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Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

Canadians should be prepared for more wildfires and hurricanes: Environment Canada

OTTAWA — Human-caused climate change is making heat waves much more likely, the federal government says, bringing extreme weather from fires to storms.
Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

Third person dies in Ontario in Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks

TORONTO — A third person from Ontario has died in a Listeria outbreak connected to Great Value and Silk plant-based milks, the province's Ministry of Health said Monday afternoon.
CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

CBC paid more than $18 million in bonuses in 2024 after eliminating hundreds of jobs

OTTAWA — The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. paid $18.4 million in bonuses this year after hundreds of jobs at the public broadcaster were eliminated.
Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup

Quebec municipalities hit by remnants of tropical storm Debby face months of cleanup

MONTREAL — Quebec municipalities hit by the remnants of tropical storm Debby say they're looking at months of recovery from a natural disaster that was unlike anything they had seen before.
What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

What is listeriosis, the illness recently linked to a recall of plant-based milks?

Three people have died and several others became sick with listeriosis in an outbreak that triggered a national recall of certain plant-based milk. WHAT IS LISTERIA? The Listeria bacterium is found in soil, sewage and untreated water.
'New normal': Jasper wildfire evacuees can start returning to townsite on Friday

'New normal': Jasper wildfire evacuees can start returning to townsite on Friday

The 5,000 residents of Jasper, Alta., chased out of their homes three weeks ago ahead of a devastating wildfire, can go home Friday. Officials said essential services have been restored to the point where they can allow a blanket re-entry.
Quebec Liberals say province needs own constitution to affirm 'who we are'

Quebec Liberals say province needs own constitution to affirm 'who we are'

MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberal Party is proposing that the province adopt its own constitution, a project it says will be "unifying.
Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges

Sentencing hearing set for Coutts protesters convicted of mischief, weapons charges

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Two men convicted of mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade are to learn their sentences later this month. On Aug.
In the news today: Jasper to learn date for return to town today

In the news today: Jasper to learn date for return to town today

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Police find body of missing man in his 80s who was swept up in Quebec river

Police find body of missing man in his 80s who was swept up in Quebec river

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police say they have found the body of a man in his 80s who went missing late on Friday after a roadway collapsed and he was swept into the Batiscan River in the province's Mauricie region.
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