Pacific Northwest heat wave to break records, worsen Canada wildfires
An intense early season heat wave will strike the Pacific Northwest starting Friday, breaking records for several days from Oregon to Alberta.
Computer model projections are showing the heat wave will bring parts of British Columbia and Alberta high above average temperatures for this time of year. The heat will likely extend into parts of the Yukon as well.
New fires may start, given the drying conditions and potential for dry lightning strikes.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta #Yukon
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An intense early season heat wave will strike the Pacific Northwest starting Friday, breaking records for several days from Oregon to Alberta.
Computer model projections are showing the heat wave will bring parts of British Columbia and Alberta high above average temperatures for this time of year. The heat will likely extend into parts of the Yukon as well.
New fires may start, given the drying conditions and potential for dry lightning strikes.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta #Yukon
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Canada provides support for Sri Lanka's 'Enabling Access to Justice for Victim Survivors of SGBV' project
Despite progress in national policies, gender inequality is believed to persist in social norms and economic disparities, leading to sexual and physical violence against women and girls. The project, led by the UNDP and UNFPA in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, aims to create a justice sector approach to combat SGBV and empower victim survivors to access justice and better services. The five-year project is funded by the Government of Canada and seeks to establish a society free of SGBV.
The initiative is fine — but let's see how long it will take to get spoiled and become yet another project to promote the leftist views.
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Despite progress in national policies, gender inequality is believed to persist in social norms and economic disparities, leading to sexual and physical violence against women and girls. The project, led by the UNDP and UNFPA in Sri Lanka, in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, aims to create a justice sector approach to combat SGBV and empower victim survivors to access justice and better services. The five-year project is funded by the Government of Canada and seeks to establish a society free of SGBV.
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🏥 Nursing agencies are staffing hospitals at 'huge cost' to health-care system
🔹Burned-out nurses who've left Canada's healthcare industry in droves are now returning to the job through private agencies, and that transition is costing the public system millions of dollars every year.
🔹Nurses working for these temp agencies can earn more than double the wages of staff nurses doing the same jobs in the same hospitals, with full control over their work schedules, according to those in the industry.
🔹Long-time nurses say those costs are just going to keep rising unless something is done to address systemic issues in the Canadian health-care system that are driving workers to leave their jobs.
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🔹Burned-out nurses who've left Canada's healthcare industry in droves are now returning to the job through private agencies, and that transition is costing the public system millions of dollars every year.
🔹Nurses working for these temp agencies can earn more than double the wages of staff nurses doing the same jobs in the same hospitals, with full control over their work schedules, according to those in the industry.
🔹Long-time nurses say those costs are just going to keep rising unless something is done to address systemic issues in the Canadian health-care system that are driving workers to leave their jobs.
#healthcare
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🇨🇳Beijing is targeting MPs, but not with threats of ‘physical harm’: CSIS
The Chinese government is targeting Canadian elected officials but has not yet threatened “physical harm” against MPs or their families, Canada’s domestic spy agency says.
The CSIS is aware that the Chinese Communist Party is targeting “elected officials from all parties, and all levels of government, across Canada.” But the spy agency said that those threats have yet to cross the threshold to potential physical harm to MPs or their family members.
“To date, (the People’s Republic of China’s) foreign interference targeting of elected officials or their families has not amounted to any threat of physical harm. That said, CSIS is committed to equipping elected officials to identify foreign interference threats and take measures to ensure their personal safety,” agency spokesperson Evan Balsam said.
#China
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The Chinese government is targeting Canadian elected officials but has not yet threatened “physical harm” against MPs or their families, Canada’s domestic spy agency says.
The CSIS is aware that the Chinese Communist Party is targeting “elected officials from all parties, and all levels of government, across Canada.” But the spy agency said that those threats have yet to cross the threshold to potential physical harm to MPs or their family members.
“To date, (the People’s Republic of China’s) foreign interference targeting of elected officials or their families has not amounted to any threat of physical harm. That said, CSIS is committed to equipping elected officials to identify foreign interference threats and take measures to ensure their personal safety,” agency spokesperson Evan Balsam said.
#China
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Woman calls to remove LGBTQ2, sex education books from Brandon schools
A Manitoba woman’s call to ban certain LGBTQ2 and sex education books from libraries in Brandon School Division is being met with both approval and outrage.
"Being Jazz" and "It’s perfectly normal" — two books exploring LGBTQ2 and sex education topics available in libraries across the province — are among the non-fiction a woman and her supporters are challenging and want removed from school libraries.
“We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia,” Lorraine Hackenschmidt told the school division’s board of trustees.
At the meeting, Hackenschmidt requested they create a committee to examine and remove books she called "harmful" for children. The grandmother voiced concerns about books with sexually explicit language and images along with content about a transgender teen.
Candy Jones, who chairs Brandon University’s department of curriculum and pedagogy, says libraries and schools have an obligation to meet the needs of the entire community.
“Children need to see their realities and their identities reflected in the curricula and in the libraries that they visit,” Jones said.
Is 'meeting the needs of the entire community' more important than protecting kids?
#Manitoba
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A Manitoba woman’s call to ban certain LGBTQ2 and sex education books from libraries in Brandon School Division is being met with both approval and outrage.
"Being Jazz" and "It’s perfectly normal" — two books exploring LGBTQ2 and sex education topics available in libraries across the province — are among the non-fiction a woman and her supporters are challenging and want removed from school libraries.
“We must protect our children from sexual grooming and pedophilia,” Lorraine Hackenschmidt told the school division’s board of trustees.
At the meeting, Hackenschmidt requested they create a committee to examine and remove books she called "harmful" for children. The grandmother voiced concerns about books with sexually explicit language and images along with content about a transgender teen.
Candy Jones, who chairs Brandon University’s department of curriculum and pedagogy, says libraries and schools have an obligation to meet the needs of the entire community.
“Children need to see their realities and their identities reflected in the curricula and in the libraries that they visit,” Jones said.
Is 'meeting the needs of the entire community' more important than protecting kids?
#Manitoba
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Toronto declares homelessness emergency
Toronto councillors have voted to declare a homelessness emergency in the city and approve changes to when warming centres are activated.
At Friday's meeting, council voted 24-1 in favour of a committee item that called for an emergency declaration and changes to how warming centres operate. The city noted that the declaration will not trigger an immediate flow of additional funds and resources from other levels of government.
Councillors also approved recommendations laid out by staff in a report after reviewing policies and procedures related to emergency warming centres. They also moved to look into the feasibility of 24/7 drop-in spaces.
As a result, warming centres will now open when the temperature drops to -5 C or colder, or when Environment Canada issues freezing rain, snow squall, winter storm and/or snowfall and blizzard warnings.
#Ontario
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Toronto councillors have voted to declare a homelessness emergency in the city and approve changes to when warming centres are activated.
At Friday's meeting, council voted 24-1 in favour of a committee item that called for an emergency declaration and changes to how warming centres operate. The city noted that the declaration will not trigger an immediate flow of additional funds and resources from other levels of government.
Councillors also approved recommendations laid out by staff in a report after reviewing policies and procedures related to emergency warming centres. They also moved to look into the feasibility of 24/7 drop-in spaces.
As a result, warming centres will now open when the temperature drops to -5 C or colder, or when Environment Canada issues freezing rain, snow squall, winter storm and/or snowfall and blizzard warnings.
#Ontario
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Record-breaking power usage expected as heat wave lands in B.C.
BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what’s forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
The company said if Monday’s forecast holds, peak hourly demand could go as high as 7,800-megawatt hours, about 1,300 more than is typical for the month of May.
Environment Canada is forecasting daytime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal in parts of both provinces over the next several days, with heat peaking Sunday through Tuesday in the high 20s to low 30s.
The power company said its system can meet the additional demand, which is only about two-thirds of what’s typically recorded on the coldest days of the year.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta
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BC Hydro is expecting potentially record-breaking demand on the power system as British Columbia and Alberta enter what’s forecast to be a blistering heat wave.
The company said if Monday’s forecast holds, peak hourly demand could go as high as 7,800-megawatt hours, about 1,300 more than is typical for the month of May.
Environment Canada is forecasting daytime temperatures 10 to 15 degrees above normal in parts of both provinces over the next several days, with heat peaking Sunday through Tuesday in the high 20s to low 30s.
The power company said its system can meet the additional demand, which is only about two-thirds of what’s typically recorded on the coldest days of the year.
#BritishColumbia #Alberta
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Poilievre blames Trudeau and the NDP for violent crime wave
Pierre Poilievre says PM Justin Trudeau and the NDP are to blame for violent crime becoming normalized in Alberta under a “catch-and-release” bail system.
The Conservative Party leader reiterated demands for bail reform from all 13 of Canada’s premiers and many of the country’s police services.
“Trudeau and the NDP have caused this crime wave with policies that allow the same repeat violent offenders loose on our streets to terrorize innocent people,” Poilievre told reporters.
“The worst disorder, drug abuse, crime and chaos are in places run by woke NDP, Liberal mayors and premiers,” he claimed, adding violence is a nationwide problem.
#Alberta #Poilievre #Trudeau
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Pierre Poilievre says PM Justin Trudeau and the NDP are to blame for violent crime becoming normalized in Alberta under a “catch-and-release” bail system.
The Conservative Party leader reiterated demands for bail reform from all 13 of Canada’s premiers and many of the country’s police services.
“Trudeau and the NDP have caused this crime wave with policies that allow the same repeat violent offenders loose on our streets to terrorize innocent people,” Poilievre told reporters.
“The worst disorder, drug abuse, crime and chaos are in places run by woke NDP, Liberal mayors and premiers,” he claimed, adding violence is a nationwide problem.
#Alberta #Poilievre #Trudeau
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Quebec avian flu cases higher than expected as bird deaths near 1 million
Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease since early last year nears the one million mark.
As of Friday, 20 locations in the province were considered actively infected. Alberta had the next highest number of infected sites with 11, followed by British Columbia with eight. More than 7.6 million birds in Canada have either died or been euthanized due to the flu since last year, including 945,000 in Quebec.
On April 26, the Quebec government implemented new rules that banned exhibitions, fairs or sales where birds from different locations come together.
#Quebec
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Poultry farmers in Quebec are grappling with a series of outbreaks of deadly avian flu, as the number of birds that have died or been euthanized due to the disease since early last year nears the one million mark.
As of Friday, 20 locations in the province were considered actively infected. Alberta had the next highest number of infected sites with 11, followed by British Columbia with eight. More than 7.6 million birds in Canada have either died or been euthanized due to the flu since last year, including 945,000 in Quebec.
On April 26, the Quebec government implemented new rules that banned exhibitions, fairs or sales where birds from different locations come together.
#Quebec
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Trudeau to visit Edmonton, meet with CAF personnel assisting with wildfires
PM Justin Trudeau is set to stop in Edmonton this morning to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are assisting Alberta in fighting ongoing wildfires.
About 300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be deployed across the province to help with the blazes that have forced thousands of Albertans to flee their homes and rural properties.
Wildfires officials are warning that rising temperatures that have been a problem for crews battling wildfires in the province’s north are now also a concern in Alberta’s south.
#Alberta #Trudeau
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PM Justin Trudeau is set to stop in Edmonton this morning to meet with Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are assisting Alberta in fighting ongoing wildfires.
About 300 members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be deployed across the province to help with the blazes that have forced thousands of Albertans to flee their homes and rural properties.
Wildfires officials are warning that rising temperatures that have been a problem for crews battling wildfires in the province’s north are now also a concern in Alberta’s south.
#Alberta #Trudeau
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Polling shows Chow leading Toronto mayoral race ahead of debates
Olivia Chow continues to grow her significant lead in the polls, while she and other top candidates prepare to square off tonight in the first major debate ahead of Toronto’s mayoral by-election next month.
A Forum Research poll conducted on Saturday found that 36 per cent of decided and leaning voters favoured Chow, up three percentage points from last weekend
Forum’s poll conducted last weekend on May 6 and 7 had Mark Saunders and Josh Matlow tied for second place behind Chow with 14 per cent support each amongst decided and leaning voters.
However, the most recent poll suggests that Saunders has separated himself from the pack as the clear runner-up with 18 per cent.
#Ontario
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Olivia Chow continues to grow her significant lead in the polls, while she and other top candidates prepare to square off tonight in the first major debate ahead of Toronto’s mayoral by-election next month.
A Forum Research poll conducted on Saturday found that 36 per cent of decided and leaning voters favoured Chow, up three percentage points from last weekend
Forum’s poll conducted last weekend on May 6 and 7 had Mark Saunders and Josh Matlow tied for second place behind Chow with 14 per cent support each amongst decided and leaning voters.
However, the most recent poll suggests that Saunders has separated himself from the pack as the clear runner-up with 18 per cent.
#Ontario
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🏠 Average Canadian house price rose to $716,000 in April — up by $100K since January
After plunging due to interest rate hikes throughout last year, the average price of a Canadian resale home has now increased for four months in a row.
The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday that the average selling price of a home that sold on its MLS system in April went for $716,000. That's the fourth monthly increase in a row, and it marks a collective increase of more than $100,000 since the start of the year.
The market peaked at just over $816,000 in February 2022 — right before the Bank of Canada began its aggressive campaign of rate hikes.
#housing
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After plunging due to interest rate hikes throughout last year, the average price of a Canadian resale home has now increased for four months in a row.
The Canadian Real Estate Association said Monday that the average selling price of a home that sold on its MLS system in April went for $716,000. That's the fourth monthly increase in a row, and it marks a collective increase of more than $100,000 since the start of the year.
The market peaked at just over $816,000 in February 2022 — right before the Bank of Canada began its aggressive campaign of rate hikes.
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🇰🇷🇨🇦 Trudeau says Canada ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals, security
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday in the first visit in nine years by a Canadian leader. He said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals and clean energy projects, and to fend off North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
Addressing South Korea's parliament, Trudeau said Canada was committed to increase military engagement to mitigate threats to regional security.
He said the issues will be "at the core" of a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol set for later on Wednesday, which will be followed by a press conference and official dinner.
#SouthKorea #Canada
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Seoul on Tuesday in the first visit in nine years by a Canadian leader. He said on Wednesday his country is ready to partner with South Korea on critical minerals and clean energy projects, and to fend off North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.
Addressing South Korea's parliament, Trudeau said Canada was committed to increase military engagement to mitigate threats to regional security.
He said the issues will be "at the core" of a summit with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol set for later on Wednesday, which will be followed by a press conference and official dinner.
#SouthKorea #Canada
@asianomics
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Daughter-in-law of Montreal mobster shot dead
Police say a 39-year-old woman is dead after she was shot while driving her car in a parking lot Tuesday afternoon in the city's Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
The victim is Claudia Iacono, the owner of the Salon Deauville Coiffure Spa. She was shot multiple times in her car in broad daylight.
Iacono was married to the son of Moreno Gallo, a man with links to organized crime who was assassinated in an Acapulco restaurant in Mexico on Nov. 10, 2013.
No arrests were made as of Tuesday evening as major crime investigators spoke with witnesses and reviewed surveillance camera footage from the scene.
#Quebec
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Police say a 39-year-old woman is dead after she was shot while driving her car in a parking lot Tuesday afternoon in the city's Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
The victim is Claudia Iacono, the owner of the Salon Deauville Coiffure Spa. She was shot multiple times in her car in broad daylight.
Iacono was married to the son of Moreno Gallo, a man with links to organized crime who was assassinated in an Acapulco restaurant in Mexico on Nov. 10, 2013.
No arrests were made as of Tuesday evening as major crime investigators spoke with witnesses and reviewed surveillance camera footage from the scene.
#Quebec
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One third of Canadians fine with prescribing assisted suicide for homelessness
▪️Starting in March 2021, Canada became one of only a handful of countries on earth to legalize assisted suicide even in instances where a patient does not have a terminal illness.
▪️Research Co. found that 73 per cent of poll respondents favoured the current regime, and only 16 per cent opposed it.
▪️If a Canadian’s only affliction was “poverty,” 27 per cent said they would be fine with legalizing that person’s access to MAID. Another 28 per cent pegged “homelessness” as an appropriate bar to qualify for MAID.
▪️20 per cent of respondents were fine with MAID being handed out to anybody for any reason.
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▪️Starting in March 2021, Canada became one of only a handful of countries on earth to legalize assisted suicide even in instances where a patient does not have a terminal illness.
▪️Research Co. found that 73 per cent of poll respondents favoured the current regime, and only 16 per cent opposed it.
▪️If a Canadian’s only affliction was “poverty,” 27 per cent said they would be fine with legalizing that person’s access to MAID. Another 28 per cent pegged “homelessness” as an appropriate bar to qualify for MAID.
▪️20 per cent of respondents were fine with MAID being handed out to anybody for any reason.
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B.C. premier welcomes plans to reform bail system, calls on parliament to pass proposed legislation swiftly
▪️British Columbia's premier says he welcomes the Liberals' new bail-reform legislation, which includes new measures that would make it more difficult for some repeat violent offenders to get released on bail.
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced the bill Tuesday saying it responds "directly'' to concerns raised by premiers, police associations and victims' rights groups
▪️Bill C-48 would amend the Criminal Code so that those charged with a serious violent offence involving a weapon — one with a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment — who were convicted of a similar offence within the last five years will face a reverse onus to get bail.
"Reverse onus" means the accused would have to show why they should be released instead of the prosecution having to prove that they should remain behind bars.
#BritishColumbia
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▪️British Columbia's premier says he welcomes the Liberals' new bail-reform legislation, which includes new measures that would make it more difficult for some repeat violent offenders to get released on bail.
Justice Minister David Lametti introduced the bill Tuesday saying it responds "directly'' to concerns raised by premiers, police associations and victims' rights groups
▪️Bill C-48 would amend the Criminal Code so that those charged with a serious violent offence involving a weapon — one with a maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment — who were convicted of a similar offence within the last five years will face a reverse onus to get bail.
"Reverse onus" means the accused would have to show why they should be released instead of the prosecution having to prove that they should remain behind bars.
#BritishColumbia
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Nova Scotia premier announces plan to build new school for francophone students
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has announced the construction of a new school for francophone students on the province’s Eastern Shore.
The new school, to be completed by September 2027, will replace École des Beaux-Marais, which was built in 1950 and currently serves the area from Lake Echo to Ship Harbour.
Houston issued a statement saying the Education Department will work with the community to design the school and choose its location.
The school will be part of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial and serve students from pre-primary to Grade 8.
#NovaScotia
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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has announced the construction of a new school for francophone students on the province’s Eastern Shore.
The new school, to be completed by September 2027, will replace École des Beaux-Marais, which was built in 1950 and currently serves the area from Lake Echo to Ship Harbour.
Houston issued a statement saying the Education Department will work with the community to design the school and choose its location.
The school will be part of the Conseil scolaire acadien provincial and serve students from pre-primary to Grade 8.
#NovaScotia
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Ontario announces break up of Peel Region, cities to become independent by 2025
The Doug Ford government is breaking up the Region of Peel, paving the way for Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon to become independent cities by 2025.
Legislation was tabled at Queen’s Park Thursday afternoon that kicked off the process by creating a transition board to help “ensure the process is fair and balanced.”
This board will be established sometime this year and would consist of up to five members appointed by the minister of municipal affairs and housing. These members will have expertise in labour, governance and finance, officials said, and will make recommendations in summer or fall of 2024.
Once the three cities are independent, the services they provide will most likely rest solely on the municipalities. It is possible that some services such as police and utility rates for water services could remain regional.
Officials say that further legislation could be proposed in the fall of 2024 to “address any outstanding restructuring matters.”
By Jan. 1 2025, one year before the next municipal election, Peel Region will officially dissolve.
#Ontario
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The Doug Ford government is breaking up the Region of Peel, paving the way for Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon to become independent cities by 2025.
Legislation was tabled at Queen’s Park Thursday afternoon that kicked off the process by creating a transition board to help “ensure the process is fair and balanced.”
This board will be established sometime this year and would consist of up to five members appointed by the minister of municipal affairs and housing. These members will have expertise in labour, governance and finance, officials said, and will make recommendations in summer or fall of 2024.
Once the three cities are independent, the services they provide will most likely rest solely on the municipalities. It is possible that some services such as police and utility rates for water services could remain regional.
Officials say that further legislation could be proposed in the fall of 2024 to “address any outstanding restructuring matters.”
By Jan. 1 2025, one year before the next municipal election, Peel Region will officially dissolve.
#Ontario
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Trudeau arrives in Japan for G7 summit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Hiroshima, Japan for the G7 Leaders' Summit, where he's expected to push for increased co-operation on global and economic security to guard against geopolitical instability and the threat of climate change.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has landed in Hiroshima, Japan for the G7 Leaders' Summit, where he's expected to push for increased co-operation on global and economic security to guard against geopolitical instability and the threat of climate change.
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🇺🇸Indigenous nation in US seeks to block billion-dollar port project in Canada
A tribal nation in the U.S. is seeking to block approval for a multibillion dollar port expansion in Canada, arguing that it holds transboundary rights and should have been included in consultation process.
The effort to block approval of a new container terminal project in Vancouver marks the first major attempt to use a recent landmark decision by the Canadian supreme court, which found that some Indigenous peoples living in the US have rights in Canada.
On Thursday evening, the Lummi Nation filed a judicial review in Canadian federal court, seeking to quash approval of the Roberts Bank terminal expansion and arguing that Canada failed to “consult and accommodate” the nation on the “potential adverse impacts” the project could have on the community’s Aboriginal rights and noscript in Canada.
Following the law, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has consulted with 46 Indigenous groups, drawing up agreements with 26 of them. But the Lummi Nation, across the border in neighbouring Washington state, was not included in the consultations.
#BritishColumbia
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A tribal nation in the U.S. is seeking to block approval for a multibillion dollar port expansion in Canada, arguing that it holds transboundary rights and should have been included in consultation process.
The effort to block approval of a new container terminal project in Vancouver marks the first major attempt to use a recent landmark decision by the Canadian supreme court, which found that some Indigenous peoples living in the US have rights in Canada.
On Thursday evening, the Lummi Nation filed a judicial review in Canadian federal court, seeking to quash approval of the Roberts Bank terminal expansion and arguing that Canada failed to “consult and accommodate” the nation on the “potential adverse impacts” the project could have on the community’s Aboriginal rights and noscript in Canada.
Following the law, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority has consulted with 46 Indigenous groups, drawing up agreements with 26 of them. But the Lummi Nation, across the border in neighbouring Washington state, was not included in the consultations.
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Immigrants, people of colour are biggest fans of the monarchy in Canada: poll
New polling shows that although the monarchy is falling out of favour among Canadians, it retains its popularity among new immigrants and visible minorities.
▪️40 per cent of Canadians have a net positive view of the monarchy, but they’re now outnumbered by the 47 per cent who have a net negative view, says the new survey from the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute.
Yet, despite the overall low favourability, the monarchy remains popular with immigrants.
▪️More than half — 52 per cent — of immigrants have a positive view of the monarchy, while just 36 per cent of non-immigrant Canadians do.
▪️A similar trend holds for visible minorities: 47 per cent have a positive view of the monarchy, compared with 37 per cent of white Canadians.
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New polling shows that although the monarchy is falling out of favour among Canadians, it retains its popularity among new immigrants and visible minorities.
▪️40 per cent of Canadians have a net positive view of the monarchy, but they’re now outnumbered by the 47 per cent who have a net negative view, says the new survey from the Association for Canadian Studies and the Metropolis Institute.
Yet, despite the overall low favourability, the monarchy remains popular with immigrants.
▪️More than half — 52 per cent — of immigrants have a positive view of the monarchy, while just 36 per cent of non-immigrant Canadians do.
▪️A similar trend holds for visible minorities: 47 per cent have a positive view of the monarchy, compared with 37 per cent of white Canadians.
#KingCharles
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