The plane, one of just 13 remaining Cansos in the world, is a former patrol bomber and submarine hunter.

During last year's history-making wildfire season in Alberta, the Grande Prairie Regional Hospital became an emergency staging centre for about 100 relocated patients and continuing care residents from threatened communities. As evacuations become more common, health officials are learning on the fly.

The Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown is charging admission during the tourism season for the first time, in what its director called a necessary change.