This is where we collect and update the most important Canary Islands news – day by day, island by island.
Whether it’s a weather alert, a tourism development, a local festival, or something that just happened an hour ago – if it matters to people living in or travelling to the archipelago, you’ll find it here.
Rain pre-alert issued for Lanzarote, Fuerteventura and more
The Canary Islands government has declared a pre-alert for heavy rain across Lanzarote, La Graciosa, Fuerteventura and the northern slopes of Gran Canaria and…
Spain’s business cartels and the fight for fair markets
Business cartels have shaped markets for a century, from the Phoebus lightbulb pact to Spain’s rigged public contracts. We look at the CNMC’s biggest…
Saturday: showers and rough northern seas
Unstable weather across the Canary Islands this Saturday, with showers in the eastern islands and northern slopes. Tenerife’s peaks face strong winds, while northern…
World’s first octopus farm scrapped in Las Palmas
The Las Palmas Port Authority has accepted Nueva Pescanova’s withdrawal from the world’s first commercial octopus farm, a controversial project that faced fierce opposition…
Postal voting opens for Canary Islands election
The general election has been set for 29 November, with postal voting open to more than two million Canary Islanders. Applications close on 19…
Canary Islands doctors announce indefinite strike from 16 October
Medical unions CESM and SEMCA have called an indefinite strike across the Canary Islands Health Service from 16 October, accusing the Health Ministry of…
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Latest News from Individual Islands
Every island runs at its own pace – and the news reflects that. If you’re looking for updates from a specific place, head straight to the island page that matters to you:
- Tenerife News – the latest updates from the archipelago’s largest island
- Gran Canaria News – current information from the third-largest island
- Lanzarote News – breaking news from the island of volcanic landscapes
- Fuerteventura News – updates from the surfer’s paradise
- La Palma News – news from the “Beautiful Island”
- La Gomera News – updates from the island of the whistling language
- El Hierro News – latest news from the smallest island
We keep an eye on what’s happening across all eight islands every day – so you don’t have to piece it together from a dozen different sources. Bookmark this page and check back often; the latest news from the Canary Islands moves fast, especially in peak season.