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One dead, another missing after Vancouver Island road washout
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
Police on the west coast of Vancouver Island say one person has been found dead and another is missing after a road washout near Bamfield. RCMP in Port Alberni say a truck was found fully submerged in the Sarita River Saturday night after a “washout,” and the body of the driver was later found nearby. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How many smoke-related deaths from wildfires are linked to climate change every year?
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
Climate change may be contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths every year than in previous decades, a new study suggests – results a Canadian co-author says underline the urgency of reducing planet-warming emissions. The international study published Monday is one of the most rigorous yet in determining just how much climate change can be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inequality has broad impacts on the health of Montreal children, report finds
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – A new public health report says economic inequality has wide-ranging effects on Montreal children’s health and development, affecting everything from high school graduation rates to screen time. The report released today by Montreal’s public health department finds that the city’s 12-and-under population is doing well as a whole, but that there are “significant ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: one dead, another missing after Vancouver Island road washout
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
Police on the west coast of Vancouver Island say one person has been found dead and another is missing after a road washout near Bamfield. RCMP in Port Alberni say a truck was found fully submerged in the Sarita River Saturday night after a “washout,” and the body of the driver was later found nearby. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec religion wants Health Canada’s blessing to use magic mushrooms in ceremonies
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
A Quebec-based religion says Health Canada is dragging its feet on a decision whether to allow members to use magic mushrooms in their ceremonies. Gratitude Sanctuary, known as Sanctuaire de la Gratitude in French, and its “Reverend Superior” Alain Menier, say in an application filed in Federal Court that members need to consume magic mushrooms ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. woman, 57, found dead after home swept away by mudslide
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a woman has been found dead after her home was swept away by a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast. RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., east of Vancouver, say emergency crews had been searching for the 57-year-old since the slide occurred on Saturday. They say she was ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: B.C. woman found dead after home swept away by mudslide
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
COQUITLAM, B.C. – Police say a woman has been found dead after her home was swept away by a mudslide triggered by torrential rain across British Columbia’s south coast. RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., say emergency crews had been searching for the 57-year-old since the slide occurred Saturday, and her body was found Sunday evening. More ... Read More »
1 response11 Montreal teachers suspended with pay over allegations they mistreated students
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
MONTREAL – Eleven Montreal teachers who were suspended for allegedly creating a climate of fear and intimidation inside a primary school are being paid pending the outcome of disciplinary hearings. Their union says it hasn’t yet filed any grievances to challenge the suspensions, adding that it doesn’t have all the information for each case against ... Read More »
1 responseNational revenue minister to leave federal politics, run for Sherbrooke mayor
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
SHERBROOKE, Que. – National Revenue Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau will run for mayor of Sherbrooke, Que., in the municipal elections slated for next fall. The Liberal MP for the Quebec riding of Compton-Stanstead confirmed Monday morning that she will complete her current term in Ottawa, but will not seek re-election. Bibeau, who has been national revenue ... Read More »
3 responsesPublic inquiry grapples with definition of foreign interference in its final week
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal public inquiry into foreign interference is grappling with how to define its central issue as it begins the final week of hearings in Ottawa. The inquiry will hear from expert panels this week on disinformation, national security and how to ensure electoral integrity. This morning, experts talked about the challenge in ... Read More »
3 responsesWildfire smoke pollution linked to thousands of annual deaths: global study
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
A new international study co-authored by a Canadian researcher says climate change is contributing to thousands more wildfire smoke-related deaths than in previous decades. The modelling study estimates that about 12,566 annual wildfire smoke-related deaths in the 2010s were linked to climate change, up from about 669 in the 1960s. Sian Kou-Giesbrecht, an assistant professor ... Read More »
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