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As the Canadian Armed Forces continue to try and dig out of a deep recruitment hole, they’re starting to give new recruits with medical conditions a shot at joining the military rather than automatically turning them away. Maj.-Gen. Scott Malcolm, the military’s surgeon general, says the forces will now consider applicants …
Read More »L.A. fire conditions made 35 per cent more likely thanks to climate change, researchers say
The fires that devastated neighbourhoods in Los Angeles, killing 28 people and burning over 16,000 homes and buildings are not a one-off, according to a new rapid analysis. And researchers say they are now significantly more likely to happen due to climate change. The shocking scenes of fires lapping up …
Read More »Flin Flon declares wildfire threat under control as conditions improve – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size According to the city’s mayor, the wildfire threat to Flin Flon, Man. and the surrounding area is no longer considered imminent. Mayor Lafontaine says the fire is the same size as it was on Friday, according to an update from the Saskatchewan …
Read More »‘Everybody’s just in shock’ as city orders apartment block residents to vacate over unsafe conditions – Winnipeg
The city is ordering residents of a Portage Avenue apartment block to vacate the building due to its unsafe condition. In a release sent out Thursday night, the city says residents are ordered to leave Birchwood Terrace in the 2400 block of Portage Avenue under the Winnipeg Building By-law and …
Read More »Saskatoon nurses to rally against worsening health-care conditions
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nurses in Saskatoon are set to rally on Monday in response to what they say is a crumbling health-care system across the province. “The planned rally is in response to inadequate action on dangerous overcrowding, unsafe conditions for patients in emergency departments, …
Read More »Ontario expands list of conditions pharmacists can diagnose, treat
Ontario has granted its pharmacists more prescribing powers. The provincial government announced Sunday it was adding six conditions to the list of those that pharmacists can diagnose and treat, effective immediately, bringing the total to 19. “Pharmacist prescribing has been a huge success in our province. In less than one …
Read More »Smoky conditions shut down Tuesday night horse races in Winnipeg – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba racing fans were out of luck Tuesday night, as Assiniboia Downs cancelled its events due to lingering poor air quality. The Downs, located just west of Winnipeg, said in the interest of both the horses and the riders, it was forced to …
Read More »Cold front to bring relief following ‘extremely hot’ conditions Friday in much of southern Ontario
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A heat warning remains in place for a large part of southern Ontario with “extremely hot” conditions expected on Friday, though a cold front is expected to bring relief later in the day. The heat warning covers areas including Barrie, the GTA, …
Read More »Inmates say dangerous conditions inside understaffed Nova Scotia jail violate rights
Inmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions in the provincial detention centre. A series of complaints recently brought before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court tell a similar story: inmates locked in their cells …
Read More »Carberry, Man. community rocked by fatal bus crash, demands better road conditions
The community of Carberry, Man. has been rocked after 15 people were killed and 10 hospitalized when a semi-truck and a passenger bus collided on Thursday. It happened at the highway’s intersection with Highway 5 near the town of Carberry, and residents are saying the road conditions there are unacceptable. …
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