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Yukon community of Mayo under state of emergency due to nearby fire
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
MAYO, YUKON – The Government of Yukon has declared a state of emergency for the Village of Mayo and the surrounding area due to a wildfire burning nearby. The community of about 450 people has been under an evacuation order since Sunday due to the Talbot Creek fire burning about four kilometres away. Community Services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain and cooler weather bring reprieve to B.C. wildfire crews, but only for few days
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
A cooling trend with potential rain showers across much of British Columbia is expected to ease wildfire conditions for the next 36 to 48 hours, but hot, dry weather is set to return by the end of the week. The immediate forecast is welcome and will temporarily ease wildfire suppression efforts, BC Wildfire Service information ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jeremy Hansen on first visit to Artemis II capsule: ‘It sent shivers down our spines’
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Reality seems to be sinking in for the man poised to become the first Canadian astronaut to fly around the moon. “I already knew going to the moon was hard,” Jeremy Hansen quipped Tuesday at the Kennedy Space Center during an update on Artemis II, the first crewed voyage to lunar space in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta minister says federal strings on electricity climate funding a ‘threat’
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Environment and Protected Areas Minister Rebecca Schulz says Ottawa is threatening the province by suggesting it will withhold federal funding from electricity projects that don’t reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the comment in Vancouver. He says billions of dollars in tax credits and grants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Moon mission with Canada’s Jeremy Hansen remains on schedule for November 2024: NASA
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Officials at NASA say the mission that will send a Canadian astronaut into lunar space for the first time is still on track to launch in November of next year. Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, from London, Ont., was on hand in Florida today for a public update on Artemis II, the first trip ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot program seeks to reward companies that better protect temporary foreign workers
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
Ottawa is introducing a new three-year pilot program that would incentivize employers to follow worker-protection rules by making it easier for them to hire temporary foreign workers. Under the pilot program, companies with a good track record would only need to prove that they require temporary foreign workers every three years, instead of every 18 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health advocacy work helped to heal Mark Holland during mental health crisis
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says advocating for health research and preventive medicine gave him a sense of purpose during the darkest time in his life. Holland was in politics for most of his career, except for a four-year break after he lost his seat in 2011. He spoke candidly last fall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigating overnight fire at future Montreal light rail station as arson
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
Montreal police say they’re are investigating a suspicious overnight fire that caused significant damage at a light rail station under construction. Const. Mariane Allaire Morin says flames were reported on the tracks near the Réseau express métropolitain’s future Canora station shortly before 1 a.m. today. She says the investigation was transferred to police after firefighters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police say 22 people died in road and off-road crashes over two-week period
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say 22 people died in crashes on the province’s roads and trails over the past two weeks, marking a particularly deadly summer holiday period. Police say there were 13 fatal road accidents as well as four involving off-road vehicles during the two-week construction holiday, when construction workers and many other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain, cooler weather could bring relief to B.C. wildfire crews as new fires start
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
Crews with the BC Wildfire Service faced a busy long weekend as the number of active wildfires in the province jumped above 400, including 34 reported Monday. The wildfire service says more than 200 of those blazes remain out of control, including a small fire northwest of Princeton that was sparked by a malfunctioning ATV ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sanctions Iran’s new national security chief, six drone executives
By The Canadian Press on August 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is sanctioning Iran’s new security chief, alongside six Iranians accused of destabilizing the Middle East and Ukraine. Ali Akbar Ahmadian, a former commander of the navy division of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, became chair of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council in May. Others facing new Canadian sanctions include executives in Iran’s ... Read More »
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