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Quebec’s first tornado of 2026 touches down in Saguenay region, researchers say

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press 1 minute read 10:32 AM CDT

MONTREAL - Researchers say Quebec's first recorded tornado of 2026 touched down in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region on May 25.

The Northern Tornadoes Project at Western University says the tornado damaged a roof, snapped a tree and toppled a recreational trailer but did not cause injuries.

Researchers say video of the EF0 tornado was captured near St-Thomas-Didyme, Que., about 250 kilometres north of Quebec City.

They say the tornado is classified as "weak" and had an estimated maximum wind speed of 100 km per hour.

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Canadian pancreatic cancer specialist expects to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time

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Canadian pancreatic cancer specialist expects to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time

Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 8:50 AM CDT

TORONTO - The head of pancreatic cancer at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre says she hopes clinical trials for a pill that could double survival time will soon be open to Canadian patients.

Medical oncologist Dr. Jennifer Knox independently reviewed a U.S.-led study of the experimental drug daraxonrasib and calls the results "amazing."

The randomized Phase 3 clinical trial of 500 pancreatic cancer patients found those who took the daily pill survived for more than a year compared to just over six months for patients who had chemotherapy alone.

Manufacturer Revolution Medicines has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to license the drug.

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Ecuadorean journalist Andersson Boscan is photographed at his home in Oakville, Ont., on Thursday, May, 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

These exiled journalists are covering their home countries without fear — from Canada

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These exiled journalists are covering their home countries without fear — from Canada

Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press 8 minute read Updated: 8:50 AM CDT

TORONTO - Until just a few years ago, Andersson Boscan ran La Posta, a digital media outlet he co-founded in Ecuador and helped grow into one of the country's most influential online voices.

Boscan and his wife Monica Velasquez, both journalists, published explosive stories on how powerful politicians colluded with drug cartels and organized crime rings at the expense of ordinary people.

One of their investigations played a key role in bringing the presidency of Guillermo Lasso to an end in 2023, fuelling impeachment proceedings that were cut short when Lasso dissolved the National Assembly and declined to run in the resulting election.

Exposing wrongdoings came at a hefty cost, however. The couple had to flee their home country out of concern for their safety and find a new base where they could continue their work without fearing for their lives.

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Author Julia Elliott seen in this undated photo. Julia Elliot is the winner of the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Forrest Clonts (Mandatory Credit)

Julia Elliott wins US$150k Carol Shields Prize for ‘Hellions’

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Julia Elliott wins US$150k Carol Shields Prize for ‘Hellions’

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 7:00 PM CDT

TORONTO - Julia Elliott's eerie short story collection "Hellions" has won the US$150,000 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

"Hellions" includes elements of horror, Southern gothic and folklore, and jurors praise it for taking "no half-measures," saying "every sentence of Hellions crackles or crawls."

The book includes stories about a teen discovering her power, a young woman who goes up against a shape-shifting older professor and a nun working on a forbidden manuscript.

Elliott was celebrated at a gala in Toronto on Tuesday night.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, and Hospitals Minister Adriana LaGrange enter to speak at a news conference in Calgary on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta partially rolls out new surgery funding model for public hospitals

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Alberta partially rolls out new surgery funding model for public hospitals

Jack Farrell, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Alberta is rolling out a new surgery funding model that ties money to patients, starting in a dozen public hospitals across the province.

The government calls it patient-focused funding and says it began last month for the initial group of hospitals, including Edmonton's Royal Alexandra Hospital and Calgary's Rockyview General Hospital.

The 12 hospitals, operated by Alberta Health Services and Covenant Health, will see their funding for surgeries be tied to the number and type of procedures they perform, rather than receive blanket budgets for surgeries.

There's also a government-set price for each type of surgery, and documents about the trial released by the province say some have been set slightly below historical averages to encourage efficiency.

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Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Agriculture

‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars

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‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars

Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

EDMONTON - Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart.

They're why his dad once let him break the house rule of not climbing the two poplar trees in their backyard, so Fry could clamber to the top of one and grab hundreds of caterpillar eggs before they hatched and destroyed leaves.

'I was about seven-years-old ... My dad said, 'Ken, get up that tree, get after those caterpillar eggs," said Fry, who is an instructor at Olds College of Agriculture & Technology in central Alberta.

"This particular species allowed me to climb our tree with wild abandon and absolute endorsement of my parents."

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Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

Business

Models stand next to a latest EV car from Chinese automaker BYD showcased at the Auto China 2026, in Beijing, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Connected vehicle data ‘can have intelligence value’ to adversaries: federal document

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Connected vehicle data ‘can have intelligence value’ to adversaries: federal document

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

OTTAWA - Data from an advanced electric vehicle that falls into the wrong hands could be used to track people or carry out surveillance, an internal government document warns.

The Public Safety Canada memo, prepared to address concerns about Chinese vehicles, urges Canadians to be mindful of the security and privacy risks of the digital devices they buy and use.

Earlier this year, Canada pledged to reduce its 100 per cent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles to 6.1 per cent — with an annual cap of 49,000 vehicles — in exchange for lower tariffs on Canadian agricultural products.

The memo says Canada has to expand its economy in response to a changing geopolitical environment — a necessary step to ensure economic sovereignty.

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Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

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A person exhales a cloud of vapour in a photo illustration made in the Financial District of Toronto, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures

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Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

OTTAWA - Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use among Canadians to less than five per cent of the population by 2045, as vaping among youth rises.

Les Hagen, executive director of Action on Smoking and Health, says nicotine use has grown exponentially among Canadians aged 25 and under, which he says is a "huge concern."

Hagen said several published systematic reviews have shown that vaping creates a nicotine pathway in the brain — making them addicted to the substance, which makes youth more susceptible to starting smoking cigarettes.

"If that can't be satisfied by nicotine products like vaping products, they will find other ways to satisfy those cravings, including smoking."

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Monday, Jun. 1, 2026

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Zoologist and photographer Damian Lidgard's new book focuses on the wild horse population on Nova Scotia's isolated Sable Island as seen in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Damian Lidgard (Mandatory Credit)

New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.’s wild horses

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New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.’s wild horses

Devin Stevens, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Sunday, May. 31, 2026

HALIFAX - Damian Lidgard has spent 30 years studying and photographing wildlife on Nova Scotia’s Sable Island, and hopes his forthcoming book will give people an appreciation for the beauty and hardiness of the wild horses that have thrived on the remote and inhospitable spit of land for centuries.

The photographer and zoologist with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans says he made his first trip to the isolated, crescent-shaped sandbar — about 40 kilometres long and one kilometre across at its widest point — while working on his PhD in December 1996. Since then, his research on its roughly 20,000-strong seal population has brought him back several times each year, almost without interruption.

While his work with seals is the main reason for his visits, he’s amassed a collection of photos of the island’s most famous residents he’s sharing in his new book "Sable Untamed: The Wild Beauty of Sable Island’s Horses", coming from Nimbus Publishing in June.

“I also just developed a bit of an awe, like an appreciation of how well these horses have adapted to this island,” Lidgard said in a recent interview. “I just felt like I wanted to also be able to share that with people. It's really inviting people in to be able to see this animal that has been able to adapt to this really hostile environment.”

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Sunday, May. 31, 2026

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Archaeologist Robert Dawe with a buffalo skull at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump World Heritage Site near Fort Macleod, Alta., Wednesday, May 27, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

‘The perfect trap’: Archeologist reflects on decades at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

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‘The perfect trap’: Archeologist reflects on decades at Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Sunday, May. 31, 2026

HEAD-SMASHED-IN BUFFALO JUMP - Renowned Alberta archeologist Bob Dawe has stood at this spot, near the windy, windswept craggy sandstone cliff of the Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in southern Alberta, thousands of times during his career.

But his mind always goes back to what it was like at the site of what was basically an early abattoir for thousands of years.

Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump is about 150 kilometres south of Calgary. The silver ribbon of the Oldman River, an integral water source for the Blackfoot people, is just a couple of kilometres away.

The jump was used for thousands of years by Indigenous people to channel bison herds and send the animals stampeding over an 11-metre-high cliff to be killed and harvested.

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Sunday, May. 31, 2026

Entertainment

Prime Minister Mark Carney poses for a photo on the red carpet with, left to right, Brendan Brady, co-creator of the TV series

‘Heated Rivalry’ wins 13 awards at the scripted television gala

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‘Heated Rivalry’ wins 13 awards at the scripted television gala

Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Saturday, May. 30, 2026

"Heated Rivalry" crushed the competition, winning 13 Canadian Screen Awards at the scripted television ceremony on Saturday night.

Those wins included two for creator Jacob Tierney, who picked up best direction and best writing for a drama.

Tierney's wins gave the Montreal-born creator a hat trick over the past two days, adding to his tally from Friday's unscripted gala, where he won best reality/competition series as an executive producer on "The Traitors Canada."

"Heated Rivalry" continues to be a worldwide hit, steaming up TV screens since its debut last year. It follows the love story between two hockey players, portrayed by Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie.

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Saturday, May. 30, 2026

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PEV Edmonton riders with e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-unicycles prepare to go on a nighttime ride through Edmonton, on May 22, 2026. E-bikes, e-scooters and e-unicycles have gained popularity as a form of entertainment and community activity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amanda Erickson

Personal electric vehicles gaining popularity in Canadian cities after dark

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Personal electric vehicles gaining popularity in Canadian cities after dark

Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Saturday, May. 30, 2026

Josh Hunter has been leading night rides on personal electric vehicles in Edmonton for five years, and there was a motley assortment of electric-powered scooters, bicycles, skateboards and unicycles gathered on a recent Friday evening at the Alberta Legislature grounds for an early season tour.

Billed as cheap and green transportation for commuters during the day, PEVs are becoming a popular, and highly social, leisure activity in Canadian cities after dark.

Hunter's group — PEV Edmonton — doesn't officially begin its season until June, but with a forecast of warm temperatures and clear skies, a couple of dozen riders were raring to go for an after-hours cruise through the city's river valley pathways and streets.

"It's like a modern-day biker group," Hunter joked. "All age groups are allowed so long as you have a personal electric vehicle and a helmet. We do enforce helmets — it's one of our major rules."

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Saturday, May. 30, 2026

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‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘North of North’ to battle it out at Screen Awards

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‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘North of North’ to battle it out at Screen Awards

Craig Macrae, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Saturday, May. 30, 2026

TORONTO - The most talked-about hockey romance series in the world and a groundbreaking Inuk comedy will compete to see who can collect more hardware at the Canadian Screen Awards' scripted television ceremony tonight.

Crave's "Heated Rivalry" has 18 nominations in the drama categories, while CBC/Netflix sitcom "North of North" has a leading 20 nods for comedy awards.

Among the trophies that will be handed out tonight are those for directing, writing and best supporting performances.

But fans who want to know which show is the top winner overall will have to wait until Sunday.

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Saturday, May. 30, 2026

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Brooke Lynn Hytes poses for a photo on the red carpet at the Canadian Screen Awards, in Toronto, Sunday, June 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Drag queens reign at Canadian Screen Awards reality TV gala

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Drag queens reign at Canadian Screen Awards reality TV gala

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, May. 29, 2026

TORONTO - The queens rule again.

"Canada's Drag Race" picked up seven Canadian Screen Awards at a ceremony celebrating the best unscripted television on Friday night, including for best direction of a reality/competition series.

The Crave series also won for best writing, production design, casting, editing and sound, and hosts Brooke Lynn Hytes, Brad Goreski and Traci Melchor nabbed best host or presenter for a factual or reality/competition show.

The annual awards celebrating the best Canadian films and television are being handed out over a series of events this week, culminating in a televised ceremony on Sunday night when a handful of high-profile prizes will be handed out.

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Friday, May. 29, 2026

Entertainment

Brian Paisley is shown in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Erinne Paisley (Mandatory Credit)

Canadian theatre festival founder in Mexican ICU as family seeks help with costs

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Canadian theatre festival founder in Mexican ICU as family seeks help with costs

Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Friday, May. 29, 2026

The family of a Canadian theatre producer who helped establish fringe festivals across the country is appealing for financial help as he recovers from pneumonia in a Mexican hospital.

Erinne Paisley says her father, Brian Paisley, 79, was in Puerto Escondido earlier this month mentoring writers when he began suffering from a sore back.

Paisley says her dad initially sought help from someone who wasn't actually a doctor, and by the time he got to a hospital he was in bad shape.

For over a week, he's been in an induced coma in an intensive care unit with a breathing tube down his throat.

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Friday, May. 29, 2026

Lifestyles

Winnipeg nurse loses licence after complaints of bullying and discrimination

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Winnipeg nurse loses licence after complaints of bullying and discrimination

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Friday, May. 29, 2026

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg nurse has lost her licence for a long list of bad behaviour that includes racist remarks and feuding with a family member of a cancer patient.

The nurse was also directed to pay $50,000 toward the cost of her hearing in front of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba.

The college determined the nurse was, in their words, “ungovernable” based on a series of complaints dating back to 2007.

Among the complaints were that the nurse openly made racist comments, as well as belittling and mocking patients and staffers.

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