a veteran who previously served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Kayle Neis/The Globe and Mail
Federal Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon held a news conference in Delta, B.C., on Thursday to tout the Port of Vancouver expansion project that has been referred to the major project office for potential fast-tracking, despite years of opposition from environmental groups.
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa will spend nearly $2-billion over four years to expand the Canadian Armed Forces' fleet of light armoured vehicles by 190 vehicles. London-based General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada will build the vehicles.
Good morning. While fires burned in northwestern Ontario, smoke drifted into southern parts of the province. More on that below, along with interest rate updates and WestJet’s strike vote.
Canadian National Railway workers in a train are surrounded by an out-of-control wildfire near Armstrong, Ont., in this screen grab from a video on social media on July 15.
Canadian shot putter and discus thrower Jackie MacDonald sits on the grass in front of the Olympic village and training grounds in Heidelberg West, Melbourne on November of 1956. James Cooke/Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections 1370-608-08
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