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Risk of fire on neighbour’s property worries Souris West homeowner
06 Jun 2026
A woman in Eastern P.E.I. says she's worried about the fire risk around her home because a vacant lot next door is full of downed trees and branches that she fears could spark a wildfire. CBC’s Steve Bruce reports
Amar Seafood expected to finally break ground on expansion of operations in Victoria, P.E.I.
06 Jun 2026
Aquaculture company Amar Seafood’s planned expansion of its fish farm operation in Victoria, P.E.I., is expected to break ground by this fall or spring next year.
Blue Jean Jacket Day honours missing and murdered Indigenous men, boys
06 Jun 2026
Winnipeg's first Blue Jean Jacket Day event raised awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys Friday. Supporters and family members wore denim and dressed in blue to honour friends, relatives and loved ones.
B.C. Ponzi schemer Greg Martel arrested in Georgia
06 Jun 2026
Martel's fake investment scheme brought in $301 million from 1,700 investors
CFIA announces temporary ban of Texas livestock to prevent spread of screwworm
06 Jun 2026
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday that it would temporarily restrict livestock from entering Canada from affected parts of the United States, after screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, was confirmed on a farm in Texas.
Limited interest in latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
06 Jun 2026
Two corporations bid on a handful of leases during the latest oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, a showing critics described as tepid but one that further op
Nunavut RCMP charge 2nd person with murder in connection with death in Baker Lake
06 Jun 2026
In a news release issued Friday, RCMP said a youth was arrested earlier this week and charged with second-degree murder in the death of George Narkyagik, 45, in Baker Lake in April.
Yukon non-profit says new plan aims to cut homelessness in half in two years
06 Jun 2026
The non-profit released the 112-page action plan, dubbed “A Place to Be: Community Action to End Homelessness,” on Thursday.
Media lawyers weigh in on ‘unique’ publication court case ban in Iqaluit
06 Jun 2026
Some media lawyers say an Iqaluit court case that wrapped up this week is “unique.” The case involves a man facing sexual assault charges from when he was both a youth and an adult, and media organiza
Innu woman’s family says her hair was forcibly cut while in police custody
06 Jun 2026
The mother of a 32-year-old Innu woman says RCMP officers cut her daughter's hair against her will while in police custody.
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