Gran Canaria News and Events
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Gran Canaria News September 4, 2026
Police seize more than three tonnes of cocaine after daring high-speed chase with narcolancha off Canary Islands
THE Guardia Civil has seized a narco-boat to the south of Gran Canaria which was carrying over three tonnes of cocaine. Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News September 2, 2026
Real Madrid star Raul Asencio is convicted of drink-driving at almost four times above the legal limit in the Canary Islands
REAL Madrid footballer Raul Ascencio has been convicted of drink-driving in Gran Canaria last month. Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News August 3, 2026
Red weather alert: Warning of 40C+ highs in Spanish holiday hotspot as August getaway rush begins
HOLIDAYMAKERS rushing off to the Canary Islands this week for an August break are being urged to exercise caution after a rare red weather alert was issued for extreme heat Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News May 4, 2026
Has Spain made the largest high-seas cocaine bust ever? Merchant ship carrying up to 45 tonnes seized off coast of Morocco
SPAIN may have carried out the largest cocaine seizure ever recorded at sea after intercepting a merchant vessel off the Moroccan coast. The Guardia Civil boarded the Arconian in the Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News April 1, 2026
WATCH: Spain’s Canary Islands engulfed by 800-mile ‘calima’ dust wave as visibility vanishes – but it’s set to clear soon
LOCALS and tourists visiting the normally sun-drenched Canary Islands for the Easter holidays have been forced to take precautions after the popular archipelago was engulfed by a powerful ‘calima’ dust Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
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The Canary News
- British tourist, 42, dies suddenly while on holiday in Lanzarote as heartbroken husband pays moving tributeby Alex Trelinski on October 28, 2026 at 11:12 am
Rachel Weston, 42, from Bury was staying in Puerto del Carmen and suffered a fatal cardiac arrest […]
- Dramatic helicopter rescue in Tenerife after hiker is seriously injured by falling rockby Alessio Ghirlanda on October 23, 2026 at 12:37 pm
The woman was trekking through a nature reserve when falling debris struck her in the arm, leaving […]
- Tourists evacuated from luxury Tenerife hotel and Mount Teide closed as island stages dramatic volcanic eruption drillby Alessio Ghirlanda on October 23, 2026 at 9:15 am
Authorities sent an ES-Alert to residents and confined hotel guests to their rooms as the island […]












