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Risk events in Canada, August 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

1481 events were recorded: 1 earthquake, 1314 conflict events, and 166 unrest events.

1481 eventsSources: gdelt

1481 events· Canada

Conflict

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 50 events plottedAssault in Kamloops, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Gatineau, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Quebec City, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Longueuil, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Macomb, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Moncton, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Gatineau, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Vancouver, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Abbotsford, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Abbotsford, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Toronto, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Vancouver, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Toronto, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Quebec City, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Longueuil, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Winnipeg, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Vancouver, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Gatineau, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Toronto, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Quebec City, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Longueuil, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Vaughan, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Thunder Bay, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Thunder Bay, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Regina, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Medicine Hat, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Thunder Bay, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Sarnia, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Vancouver, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Gatineau, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Sudbury, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Oakville, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Longueuil, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Gatineau, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Assault in Ottawa, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Calgary, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Vancouver, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026Military force used in Calgary, Canada · Canada · 20 Aug 2026
Earthquake
1
0 in the list
Disaster
0
0 in the list
Conflict
1,314
50 in the list
Unrest
166
0 in the list
Advisory
0
0 in the list

Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 0.3
1
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0.7
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 1,865.2
1,314
Unrest
90-day baseline: 228
166
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events per bucket and type (data behind the chart)
DateEarthquakeDisasterConflictUnrestAdvisoryFire hotspots
2026-08-010026305504
2026-08-0200311702603
2026-08-031036800
2026-08-040056801131
2026-08-050080502939
2026-08-0600911005188
2026-08-070091602445
2026-08-080058305534
2026-08-0900431003604
2026-08-100070601771
2026-08-110088180936
2026-08-120010070879
2026-08-1300881201086
2026-08-140059801515
2026-08-150067401706
2026-08-160035401271
2026-08-170066701648
2026-08-1800771301606
2026-08-1900831203791
2026-08-200069504434
2026-08-21000003596
2026-08-22000003728
2026-08-23000001881
2026-08-24000002395
2026-08-25000002173
2026-08-26000002570
2026-08-270000010691
2026-08-2800000174
2026-08-29000000
2026-08-3000000163
2026-08-3100000128

Events

What is happening now

1481 events · newest first

  1. Conflict

    Assault in Kamloops, Canada

    Severity 2 · Kamloops · Source: gdelt

  2. Conflict

    Assault in Gatineau, Canada

    Severity 2 · Gatineau · Source: gdelt

  3. Conflict

    Military force used in Quebec City, Canada

    Severity 3 · Quebec City · Source: gdelt

  4. Conflict

    Military force used in Longueuil, Canada

    Severity 3 · Longueuil · Source: gdelt

  5. Conflict

    Military force used in Macomb, Canada

    Severity 3 · Macomb · Source: gdelt

  6. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  7. Conflict

    Military force used in Moncton, Canada

    Severity 3 · Moncton · Source: gdelt

  8. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  9. Conflict

    Military force used in Gatineau, Canada

    Severity 3 · Gatineau · Source: gdelt

  10. Conflict

    Military force used in Vancouver, Canada

    Severity 3 · Vancouver · Source: gdelt

  11. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  12. Conflict

    Military force used in Abbotsford, Canada

    Severity 3 · Abbotsford · Source: gdelt

  13. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  14. Conflict

    Military force used in Abbotsford, Canada

    Severity 3 · Abbotsford · Source: gdelt

  15. Conflict

    Assault in Toronto, Canada

    Severity 2 · Toronto · Source: gdelt

  16. Conflict

    Assault in Vancouver, Canada

    Severity 2 · Vancouver · Source: gdelt

  17. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  18. Conflict

    Assault in Toronto, Canada

    Severity 2 · Toronto · Source: gdelt

  19. Conflict

    Military force used in Quebec City, Canada

    Severity 3 · Quebec City · Source: gdelt

  20. Conflict

    Military force used in Longueuil, Canada

    Severity 3 · Longueuil · Source: gdelt

  21. Conflict

    Military force used in Winnipeg, Canada

    Severity 3 · Winnipeg · Source: gdelt

  22. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  23. Conflict

    Military force used in Vancouver, Canada

    Severity 3 · Vancouver · Source: gdelt

  24. Conflict

    Assault in Canada

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  25. Conflict

    Assault in Gatineau, Canada

    Severity 2 · Gatineau · Source: gdelt

  26. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  27. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  28. Conflict

    Military force used in Toronto, Canada

    Severity 3 · Toronto · Source: gdelt

  29. Conflict

    Military force used in Quebec City, Canada

    Severity 3 · Quebec City · Source: gdelt

  30. Conflict

    Military force used in Longueuil, Canada

    Severity 3 · Longueuil · Source: gdelt

  31. Conflict

    Military force used in Vaughan, Canada

    Severity 3 · Vaughan · Source: gdelt

  32. Conflict

    Military force used in Thunder Bay, Canada

    Severity 3 · Thunder Bay · Source: gdelt

  33. Conflict

    Assault in Canada

    Severity 2 · Source: gdelt

  34. Conflict

    Military force used in Thunder Bay, Canada

    Severity 3 · Thunder Bay · Source: gdelt

  35. Conflict

    Military force used in Regina, Canada

    Severity 3 · Regina · Source: gdelt

  36. Conflict

    Military force used in Medicine Hat, Canada

    Severity 3 · Medicine Hat · Source: gdelt

  37. Conflict

    Assault in Thunder Bay, Canada

    Severity 2 · Thunder Bay · Source: gdelt

  38. Conflict

    Military force used in Sarnia, Canada

    Severity 3 · Sarnia · Source: gdelt

  39. Conflict

    Military force used in Vancouver, Canada

    Severity 3 · Vancouver · Source: gdelt

  40. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  41. Conflict

    Military force used in Gatineau, Canada

    Severity 3 · Gatineau · Source: gdelt

  42. Conflict

    Military force used in Sudbury, Canada

    Severity 3 · Sudbury · Source: gdelt

  43. Conflict

    Assault in Oakville, Canada

    Severity 2 · Oakville · Source: gdelt

  44. Conflict

    Military force used in Longueuil, Canada

    Severity 3 · Longueuil · Source: gdelt

  45. Conflict

    Assault in Gatineau, Canada

    Severity 2 · Gatineau · Source: gdelt

  46. Conflict

    Assault in Ottawa, Canada

    Severity 2 · Ottawa · Source: gdelt

  47. Conflict

    Military force used in Canada

    Severity 3 · Source: gdelt

  48. Conflict

    Military force used in Calgary, Canada

    Severity 3 · Calgary · Source: gdelt

  49. Conflict

    Military force used in Vancouver, Canada

    Severity 3 · Vancouver · Source: gdelt

  50. Conflict

    Military force used in Calgary, Canada

    Severity 3 · Calgary · Source: gdelt

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.