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Senior Environment Canada climatologist’s top weather stories of 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
From “springuary” for the winter that wouldn’t leave to “hotumn” for the fall that never came, Canadians got a whole new vocabulary for wild weather this year. Here is a list of Canada’s top 10 weather stories for 2022 compiled by Environment Canada senior climatologist Dave Phillips: 1. Hurricane Fiona Slams the East Coast – ... Read More »
1 response‘Weird and wacky’: Hurricane Fiona top weather story in stormy, wet, windy, dry year
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
If nothing else, 2022 gave Canadians a slew of new weather words. There was “springuary” for the winter that wouldn’t leave. There was “hotumn” for the fall that never came. “Derecho” got new currency after the powerful winds flattened a swath of Ontario. Rain-swamped Montreal gave us “urban flooding.” And east coasters learned just what ... Read More »
1 responseExperts say F-35 startup costs will be high due to infrastructure, network upgrades
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Experts say they are not surprised that Canada intends to spend billions on an initial set of F-35s given the large startup costs associated with buying a new fighter jet. The Canadian Press reported this week that the Department of National Defence has received authorization to spend $7 billion on 16 F-35s and ... Read More »
1 responsePublic safety minister hopes to table First Nations policing legislation in new year
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service in the new year. In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Mendicino says the law is being developed with Indigenous communities, who deserve “the same quality of policing” as non-Indigenous communities. Back in September ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s population growing faster than it has in decades: StatCan
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – As 2022 draws to a close, Canada’s population has already grown more than in any other year since Confederation. Statistics Canada says the country’s population grew by 362,453 people, or 0.9 per cent, between July and October alone. The federal agency is attributing that to a rise in non-permanent residents, including work-permit holders ... Read More »
1 responseSnow, cold, in Western Canada send icicles through the heart of Canadian travel plans
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VANCOUVER – The woes for travellers stranded by heavy snow at Vancouver’s airport are spreading across the country and Toronto’s Pearson Airport is now advising of an approaching storm that could derail things further. A statement from Vancouver International Airport says the “congestion” caused by 27 centimetres of snow Tuesday will be immediately addressed by ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec expanding urgent-care phone line to all children amid ER overcrowding
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – Quebec is expanding a call-in service that allows parents to book urgent medical appointments for sick children, in an effort to reduce emergency room visits. Health Minister Christian Dubé says the 811 appointment-booking service for children – currently available in Montreal and neighbouring regions – will now be available provincewide. Dubé told ... Read More »
1 responseCOVID-19 pandemic helped Quebec surpass its emissions target: environment minister
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
QUEBEC – The Quebec government is crediting the COVID-19 pandemic for helping the province surpass its climate change targets. Quebec cut emissions from greenhouse gases – which trap heat and warm the planet – by almost 27 per cent compared to 1990 levels between 2013-2020. The province’s goal was to cut emissions by 20 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is proposing Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and by 2035, every passenger vehicle sold in Canada will need to ... Read More »
1 responseCandlelight vigil planned for victims of Toronto-area condo shooting
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A candlelight vigil is expected to take place tonight for the victims of a Toronto-area condo shooting. York Regional Police say five people were killed and one woman seriously injured Sunday night when a 73-year-old gunman went on a shooting rampage in his Vaughan, Ont., condo building before he was shot dead ... Read More »
1 responseExtreme cold leads to flight cancellations in BC, Alberta : In The News for Dec. 21
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec.21 … What we are watching in Canada … WestJet says snow in British Columbia and extreme cold in Alberta have caused hundreds of flight ... Read More »
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