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Western Canada faces ‘extreme’ heat wave, with soaring temperatures raising fire risk
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
A heat wave that’s expected to push daytime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above seasonal norms is raising the wildfire risk in Alberta and British Columbia, where crews are already battling early-season blazes. The hot, dry conditions will prime forest fuels for ignition, said University of British Columbia weather and wildfire researcher Chris Rodell, who’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier eyes Manitoba seat long held by Tories
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier appears set to announce his candidacy in an coming byelection for a federal seat in Manitoba. A news release says Bernier, a former cabinet minister who quit the Conservative caucus in 2018 to found the party, will make an important announcement about the byelection in the ... Read More »
1 responseEvacuee numbers fall in Alberta wildfires as firefighters brace for hot weather
By Ritika Dubey and Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
The number of Alberta wildfire evacuees dropped Wednesday, but thousands remain out of their homes as firefighters braced for hotter, drier conditions in the coming days. Colin Blair, director of the Alberta Emergency Management Agency, said the number of people out of their homes had fallen to below 18,000 from about 24,000. “Alberta continues to ... Read More »
1 responseWestern Canada braces for ‘extreme’ heat wave, raising fire risk in Alberta and B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
Western Canada is bracing for an unseasonable and extreme heat wave and dry spell that will raise the risk of wildfires in Alberta and British Columbia over the coming days. University of British Columbia weather and wildfire researcher Chris Rodell says the hot, dry conditions will prime forest fuels for ignition, and he’s concerned that ... Read More »
1 responseHundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek, B.C.
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
CACHE CREEK, B.C. – Cache Creek Mayor John Ranta says flooding in the B.C. Interior town is already the worst he’s seen in 50 years, and he’s expecting even more trouble as blazing temperatures forecast this weekend hit the snowpack. He said over 100 mobile homes perched on the banks of the Bonaparte River are ... Read More »
1 responsePart of First Nation southwest of Edmonton evacuated due to fire
By Angela Amato, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
Wildfire danger has forced the evacuation of part of a First Nation southwest of Edmonton. Corrine Bell with the O’Chiese First Nation Emergency Management Response Team said Wednesday that 103 people have evacuated the northern area of the reserve. One home has been lost and several have smoke damage. “We’re taking advantage of the gap ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal, Nunavut governments’ Inuit employment plans not meeting promises: arbitrator
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – An arbitrator has sided with the organization representing Nunavut Inuit, ruling that plans by the federal and territorial governments to increase Inuit employment in the territory are not meeting commitments in the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. Part of the 1993 agreement aims to increase Inuit employment in the public service in Nunavut ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – An Indigenous-led report into a massive wildfire nearly six years ago that destroyed more than 100 homes and scorched a vast swath of British Columbia’s Interior says the blaze resulted in up to $1 billion per year in ongoing nature and ecosystem losses. The Elephant Hill wildfire burned more than 1,900 square kilometres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs unanimously vote to probe Chinese envoy’s alleged targeting of Michael Chong
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has unanimously asked a parliamentary committee to look into allegations that the Chinese government waged an intimidation campaign against Conservative member of Parliament Michael Chong. MPs voted Wednesday in favour of a motion the Conservatives tabled Monday to have the House procedural committee examine whether Chong’s parliamentary privilege was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Not on my watch’: Seamus O’Regan rejects Liberals’ disinformation resolution
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the Liberal government is keen to tackle the problem of disinformation, but that will not include regulating the use of sources. Members of the federal Liberal party approved a new resolution regarding disinformation that could venture into regulating journalistic practices, but O’Regan says the federal government would never ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec to table bill giving politicians base pay bump of $30,000
By The Canadian Press on May 10th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec government is set to table a bill that would give members of the legislature the highest base salary out of all provincial politicians in the country. The bill is to be introduced Thursday by Premier François Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec government and would increase base salaries by $30,000 – to $131,766. ... Read More »
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