'Some structural damage' from wildfire near Fort Nelson, B.C., mayor confirms
More than one home has been damaged or lost due to a massive wildfire outside of the B.C. community of Fort Nelson, the mayor confirmed Wednesday.
Police investigate an anti-vaccination demonstration, thousands of interpreters are still stuck in Afghanistan, and Britney Spears' conservatorship is again in front of a judge. Here's what you need to know to start your day.
1. 'Just so perverse': Kelowna RCMP confirm they are investigating "a disruption" in a city park involving as many as 100 anti-vaccination demonstrators as veterans and members of the public gathered to pay their respects for Remembrance Day.
2. Canadian repatriated: A Canadian woman stranded in Iraq for four months will be issued an emergency passport, allowing her to fly home to reunite with her five-year-old daughter, CTV News has confirmed.
3. Afghan interpreters: A retired general says "literally thousands" of interpreters who helped Canadian troops and their families remain stuck in Afghanistan.
4. Rittenhouse trial: Prosecutors and defence attorneys for Kyle Rittenhouse will return to the courthouse without the jury present on Friday, to finalize how jurors will be instructed when they get the case next week.
5. Generation gap: A new poll shows the sharp differences in beliefs between generations in Canada, with more than half of Canadians under 40 surveyed perceiving the baby boomer legacy as negative.
One more thing…
Free Britney: A judge in L.A. is set to decide today, whether to terminate the conservatorship that has exercised vast control over Britney Spears' life and money for nearly 14 years.
More than one home has been damaged or lost due to a massive wildfire outside of the B.C. community of Fort Nelson, the mayor confirmed Wednesday.
A warning from a Saskatoon driver about using your fast-food app while in the drive-thru line — a trip to get some free lunch cost him a lot more than he bargained for.
An 'unrepentant' YouTuber has been ordered to pay $350,000 in damages as compensation for a 'relentless' campaign of defamation waged online against a business owner and his company, the B.C. Supreme Court has ruled.
Chief Robert Michell says relief isn't the right word to describe his reaction as the search begins for unmarked graves at the site of a former residential school he attended in northern British Columbia.
While it's unclear what these closures might mean for the 27 restaurants in Canada, Red Lobster is expected to file for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. this month.
A man from B.C.'s Lower Mainland has been sentenced to four years behind bars after shooting a sex worker in the back during a drug-fuelled 43rd birthday.
Of the $40-million Aiden Pleterski was handed over two years, documents show he invested just over one per cent and instead spent $15.9 million on "his personal lifestyle." The 25-year-old Oshawa, Ont. man was arrested and charged with fraud and money laundering on Tuesday.
Nearly six dozen dogs were seized from a home Wednesday morning by the Winnipeg Humane Society. It is the largest known seizure of animals in the city’s history.
A new study out of London, Ont. lays out the cost of the homelessness crisis on our health-care system.
When Adam Kirschner wrote 'Slap Shot,' he never imagined the song would be embraced by his favourite team.
A team is ready to help an entangled North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
A $200 reward is being offered by a North Vancouver family for the safe return of their beloved chicken, Snowflake.
Two daughters and a mother were reunited online 40 years later thanks to a DNA kit and a Zoom connection despite living on three separate continents and speaking different languages.
Mother's Day can be a difficult occasion for those who have lost or are estranged from their mom.
YES Theatre Young Company opened its acclaimed kids’ show, One Small Step, at Sudbury Theatre Centre on Saturday.
An Ottawa pizzeria is being recognized as one of the top 20 deep-dish pizzas in the world.
A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.
A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the NFL, despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.