CanadaJun 10, 2025
Warmer than normal summer predicted across Canada, uncertain precipitation levels
Canada is expected to see a warmer than usual summer with uncertain precipitation levels in most provinces, Environment and Climate Change Canada says.
Warning preparedness meteorologist Jennifer Smith says the warmth may be the result of short-term heat waves or the result of a more persistent heat that sticks around for months.
The federal agency says Atlantic Canada, Quebec, Ontario and northern Manitoba are especially likely to see a hot summer, though the odds are still high for the rest of the country.
Smith says it's uncertain how much rain those areas will receive over the summer, but
CanadaJun 10, 2025
Peel Police in Ontario arrested 9 drug smugglers with 500 kilograms cocaine
Peel Police in Ontario have made the largest cocaine seizure in their history, charging nine suspects. Most of them are Punjabi. Peel Police have seized nearly 500 kilograms of cocaine, estimated to be worth $50 million, in a crackdown on an organized criminal network trafficking drugs under Project Pelican.
The men charged by police in connection with the investigation include Manpreet Singh, 44, and Arvinder Powar, 29, of Brampton; Karamjit Singh, 36, and Gurtej Singh, 36, of Caledon; Sartaj Singh, 27, of Cambridge; and Shiv Onkar Singh, 31, of Georgetown.
Peel police said they began investi
BCJun 10, 2025
12 more temperature records broken in B.C. as hot weather persists
Another dozen temperature records have fallen in British Columbia thanks to the ongoing spell of warm weather brought to the province by a ridge of high pressure.
Monday was also the third day in a row that the hottest spot in Canada was in B.C.
The mercury peaked in B.C. at 36.7 Celsius in Osoyoos Monday afternoon, a new daily record.
Other areas where the 12 temperature records were set Monday included Trail, which reached 36.6 Celsius, and Castlegar, which hit 36.4 Celsius and broke a record set in 1918.
Environment Canada says the "early season heat event" that brought 15 daily records on
WorldJun 10, 2025
Iran says it executed 9 Islamic State group militants detained after a 2018 attack
Iran says it executed nine militants of the Islamic State group detained after a 2018 attack. The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency announced the executions Tuesday.
It described the militants as being detained after they were involved in a clash with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that killed three Iranian troops.
WorldJun 10, 2025
Israel attacks Yemeni port city, Houthi rebels say
Israel attacked docks in Yemen’s port city of Hodeida on Tuesday, the Houthi rebels said.The Houthis announced the attack via their al-Masirah satellite news channel.
They said the attack targeted docks there, without elaborating.There was no immediate acknowledgment of the attack from Israel.
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