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Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.Kasabonika Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario has paused an evacuation of its most vulnerable members, as a cluster of five wildfires surrounding the community have stabilized for the time being.The remote Oji-Cree First Nation declared a state of emergency over the weekend due to escalating wildfire activity. The first wave of evacuees were flown out Sunday evening, landing in Thunder Bay before flying further south to Toronto.Kasabonika Lake’s…

OTTAWA — Canada and the Philippines signed agreements today on energy, natural resources, labour and tourism, during a high-level visit in Vancouver. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Canada, in the first visit of the country’s head of state in more than a decade. Carney says Filipino-Canadians are “at the very heart” of Canada, and both countries can benefit in energy security and critical minerals through a strategic partnership. Asia Pacific Foundation vice-president Vina Nadjibulla wrote in an analysis that the Marcos visit demonstrates Canada’s four-year-old Indo-Pacific strategy is starting to yield results. She says…

A B.C.-based TV show about fishing and boating in the province’s waters has released a short statement about the charter boat that sank off the coast of Richmond on Sunday. Six people are still missing and presumed drowned after the boat sank in the Roberts Bank area.Four people were rescued following the capsizing.Now, the TV show Big Coast, which has been running for 19 seasons, says the vessel that sank was “utilized” for several years on the show and sold to new owners in Richmond over four years ago.It is not known if the company that purchased it was the…

LeBron James linked up with his Team AlUla crew in Dubrovnik, Croatia this week. The visit is a reminder that his off-season doesn’t look like most people’s. Team AlUla’s official account documented the meetup with a crown emoji and a caption confirming King James caught up with his team in Dubrovnik. Short and simple. Still, the post drew over 139,000 likes. For a racing team’s account, that’s a strong number. It’s a pretty clear signal of how closely the world tracks LeBron beyond the basketball court. For anyone still catching up on the E1 Series: it’s an electric powerboat racing…

Spain cruised into the last 16 of the World Cup with a 3-0 victory over Austria in the round of 32 in Los Angeles. Mikel Oyarzabal finished off a slick move to open the scoring in the first half, moments after Marc Cucurella was controversially denied the opener after another soft foul on a goalkeeper was given. But in truth, it didn’t matter with La Roja dictating proceedings from start to finish, with Pedro Porro’s first international goal on 66 minutes doubling their advantage and taking the game away from Austria. A number of more chances went begging before Oyarzabal…

Mavrik Bourque (Cass, Wikimedia Commons) National Hockey League free agency began on Wednesday with five Canadians traded. Let’s see who were the players on the move. Mavrik Bourque Bourque, a centre from Plessisville, Quebec was traded from the Dallas Stars to the Nashville Predators with defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin for two draft picks (second round pick in 2027 and a third round pick in 2028). Bourque is joining his second NHL team after three seasons with the Stars. In 82 games with the Stars in 2025-26, Bourque had 20 goals and 21 asserts for 41 points. He was a +6 with…

Massachusetts lawmakers are working to reconcile competing versions of an immigration bill, and the most contentious unresolved question is whether people can sue individual ICE agents in state court over alleged constitutional violations during civil immigration enforcement — a remedy that would not be limited to illegal immigrants. The provision is part of the PROTECT Act, a package restricting state and local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The state Senate passed its version of the bill 37-3 in May, building on a House bill that passed 134-21 in March, and the two chambers are now working through a conference committee…

Nearly 20 years ago, I was finishing my MBA while working a full-time job—as a director of training at a large regional bank—with an infant at home. One evening after class, my marketing professor pulled me aside to ask if I’d ever thought of teaching a course.  I wasn’t sure that was even possible with my full-time role. But his question made me realize that two of my coworkers were already adjunct professors, and others consulted on the side, spoke at conferences, or ran small businesses. With a hefty day care bill staring me down, I approached my employer about…

Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Netflix Dwyane Wade’s son Zaire Wade could face jail time if he’s charged with domestic violence following his arrest, a legal expert exclusively tells Us Weekly. “I think the primary charge here would be criminal domestic violence, which can move forward even if the victim of the abuse decides not to press charges,” Rachael Bennett, a certified family law specialist who is not involved in Zaire’s case, explains to Us. “So, if that happens, the district attorneys are going to have to decide whether it can prove its case without the cooperation of the key witness,…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to intervene after a judge ordered an $800-a-day fine for a former Fox News reporter if she refuses to reveal her confidential source for stories about a Chinese American scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged. The high court rebuffed an emergency appeal from Catherine Herridge. The veteran investigative reporter has been held in civil contempt as part of a lawsuit that scientist Yanping Chen filed against the government over the leak. Chief Justice John Roberts previously put a short-term hold on the fine as the court considered the…