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Climate researchers urge preparation for future fires : In The News for June 12
By The Canadian Press on June 12th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 12 … What we are watching in Canada … Climate and forestry researchers say Nova Scotia must act swiftly to prepare for future wildfires ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly 350 firefighters from the E.U. will help battle relentless Canadian wildfires
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on June 12th, 2023
A battalion of nearly 350 firefighters from the European Union will soon be on the ground in Quebec to help their Canadian counterparts tackle a devastating and unprecedented wildfire season. One hundred and nine fire crews from France arrived last Thursday and spent the weekend dousing flames in Quebec, where fires have forced nearly 14,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Threatened town now safe as Quebec makes progress on battling wildfires
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on June 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – The forest fire threatening the northwestern Quebec city of Normétal has been contained, the province’s forest fire service said Sunday, as the fire situation in the province continued to improve. Nicolas Vigneault, a spokesman for the forest fire service SOPFEU, said the arrival of firefighters from other provinces and from France – as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Canada Post stamp honours first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian government
By The Canadian Press on June 11th, 2023
ULUKHAKTOK, N.W.T. – The first Indigenous woman to lead a provincial or territorial government in Canada is being honoured with a new stamp. Canada Post says it has unveiled a stamp in honour of Nellie Cournoyea, known as a champion of her people in Canada’s western Arctic. Cournoyea was the first Indigenous woman, and second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories to work with NDP, Bloc to set terms on potential foreign interference inquiry
By The Canadian Press on June 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Conservative Party is willing to work with other opposition legislators to set the terms of reference for a possible inquiry on foreign interference. Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will reach out to the New Democrats and Bloc Quebecois next week and begin the work. The Liberal government says it is willing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec now taking the offensive against forest fires: natural resources minister
By The Canadian Press on June 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s natural resources minister says wilderness firefighters are now taking the offensive against the province’s forest fires instead of just reacting to the blazes. Maïté Blanchette Vézina says coordinated attacks against the fires are now possible due to reinforcements from other jurisdictions, including a team of wilderness firefighters from France. She says there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crosses from New Zealand shipwreck sent to Quebec in honour of 19th-century Patriot
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on June 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – A pair of wooden crosses made from a shipwreck in New Zealand have been sent to Quebec to honour the 185-year-old wish of a francophone man who rebelled against British rule. François-Xavier Prieur was one of dozens of Patriots who were exiled to Australia aboard the HMS Buffalo as punishment for their part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Left-leaning Mexico seeks closer Canada ties in labour and business amid mining spat
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is taking a mixed approach to Mexico charting its own path to economic growth, as a desire for more trade and better labour rights bumps up against mining reform and agriculture regulations that have riled Canadian firms. Ahead of a visit this week of senior Mexican officials, Labour Minister Seamus ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa girl, 12, becomes youngest university graduate in Canadian history
By The Canadian Press on June 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – Anthaea-Grace Patricia Dennis has become the youngest person in Canadian history to graduate from university. The 12-year-old accepted her University of Ottawa diploma for a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science at a convocation ceremony Saturday evening. Patricia Dennis started her university studies when she was nine years old. She completed a 40-page thesis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The battle isn’t won’: Next 48 hours crucial in Quebec wildfire fight: Bonnardel
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on June 10th, 2023
MONTREAL – The next 48 hours will be crucial in Quebec’s wildfire fight in northern and western parts of the province, Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said Saturday, with authorities hoping the situation remains stable ahead of rain forecast for early next week. Bonnardel told reporters that warmer temperatures and lower humidity levels will precede ... Read More »
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By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on June 10th, 2023
MONTREAL – The next 48 hours will be crucial in Quebec’s wildfire fight in northern and western parts of the province, Public Security Minister François Bonnardel said Saturday, with authorities hoping the situation remains stable ahead of rain forecast for early next week. Bonnardel told reporters that warmer temperatures and lower humidity levels will precede ... Read More »
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