A Montreal man says his Algerian authorities have retaliated against his activism in Canada by arresting his son in Algeria.

Mat Auryn has been fighting for two years to stop the sale of books by mysterious authors he says blatantly plagiarized his work. He’s one of many writers in the realm of spirituality and occult literature who has noticed a recent proliferation of self-published books on Amazon by authors who don’t appear to actually exist.

About a dozen people from Grassy Narrows First Nation are driving in a caravan from northwestern Ontario to Toronto to raise awareness about the impact of mercury contamination, an issue in the community that dates back to the 1960s, ahead of a rally at Queen’s Park in Toronto on Wednesday.

When homeowners have to evacuate due to a wildfire, they may not think about moving propane tanks or wood piles away from their homes to prevent sparks from getting in. Now, a growing number of insurance companies are hiring a U.S. firm to take on this last-minute fire prevention work.

The signs are everywhere in Hinton, Alta., from hotel parking lots packed with restoration crew trucks to letterboards welcoming people displaced from Jasper.