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Fire bans announced in B.C. and Alberta as more than 170 wildfires burn
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Fire bans are being imposed across much of British Columbia and Alberta, as the wildfire season gets off to an early start with more than 170 burning in both provinces. The BC Wildfire Service on Wednesday announced a five-month open fire ban, from May 3 to Oct. 11, covering a swath of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation info
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
HALIFAX – After last summer’s heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters. Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, told a national public health conference in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals pounce on Poilievre’s visit to carbon tax protest, support from Alex Jones
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – As the Liberals try to reverse their political fortunes with the latest federal budget, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ratcheted up attacks against his Conservative opponent on Wednesday, tying him to a far-right American figure. Polls suggest the Liberal budget released last week has yet to resonate – but Trudeau suggested it’s still more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As treaty talks continue, new forecast predicts clouds with a 100% chance of plastic
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Mother Nature delivered a typical spring day Wednesday in Ottawa, with a morning of light drizzle fading into afternoon sunshine, near-freezing temperatures – and thousands of grams of plastic. That “plastic forecast” comes from a project of Australia’s Minderoo Foundation, trying to draw attention to the scope of the world’s plastic problem as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau won’t comment on future of TikTok in U.S., as Liberals tap app’s influencers
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OAKVILLE, Ont. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, at a time when his own party is leaning on the app and its influencers to deliver the Liberals’ political message to Canadians. The U.S. Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would force TikTok’s parent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Border agency eyes smartphone facial recognition system amid privacy concerns
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal project. The Canada Border Services Agency says the initiative would allow for a faster and more seamless travel experience. The federal government recently issued a notice seeking technical solutions from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man stabbed to death in White Rock, B.C., days after similar knife attack in area
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
WHITE ROCK, B.C. – A man has been killed in a stabbing in White Rock, B.C., and police say there are “apparent similarities” to another knife attack in the same area two days earlier. RCMP say the latest incident happened late Tuesday, when a man was reported to have been stabbed near the White Rock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. imposes five-month ban on large open fires in Interior
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The BC Wildfire Service has announced a five-month open fire ban covering much of the province’s Interior, as fire season gets off to an early start. The ban on Category 3 fires in the Kamloops fire centre will run from May 3 to Oct. 11 and will prohibit people burning three or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau won’t comment on future of TikTok in U.S., says Canadian safety a priority
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s not going to comment on the future of TikTok in the United States, but his own government will continue to look out for Canadians’ security. The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would force TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance, to sell the social-media app within the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Good luck with that’: PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn’t pick fight with CRA
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is “very, very good” at getting the money it’s owed, and Saskatchewan’s premier should take note of that. Scott Moe has pledged the province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas. That move breaks the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec liquor store employees walk off the job as two-day strike begins
By The Canadian Press on April 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers have walked off the job for a planned two-day strike. Their union – Syndicat des employé(e)s de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ – confirmed at midnight on Facebook it was launching the strike after a lack of progress at the negotiating table. It says the ... Read More »
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