Gran Canaria News and Events
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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…
Gran Canaria News March 25, 2026
WATCH: ‘Record-breaking’ Storm Therese triggers flooding and evacuations across the Canary Islands – with red ‘danger to life’ warning issued for popular holiday hotspot
HOPES that Storm Therese was beginning to subside have been dramatically washed away after the weather system unleashed its fiercest deluge yet on the Canary Islands, leaving behind a trail Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News March 22, 2026
WATCH: Torrential rain, landslides and thousands of Brits stranded as Spain’s Canary Islands hit by ‘storm of the decade’ – and it’s not over yet
LARGE swathes of the Canary Islands remain on alert for poor weather this Sunday as Storm Therese’s ‘second front’ continues to wreak havoc across the Spanish archipelago. Described by meteorologists Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News February 26, 2026
BREAKING: 4.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Tenerife just days after 6,000 mini-tremors underneath Mount Teide sparked eruption fears
HOLIDAYMAKERS and locals across the Canary Islands were unexpectedly shaken earlier today after a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck between the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. The quake hit at Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
Gran Canaria News February 13, 2026
Benidorm and Torremolinos among eight Spanish towns up in arms over lack of state support for the millions of tourists they receive each year
A FEDERATION of eight Spanish tourist resorts are complaining that they don’t get enough help from the government to pay for basic services. The Alliance of Sun and Beach Tourist Gran Canaria – Olive Press News Spain | News…
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The Canary News
- WATCH: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchors in Tenerife port as Spanish officials begin evacuating passengersby Ben Pawlowski on May 10, 2026 at 10:38 am
SPANISH officials have started to evacuate passengers from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after […]
- WATCH: Spanish police use crane to remove European record 30 tonnes of cocaine from seized ship in the Atlantic by Manon Demerie on May 8, 2026 at 12:00 pm
SPANISH police have seized more than 30 tonnes of cocaine from a cargo ship off the Canary Islands […]
- Global hunt underway for the 29 passengers who left deadly hantavirus cruise ship heading for Spain’s Tenerifeby Alessio Ghirlanda on May 8, 2026 at 10:16 am
HEALTH officials worldwide are scrambling to contain a deadly virus outbreak linked to a cruise […]












