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Government activates two weather alerts for the Canary Islands
Government activates two weather alerts for the Canary Islands

Here are the alerts and the islands and areas they affect…

LATEST: Spain’s State of Emergency Continues as Power Restored to Most Regions
LATEST: Spain’s State of Emergency Continues as Power Restored to Most Regions

VIDEO: Cheers broke out in Madrid when the capital’s lights came back on after hours without power…

Pedro Sánchez: Cause of Massive Blackout Remains Unknown
Pedro Sánchez: Cause of Massive Blackout Remains Unknown

At 12:32pm there was a sudden loss of 15 gigawatts of power which is approximately 60% of the national demand at the time…

Serious Telecommunications Outage Affects Canary Islands
Serious Telecommunications Outage Affects Canary Islands

All networks have been hit at some point while the Government continues to monitor the situation closely…

Canary Islands activate Emergency Plan over fears for essential supplies from Spain
Canary Islands activate Emergency Plan over fears for essential supplies from Spain

The government has asked the public to stay calm as a state of alert has been declared to monitor any potential risks…

Orange, MasMovil, DIGI, and Yoigo customers in the Canaries left cut off due to mainland blackout
Orange, MasMovil, DIGI, and Yoigo customers in the Canaries left cut off due to mainland blackout

Some providers have been hit despite the islands not being directly hit by Spain’s power failure…

Chaos as Canary Islands' 012 Helpline crashes during mainland power outage
Chaos as Canary Islands' 012 Helpline crashes during mainland power outage

This, and other numbers that rely on a national, not local service, have been affected even though the Canaries power supply is stable…

AENA reports ‘Some Disruptions’ at ‘airports amid widespread power outage
AENA reports ‘Some Disruptions’ at ‘airports amid widespread power outage

Flights to and from the archipelago have not, as yet, been affected by the outage, and services continue to run smoothly…

Spain Plunged into Darkness: Major power cut leaves millions without electricity or internet
Spain Plunged into Darkness: Major power cut leaves millions without electricity or internet

Airports, hospitals and banks forced to run on emergency generators. Possible cyber-attack being investigated…

Canary Islands begin the week cloudy and overcast in northern areas
Canary Islands begin the week cloudy and overcast in northern areas

Here is today’s forecast for each of the islands…

The 3 most deadly roads in the Canary Islands
The 3 most deadly roads in the Canary Islands

In less than four months, deaths on the island’s roads have doubled those that occurred in the same period in 2024…

New storm system approaching the Canary Islands with winds and some rain
New storm system approaching the Canary Islands with winds and some rain

It is expected to bring a temperature drop across the archipelago, and frost in Tenerife…

Surgery waiting time in the Canary Islands drops below national average for first time
Surgery waiting time in the Canary Islands drops below national average for first time

32,948 people are on surgical waiting lists and an overwhelming 158,534 are waiting for specialist consultations…

VIDEO: Armed Robbery at Bingo Hall Under Investigation
VIDEO: Armed Robbery at Bingo Hall Under Investigation

In the video the intruder can be seen leaping over the counter, and frightening the employee who fled the premises…

Another sharp rise in holiday rental properties across the Canary Islands
Another sharp rise in holiday rental properties across the Canary Islands

The two municipalities with the most holiday homes with VV licences are both in the south of Tenerife…

VIDEO: Rare species of shark is spotted for the first time in Canary Islands waters
VIDEO: Rare species of shark is spotted for the first time in Canary Islands waters

The Goblin Shark is a deep-sea species seldom seen by humans…

Non-resident foreign buyers now account for 1 in 4 property purchases in the Canary Islands
Non-resident foreign buyers now account for 1 in 4 property purchases in the Canary Islands

Officials say this is fuelling the housing affordability crisis across the archipelago and needs solving – fast!

5 Effective Methods for Buying Running Shorts
5 Effective Methods for Buying Running Shorts

Finding the perfect pair of running shorts can make all the difference in your performance and comfort during a workout…

New Law to Speed Up Urban Building Licences in the Canary Islands
New Law to Speed Up Urban Building Licences in the Canary Islands

This will mean developers can get licences for residential housing in less than 6 months instead of 2 years…

Cloudy skies and light rain expected across the Canary Islands this Tuesday
Cloudy skies and light rain expected across the Canary Islands this Tuesday

Here is today’s weather for each of the islands...