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Climate change could mean fewer ‘date nights’ for Arctic ground squirrels: study
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
As temperatures rise in the North, scientists say it’s affecting how Arctic ground squirrels hibernate – and it could have serious consequences for the species. The furry critters survive the harsh Arctic winters by burrowing underground and hibernating for eight months before emerging in the spring ready to eat and breed. As the males go ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in Hamilton investigate double homicide involving landlord and tenants
By The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
Hamilton police are investigating a double homicide in the east-end neighbourhood of Stoney Creek. A landlord allegedly shot and killed two tenants, barricaded himself in their home for hours and fired shots at police. Officers responded to a home on Jones Road at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Saturday evening and found a 27-year-old woman and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mechanical podium, playfully dubbed ‘explodium,’ aims to even B.C.’s political field
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
VICTORIA – It was a sizable British Columbia political issue that called for a one-size-fits-all solution, says Premier David Eby, who at 6-7 is the province’s tallest leader. The tall and the short needed evening out as matters of perception and fairness, he said. Eby towers over most people at news conferences but is juxtaposed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Early snowmelt in Western mountains means drier summers, more wildfire risk: study
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on May 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Leaner snowpack in Western Canada and United States mountain ranges is causing drier summers and increasing wildfire risk, says a new study from the University of Colorado Boulder. Lead author Kate Hale said her team analyzed mountain snow data and found snowpack water storage decreased more than 25 per cent from 1950 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexican authorities make arrest in mid-May killing of Quebec man in seaside town
By The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
Mexican authorities say they’ve made an arrest in the killing of a Quebec man earlier this month in the Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido. The Oaxaca state attorney general says in a statement issued Friday that an arrest warrant was executed for a man in Puerto Escondido identified only by his initials in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident
By The Canadian Press on May 27th, 2023
SAINT-LIN-LAURENTIDES, Que. – Quebec provincial police say a two-year-old girl has died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm north of Montreal. They say the accident occurred Friday at a family farm in St-Lin-Laurentides, about 85 kilometres from the city. Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau says emergency services were called at about 3:30 p.m. after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest
By The Canadian Press on May 26th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver man has died while trying to pursue his lifelong dream of climbing Mount Everest. The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. Dr. Hamed Umedaly, one of Swart’s colleagues in the university’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal invasive species fund opens to new projects
By The Canadian Press on May 26th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The federal government is set to begin accepting proposals to spend the remaining money in a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at fighting invasive species across Canada. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the $8.75-million Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund is aimed at raising public awareness and working to stop the threat of non-native freshwater and ... Read More »
1 responseMuslim, civil liberties groups challenge Quebec school prayer room ban in court
By The Canadian Press on May 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – A civil rights organization and a national Muslim advocacy group are the latest to launch a legal challenge of Quebec’s decree banning prayer rooms in public schools. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association are seeking a judicial review of the government decree on behalf of a plaintiff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Provinces, territories agree to help feds in ’30 by 30′ goal to halt land, water loss
By The Canadian Press on May 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s provinces and territories are on board to help the federal government in its goal to halt land and water loss across the country. Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault met with his counterparts in Ottawa today and says they’re all on the same page about conservation targets. The Liberal government is leading a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New system will bring families of immigrants to Canada faster: Fraser
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on May 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government is using a new system to bring spouses, children and parents of recent immigrants to Canada more quickly. Family members who want to move to Canada can apply to join their sponsor while they wait for their permanent residency to be approved, but they’re often denied ... Read More »
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