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Halifax-area residents board buses to view homes destroyed by wildfires
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
HALIFAX – Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires boarded buses Friday to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live. Bill Moore, the region’s executive director of community safety, told a news conference that about 200 people would be part of the grim tour through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is committed to keeping David Johnston in place as Canada’s special rapporteur on foreign interference, despite a majority of MPs voting in favour of his stepping down from the gig. Trudeau said in Toronto today that he looks forward to public hearings the governor general is expected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds open to cutting plastic production but global agreement will be hard: Guilbeault
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says he is not opposed to cutting back on how many plastic products are made as the world works toward a global treaty to eliminate plastic pollution. But he says that may become one of the biggest sticking points in the negotiations, which are supposed to conclude at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the unusually severe start to the wildfire season. There are already more than 500 international firefighters, incident commanders and other workers in Alberta, which has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statue of Queen Elizabeth repaired and reinstalled, two years after vandalism
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
WINNIPEG – A bronze statue of Queen Elizabeth that was toppled on the grounds of the Manitoba legislature has been repaired and put back in place. The three-metre-high statue was one of two monuments hauled to the ground on Canada Day in 2021 by demonstrators following the discovery of suspected unmarked graves at a former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Good riddance’ or ‘don’t unfriend us’? Publishers torn over Meta move to block news
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Independent publishers across Canada are expressing mixed feelings about Meta’s decision to temporarily block news on Instagram and Facebook for some Canadian users. The company says it’s a response to the Liberal government’s Bill C-18, which would require tech giants to pay publishers for linking to or otherwise repurposing news content, and it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec north shore city declares state of emergency as forest fires multiply
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – A city on Quebec’s north shore has declared a state of emergency as forest fires rage in the vicinity. Sept-ÃŽles Mayor Steeve Beaupré says certain sectors of the city have been ordered to evacuate by 4 p.m. today as a preventive measure, with an emergency shelter set up in nearby Port-Cartier. Earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is wishing LGBTQ people a happy Pride Month, saying it marks a symbol for freedom, but he has not specified whether he’ll be seen at any Pride events. Poilievre says he sees Pride month as celebrating “freedom from bigotry” and the right to be viewed as an individual instead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax-area residents to board buses to view homes destroyed by wildfires
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
HALIFAX – Scores of Halifax-area residents whose homes have been destroyed by wildfires were expected to board buses today to get a look at what little remains of where they used to live. Bill Moore, the region’s executive director of community safety, told a news conference that about 200 people would be part of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Light rain arrives in Nova Scotia as two major wildfires burn out of control
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2023
HALIFAX – Scattered showers are moving across parts of Nova Scotia this morning, providing some relief to a province still struggling with its worst wildfire season on record. The forecast is calling for steady rain tonight and into Saturday, but two major wildfires continue to burn out of control – one northwest of downtown Halifax ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for June 2 : Provincial fire bans spark campfire alternatives
By The Canadian Press on June 2nd, 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 2 … What we are watching in Canada … As fire bans continue in many provinces, businesses selling camping gear and firewood are seeing ... Read More »
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