Calgary boy's death prompts vigil as community mourns

A vigil was held outside Calgary city hall for Parker, an 11‑year‑old boy with autism who was found dead inside a network of water pipes after a two‑week search. Police Chief Katie McLellan highlighted the "deeply human" acts of kindness shown by volunteers, while Mayor Jeromy Farkas expressed his difficulty in understanding the tragedy.

A new scientific report links human‑induced climate change to a roughly two‑fold increase in the likelihood of fire‑conducive conditions in Ontario and the Northwest Territories, noting that such extreme heat, dryness and wind could now be expected every two to six years in the territories and every six to fifteen years in Ontario.

In British Columbia, a wildfire in Metro Vancouver’s Belcarra Regional Park triggered evacuation alerts for dozens of homes in Anmore, while residents of Fraser Canyon began returning after weeks of evacuation. The Brunswick Creek and Ainslie Creek fires continue to burn across more than 480 square kilometres.

An internal memo from Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans warned that a U.S. bill backed by President Donald Trump could delay protections for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, raising concerns about the species’ survival.