David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana's ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state's highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell.

B.C. Hydro says it will have to replace hundreds of power poles due to wildfires raging in southern B.C., but that its major transmission lines have escaped major damage.

Rolling hills Storm clouds over the rolling grasslands at Helliwell park on Hornby Island.

Rolling hills Storm clouds over the rolling grasslands at Helliwell park on Hornby Island.

Rolling hills Storm clouds over the rolling grasslands at Helliwell park on Hornby Island.

The billionaire CEO of one of Canada's largest companies has come under fire for seeming to endorse stripping voting rights from some and giving more votes to the ultra wealthy. Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke replied positively to a post on X suggesting a system of "weighted voting proportional to the amount of income tax you pay," from no votes for people who don't pay income tax to five votes for anyone paying $500,000 or more.