Canada
B.C. wildfire evacuees return home to assess the damage, start to rebuild
CLINTON — At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of…
‘We don’t even have a phone’: Aging B.C. wildfire evacuees faced unique challenges
VANCOUVER — Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home…
B.C. home sales weighed down by Lower Mainland, fall almost 7 per cent in July
VANCOUVER — A weak market in the Lower Mainland is weighing on homes sales in…
Former Carney adviser, CMHC head named inaugural chair of Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA — Ottawa is appointing a former investment banker and public servant with links to…
Quebec premier open to allowing U.S. wines on store shelves, with conditions
YAMACHICHE — Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says she’s open to allowing U.S. wines to return…
N.S. Court of Appeal says province can’t deny people in tents enhanced income support
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that the province cannot refuse enhanced…
On weekend when southern B.C. burned, violators of fire bans were caught in the act
On a weekend when thousands of people were forced to flee a ferocious wildfire that…
Housing minister says B.C. in talks with Ottawa over cutting development cost charges
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s housing minister said her government is working with Ottawa to help…
Wildfire destruction mounts in B.C. Interior, structures lost on 120 more properties
VERNON — Wildfire destruction in British Columbia’s Interior continued to mount on Wednesday, with authorities…
Carney promises $2.7 billion to build rental homes in Toronto
OTTAWA — The federal government is investing at least $2.7 billion to build more than…
B.C. lakeside community in ruins as chief says 230 homes destroyed by wildfire
VERNON — The devastation stretches for more than a kilometre along the northwest shore of…
What people are saying about B.C.’s wildfire evacuations
VERNON — More than 1,300 firefighters are battling wildfires in British Columbia, including recent fires…
Repeated flooding, few answers drive Montreal West Island residents to demand action
MONTREAL — More than 100 residents gathered outside the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall in Montreal on…
Residents, fire crews clash as some choose to defy B.C. wildfire evacuation orders
A man from Boston Bar, B.C., says officials are “villainizing” those who defy evacuation orders,…
Carney comes to Alberta, talks housing, rides a sprayer, hears from separatists
RED DEER — Prime Minister Mark Carney came to the Alberta heartland Wednesday to announce…