Unpublished Newswire
Kennedy Forberg stood in the sun in downtown Edmonton on Monday afternoon, a gigantic image of the Stanley Cup glimmering tantalizingly on the screens above. Her son’s stroller was piled high with new shirts from the Oilers store.Around her, the outdoor fan park known to locals as “the Moss Pit” was already coming to life, with barricades and porta-potties and first-aid booths being set up. City buses flashed words of support as they passed.
June 2, 2025 - 22:16 | Jana G. Pruden | The Globe and Mail
Rain and cooler temperatures on the Prairies offered little to no respite from multiple wildfires burning in the region, as provinces opened thousands of hotel rooms for evacuees from Western Canada.More than 190 wildfires were active across the country Monday, with 97 deemed out of control. Hazardous smoke and thick fumes reached beyond the Canadian border, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which issued air-quality warnings from Minnesota to Florida.
June 2, 2025 - 21:31 | Temur Durrani, Matthew Konhauser | The Globe and Mail
There will be significant improvements in the Ottawa Redblacks' roster that opens the CFL season on Thursday in Saskatchewan against the Roughriders — a team some pick to finish atop the West Division standings and contend for the Grey Cup — and the one that was bounced from the playoffs last Nov. 2 in a 20-point loss to the defending champion Toronto Argos. Read More
June 2, 2025 - 21:14 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says the northern town of La Ronge has ordered an evacuation due to a wildfire that has breached the airport.It says the fire is fast moving and that people in the town, as well as anyone within 20 kilometres, including nearby Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, must leave immediately.
June 2, 2025 - 20:54 | | The Globe and Mail
A display in Calgary showed some of the security being deployed for G7, including tactical units, protective gear, armoured police and military vehicles, and officers on horseback.
June 2, 2025 - 20:51 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that’s facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their “unnecessary destruction.”Katie Pasitney, whose mother co-owns Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., issued a statement on Monday, saying the nearly 400 ostriches are healthy and have shown no signs of illness for more than four months.
June 2, 2025 - 19:42 | | The Globe and Mail
