Canada is sending nearly 300 firefighters and technical specialists to help fight wildfires in Oregon, one of three U.S. West Coast states currently being ravaged by the blazes. Some 40 to 50 “overhead personnel”–supervisors, specialists and technical experts–from Ontario, Manitoba,… »
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Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and family being tested for COVID-19
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole and his family are being tested for COVID-19 after a staff member that had been travelling with O’Toole tested positive for the virus. A statement from the Conservative Party said that while O’Toole has not shown… »
Vancouver pilot project to increase access to transit for low income earners
A pilot project to increase access to transit for low-income residents in the city of Vancouver was approved by the city council on Tuesday. The approved pilot project is a reduced fare transit program that is looking to design, test,… »
Land border between Canada and the U.S. to remain closed until Oct. 21
The Canadian federal government is going to extend the closure of the Canada-U.S. land border for another 30 days, until at least Oct. 21, according to a report from CBC News. A source also told CBC News that Canadians should… »
Environment & Animal Life, Politics
Caribou in Jasper National park facing local extinction
Canada’s magnificent Jasper and Banff national parks have been home to vast numbers of wildlife since they were created over 100 years ago. They have been home to a subspecies of caribou, southern mountain woodland caribou, which have ranged through… »
Environment & Animal Life, Internet, Science & Technology, Politics, Society
Task force calls for billions in ‘green spending’ to juice post-COVID recovery
An independent task force is calling on the federal government to invest $55 billion over five years on clean energy projects and measures to cope with climate-change as the country struggles to work its way out of the havoc brought… »
Economy, Environment & Animal Life, Society
Food unlikely to transmit COVID-19, says Canada’s food inspection agency
A notice this week from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says there is no evidence that food or food packaging can transmit SARS-CoV2 . It says that there have been no reported cases of food or packaging being associated… »
Ontario’s controversial cormorant cull has begun
Earlier this summer the government of Ontario said if had received many complaints about the growing number of double-crested cormorants. Claiming their acidic droppings kill trees and vegetation and destroy habitat for other waterfowl, the province announced a harvest of… »
Ron Sparrow, winner of a landmark case on Indigenous rights, dies in B.C.
Ronald (Bud) Sparrow, an historic figure in the battle to win rights for Indigenous people in Canada, has died in British Columbia. In a written statement, the Musqueam Nation said Sparrow passed away on Monday. The statement described Sparrow as… »
Public health investigation into Canadian salmonella outbreak continues
In the ongoing investigation of a salmonella outbreak in Canada linked to red onions from the United States, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has reported an additional 49 illnesses since Aug. 31, according to a press release. As… »
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