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Quebec wildfires: Environment Canada lifts smog warnings across the province
By The Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Environment Canada has lifted smog warnings that have been in place across large swaths of Quebec for several days. In parts of northwestern Quebec, including the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, smog warnings have been downgraded to air quality alerts. Air quality alerts are also in place in much of northern Quebec, including areas along James ... Read More »
1 responseTwo people missing after landslide in Quebec’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region
By The Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2023
SAGUENAY, Que. – Two people are missing after a landslide in Quebec’s Saguenay”“Lac-Saint-Jean region following torrential rain on Saturday. Provincial police say they believe a man and a woman were trying to clear debris left by the storm from a road in Rivière-Éternité, Que. on Saturday afternoon when a river surge caused a landslide. Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Open for business:’ Top N.W.T. Mountie says Indigenous recruitment a priority
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on July 2nd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The head of the RCMP in the Northwest Territories says one of his top priorities is recruiting more Indigenous members and staff. In his first media address since taking over as commanding officer of the RCMP’s G division in November 2022, Chief Supt. Syd Lecky said recruitment and retention has long been a ... Read More »
1 responseLotto 649 winning numbers for Saturday, July 1, 2023
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Saturday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 10, 21, 30, 32, 35 & 49. Bonus: 41 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 06142226-01 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
1 responseCanadians highlight national diversity, freedoms at Canada Day celebrations
By David Fraser and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – The sounds of Indigenous drumming rang out alongside songs and cheers in honour of Canada Day on Saturday as Canadians from coast to coast gathered to celebrate the diversity and freedom they say make the country special. Municipalities across the country marked a return to the kinds of celebrations seen before the COVID-19 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smog, air quality alerts in place across much of Quebec as wildfires continue to burn
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – Environment Canada has issued a smog warning for a large part of Quebec as forest fires continue to burn in the provinces northwest. The federal department says smog can be expected in the northwestern Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, as well as in a large area stretching from Gatineau, Que., near Ottawa, to the province’s eastern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rooming house revival: Canadian cities look to single-room homes amid housing crunch
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – Rooming or boarding houses are regaining favour with some Canadian cities as a way to offset a lack of affordable homes, but experts warn there are pitfalls to the once-popular form of urban housing. On Tuesday, Montreal executive committee member Benoit Dorais told reporters that the city was applying its right of first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strike gets underway for more than 7,400 port workers across B.C.
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The organization employing port workers across British Columbia says thousands of staff are on strike as of today. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association says federally mediated talks with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada took place throughout the night, but no deal was reached and workers walked off the job this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Port workers in British Columbia begin strike
By The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The organization employing port workers across British Columbia says thousands of staff are on strike as of today. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association says federally mediated talks with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada took place throughout the night, but no deal was reached and workers walked off the job this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legacy of Canada’s ban on Chinese immigration lasted longer than the law
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – When Matthew Yan looks at the stoic and determined expression on his father’s face in the black and white photo affixed to the identification papers he carried for decades, he mostly feels pity. The photo features Bing Sun Jun in borrowed clothes: a grown man’s suit sagging on his adolescent shoulders, making him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Celebrations, fireworks taking place in Ottawa despite air quality concerns
By David Fraser and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on July 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada Day celebrations are taking place in Ottawa and across the country on Saturday, although some have been scaled back due to poor air quality. Canada’s capital city will see some festivities around Parliament Hill, but the main entertainment will be at LeBreton Flats, just west of downtown, where celebrations are expected to ... Read More »
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