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Canadian Fires Already Causing Problems in US
Canadian Fires Already
Causing Problems in US
UPDATED
May 13, 2024 3:10 PM CDT

Canadian Fires Already Causing Problems in US

Four states had air-quality alerts on Monday

(Newser) - Air-quality alerts from wildfires in Canada were in effect over four US states Monday afternoon, reports NBC News . Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota were affected, with conditions ranging from "moderate" to "unhealthy" under the air quality index established by the Environmental Protection Agency.

Report: Man Shot at Drake&#39;s Mansion
At Drake's Mansion,
a 2nd Incident in 2 Days
UPDATED
May 9, 2024 8:21 AM CDT

At Drake's Mansion, a 2nd Incident in 2 Days

Police say 'person in crisis' tried to gain access to rapper's Toronto home

(Newser) - A man was arrested Wednesday in the second incident in two days outside Drake's Toronto mansion. Police said a "person in crisis" was taken into custody after he tried to gain access to the property through a service entrance gate, the Toronto Sun reports. "The person was...

Alleged Serial Killer: I Killed 4, but Don't Blame Me

Canada's Jeremy Skibicki claims he is not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder

(Newser) - An accused Canadian serial killer has admitted to killing four Indigenous women but claims he is not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, had pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 24-year-old Rebecca Contois, 39-year-old Morgan Harris, 26-year-old Marcedes Myran,...

Canada Charges 3 Men in Slaying of Sikh Separatist

Arrests are the first in 2023 shooting death that Trudeau linked to India

(Newser) - Three men Canadian police say were part of a hit team have been charged in the assassination of a Sikh separatist last year in British Columbia—a killing that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has suggested India was behind . Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, was shot last June by masked attackers in...

Canada Relocates Elephant Seal, but He's Not Having It

Emerson journeys almost 100 miles to return to his home in Victoria, BC

(Newser) - Emerson, the pseudo-celebrity resident elephant seal of British Columbia's capital city, Victoria, really likes his chosen hometown. Really likes it. Last week, conservation officers decided Emerson's penchant for hanging out in the city's flower beds, parks, and roads wasn't the best suited to his longevity and...

Canada Braces for 'Explosive Wildfire Season'

Country has just had its warmest winter on record

(Newser) - Last year was Canada's worst wildfire season on record by a long way—and authorities are warning that this year could be even worse. Government officials say an unusually warm winter, drought conditions, and dry, hot weather to come could cause an "explosive" wildfire season, the BBC reports....

Clock Is Ticking on Rescue of This Stranded Young Orca

Killer whale calf is stuck in lagoon off Vancouver Island, Canada, with its food supply dwindling

(Newser) - Plans are underway to rescue a stranded killer whale calf out of a remote tidal lagoon off northern Vancouver Island in an effort to reunite the young female orca with its extended family, Canadian authorities said Wednesday, per the AP .
  • Stranded: Rescuers have been unable to coax the young whale,
...

Canada's Niagara Region Calls State of Emergency on Eclipse

Niagara Falls mayor says he expects to see most visitors to his city ever in a single day on April 8

(Newser) - Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it prepares to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April. The total solar eclipse on April 8 will be the first to touch the province since 1979, and Niagara Falls was declared by...

Canadian Schools Sue Social Media Giants

Lawsuits say apps are wreaking havoc with students' education

(Newser) - Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario launched lawsuits Thursday against TikTok, Meta, and Snapchat, alleging the social media platforms are disrupting student learning. The lawsuits claim platforms like Facebook and Instagram are "designed for compulsive use, have rewired the way children think, behave,...

Search for Serial Killer's Victims Could Cost $66M

Federal, provincial Canadian governments will fund search of landfill for slain Indigenous women

(Newser) - Canada's federal government and the provincial Manitoba government have agreed to spend tens of millions to help search a landfill for the remains of two slain Indigenous women. A sum of $20 million Canadian—US $14.7 million—from each government is to go toward a search of the...

The Planet's Only Maple Syrup Reserve Is Very, Very Low

But one expert says we're not in danger of an immediate shortage

(Newser) - Bad news for syrup lovers: The world's only maple syrup reserve , located in Canada where three-quarters of the world's maple syrup is produced, is at a 16-year low. The harvests have not been great for the past few years—experts say climate change is playing a role in...

Switched at Birth in 1955, 2 Men Finally Get Their Apology

They had their identities 'stripped away,' says lawyer pursuing financial compensation

(Newser) - Imagine learning in your golden years that your family isn't your family. Given a DNA test in 2022, Richard Beauvais discovered he wasn't Indigenous like his parents but had a mix of Ukrainian, Ashkenazi Jewish, and Polish ancestry—and yet, he wasn't adopted. Beauvais soon learned he...

Toronto Is Running Out of Burial Space
Toronto Is Running Out
of Burial Space
longform
Mar 16, 2024 9:30 AM CDT

Toronto Is Running Out of Burial Space

The Local looks at the complex dynamics at play in the bereavement industry

(Newser) - Residents of Toronto who aim to be buried in their city better be planning ahead. Because as Inori Roy reports in the Local , the city is quickly running out of burial space. Advocates have been raising the alarm for years, and the issue is coming to a head. The city...

This 1.6K-Mile Trek Could Earn You $5K

The 1,600-mile 'Carson City to Canada Quest' will pay 2 lucky people to document their journey

(Newser) - Up for a good hike? Slip on those Tevas and head for the border. That's what two participants in the "Carson City to Canada Quest" will be doing next year, and organizers say they'll even pay those ambitious trekkers $5,000 each when they complete the arduous...

Man With Slingshot Kills Turkey That Terrorized Town
Man With Slingshot Kills
Turkey That Terrorized Town
in case you missed it
Mar 9, 2024 6:00 AM CST

Man With Slingshot Kills Turkey That Terrorized Town

'I defend my citizens,' says embattled mayor of Quebec town

(Newser) - The mayor of a small town in Quebec says a resident who used a slingshot to take down a rogue turkey may not have been playing by the rules—but he got results. The wild turkey had been terrorizing Louiseville for days and was seen in a Facebook video chasing...

Teen Charged With Killing 6 Near Canada's Capital

Victims in Barrhaven include mom, 4 kids

(Newser) - A 19-year-old from Sri Lanka has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder in one of the worst mass killings Canada's capital region has ever seen. Police initially described the Wednesday murders in a home in the Ottawa suburb of Barrhaven as...

Dune Sequel Had a Secret Premiere 6 Weeks Ago

Director Denis Villeneuve screened film for sick man in Quebec palliative care facility as his dying wish

(Newser) - Dune: Part Two saw its official wide release on Friday—but a dying man in a Canadian palliative care facility had his own secret screening six weeks before the premiere, thanks to one woman's determination to fulfill his final wish. Josee Gagnon, whose L'Avant charity helps guide people...

Case of Unopened Hockey Cards Sells for $3.7M
'Greatest Unopened Find'
of the Century Sells for $3.7M
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Mar 2, 2024 6:30 AM CST

'Greatest Unopened Find' of the Century Sells for $3.7M

Saskatchewan family's find could contain dozens of Wayne Gretzky rookie cards

(Newser) - Heritage Auctions calls it the "greatest unopened find of the 21st century." An unopened case of hockey cards from the 1979-80 season was sold for $3.72 million after a bidding war over the weekend, the Regina Leader-Post reports. The case of O-Pee-Chee cards contains 16 unopened boxes...

Canadian Leader Who Forged Closer Ties With US Dies

Brian Mulroney was 84

(Newser) - Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, who forged close ties with two Republican US presidents through a sweeping free trade agreement that was once vilified but now celebrated, died Thursday. He was 84. The country's 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, his daughter Caroline Mulroney said in...

Man Who Fatally Plowed Into Muslim Family Learns His Fate

Canadian man killed 4 members of family, seriously injured the 5th

(Newser) - The man who plowed into a Muslim family out on their evening walk in Ontario, Canada, in 2021 was on Thursday sentenced to life in prison for killing four members of the family and seriously injuring a fifth. Nathaniel Veltman, 23, was convicted of four counts of murder and one...

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