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Fade into the night: Fireflies facing threats from climate change and light pollution
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on July 15th, 2023
Aaron Fairweather remembers seeing fireflies as a child for the first time, a swarm of twinkles flashing across the surface of a lake near Saint John, N.B., illuminating a summer’s night. Fairweather, who uses they/them pronouns, was fly-fishing with their father at the time. Now, the research associate at the University of Guelph fears that ... Read More »
1 responseThe latest legacy of Canada’s wildfire smoke? Wisconsin’s new beer-and-burger pairing
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on July 15th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Another fragrant, hazy phenomenon is turning heads in the United States – only this time, beer fans in Canada will happily take the blame. It’s one of the newest IPA offerings from G-Five Brewing Company in Beloit, a southern Wisconsin community of about 36,500 people an hour’s drive southwest of Milwaukee, a city ... Read More »
1 responseCanada lifts education requirement for Hong Kong immigrants
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on July 15th, 2023
Vancouver resident Calvin Wong says he can finally start picturing a future in Canada after the federal government announced it was dropping educational requirements for Hong Kongers seeking permanent residency in the wake of the Chinese city’s crackdown on dissent. Wong, 28, had graduated from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a ... Read More »
1 responseEmergencies minister mobilizes military to help fight B.C. wildfires
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
Emergencies minister Bill Blair says federal assistance including military resources are being mobilized to help British Columbia’s fight against hundreds of wildfires. Blair says he’s approved a request for federal assistance to aid firefighters and emergency management personnel who are “working tirelessly” in B.C. He says in a tweet that the assistance will come from ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Emergencies minister mobilizes military to help fight B.C. wildfires
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
Emergencies minister Bill Blair says federal assistance including military resources are being mobilized to help British Columbia’s fight against hundreds of wildfires. – More Coming... Read More »
1 response‘Kind and thoughtful’ firefighter, 19, who died in B.C. is identified by her brother
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – A 19-year-old B.C. firefighter who police say was killed by a falling tree near Revelstoke on Thursday has been identified by her brother as Devyn Gale, who was a former member of the B.C. gymnastics team and a star pupil at her high school. Nolan Gale said in an Instagram post that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. drops Facebook, Instagram advertising in response to Meta’s news block, says Eby
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government says it has stopped advertising on Facebook and Instagram to send a message to parent company Meta, which is blocking Canadian news from the social media platforms. Premier David Eby says in a statement Meta’s decision to cut off news access for many people in British Columbia who use ... Read More »
1 responseN.W.T. confirms anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
FORT SMITH, N.W.T. – The Northwest Territories government is confirming an anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change reported the suspected outbreak last week after 15 bison carcasses were found between Fort Smith and Fort Resolution. This week, it says the outbreak has been confirmed by ... Read More »
1 response19-year-old firefighter who died in B.C. is identified by her brother
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
A 19-year-old B.C. firefighter who police say was killed by a falling tree near Revelstoke on Thursday has been identified by her brother as Devyn Gale. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby say her death is “heartbreaking.” Nolan Gale says in an Instagram post that his sister was “kind and thoughtful,” and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: 19-year-old firefighter who died in B.C. is identified by her brother
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
VICTORIA – A 19-year-old B.C. firefighter who police say was killed by a falling tree near Revelstoke on Thursday has been identified by her brother as Devyn Gale. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby say her death is “heartbreaking.” — More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court grants temporary injunction to end Winnipeg landfill blockade
By The Canadian Press on July 14th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A Manitoba judge has granted a temporary injunction to end a blockade at a Winnipeg landfill, where dozens of protesters have blocked the main road demanding a search of a different landfill north of the city for the remains of two slain Indigenous women. Justice Sheldon Lanchbery says demonstrators can continue to protest ... Read More »
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