Western Canada and the North are expected to face an above-average fire risk in June, federal officials say. There were fewer wildfires in B.C. and Alberta this spring due to favourable weather. Western Canada and the North are expected to face an above-average fire risk in June, federal officials say. …
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Police clash with University of Calgary pro-Palestinian protesters left after encampment removal
Using shields, batons and flashbang explosives, Calgary police officers forcibly removed a group of protesters Thursday night from an encampment set up on the University of Calgary campus. Police with shields and riot gear forcibly removed some protesters from area. Using shields, batons and flashbang explosives, Calgary police officers forcibly …
Read More »Calling all budding marine scientists: Dal’s Aquatron research pool to hold open house
If it swims, floats or sinks, it may have been tested inside the Aquatron’s laboratories and tanks since it opened 50 years ago. The golden anniversary is being marked this weekend with an open house. University laboratory celebrating 50 years of studying species and testing technology. Before Transformers, there was …
Read More »‘I killed 4 people’: A look at a Winnipeg serial killer’s 20-hour confession video
An excerpt from a videotaped 2022 police interview shows Jeremy Skibicki admitting not only to the killing he’d been arrested for, but three others as well. Lawyers for Jeremy Skibicki say he should be found not criminally responsible for deaths of 4 women. ‘I killed 4 people,’ Jeremy Skibicki confesses …
Read More »Lobster plant fined $350k, banned from hiring foreign workers for 2 years
A lobster processing plant in northeastern New Brunswick has been fined more than $365,000 and banned from hiring temporary foreign workers for two years. LeBreton Fisheries in Grand-Anse, on the Acadian Peninsula, was previously fined $30,000 for failing to provide a work environment free of harassment and reprisal. In a …
Read More »Raw milk may be riskier amid avian flu outbreak in U.S. Stick to pasteurized dairy, experts warn
Measures like pasteurization and rules for raw milk cheese keep disease-causing bacteria and viruses like avian flu out of dairy products in Canada, food safety experts say. Early research shows pasteurization works to neutralize H5N1, even when virus fragments are present in milk. An outbreak of avian flu in U.S. …
Read More »Their dad died but Toronto police didn’t tell them. They want to make sure it doesn’t happen to anyone else
Eleven days after Douglas Taylor had died, Toronto police still hadn’t told any next of kin of his death. Only when Taylor’s son went to check on him and found the police seal on the door did they find out what had happened. The family still has unanswered questions about …
Read More »Federal workers will fight government’s latest in-office work mandate
The Public Service Alliance of Canada is putting together formal complaints about mandating federal public servants return to offices at least three days a week in September. PSAC says feds undermining collective agreements with 3-day in-office mandate. The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) is putting together formal complaints that …
Read More »Canada’s foreign student push ‘mismatched’ job market, data show
Canada’s recruitment of international students has tilted strongly toward filling spots in business programs, while doing little to meet the demand for workers in health care and the skilled trades, according to a CBC News analysis of federal data. Nearly 800,000 international students got permits to study business, far more …
Read More »National summit today after passengers with disabilities mistreated by Canadian airlines
Federal ministers are holding a National Air Accessibility Summit in Ottawa Thursday after a series of high-profile cases of passengers living with disabilities being mistreated while flying with Canadian carriers. ‘There could be penalties, it could be serious consequences,’ says Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez. Federal ministers are holding a National …
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