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.
Pope visits Canary Islands: Plan for 12 June unveiled
Spanish government officials have instructed all state employees in the Canary Islands to work from home on 12 June to reduce traffic congestion during…
EU to pay you for recycling old clothes with smart bins
The European Union is preparing a major change in textile waste management, with a system that could pay people for recycling old clothes. Smart…
Wednesday: calima clears, temperatures drop
The calima is on its way out across the Canary Islands this Wednesday. Expect mostly clear skies, moderate north winds, and cooling temperatures —…
La Graciosa officially added to Canary Islands anthem
The Canary Islands Parliament has voted to amend the official regional anthem to include La Graciosa as the eighth inhabited island. The change, described…
Lidl boosts Canarian product investment to record €119m
Lidl has increased its investment in Canarian products to a record €119 million, up €19 million from 2024, and has reached €1 million in…
Tenerife and Canary Islands swelter in 34ºC heat and calima
Tenerife and the other Canary Islands are enduring a day of extreme heat and calima on Tuesday 26 May, with temperatures soaring to 34°C…
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.