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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 »Ontario First Nation declares state of emergency amid skyrocketing benzene levels
Aamjiwnaang First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., has declared a state of emergency after a significant spike in the cancer-causing substance benzene was detected as a chemical plant began to shut down. Hourly benzene readings as high as 191.3 ug/m3 were detected at noon on April 25, by a real-time air …
Read More »Sask. RM of Dundurn declares agricultural disaster amid drought
A Saskatchewan rural municipality is looking for disaster relief for its farmers and ranchers due to an ongoing drought. News Source link
Read More »Northern Manitoba community declares state of emergency – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Northern Manitoba community in the midst of a crisis, according to its chief, is now declaring a state of emergency. Chief Shirley Ducharme of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, also known as South Indian Lake, says a string of recent deaths in the …
Read More »Liberal candidate declares victory in Mississauga-Lakeshore federal byelection
Results from a Greater Toronto Area byelection Monday were beginning to suggest an imminent return to government for former Ontario finance minister Charles Sousa — this time as a federal member of Parliament. With just under 20 per cent of the vote counted, Sousa arrived at a campaign event in …
Read More »WHO chief declares expanding monkeypox outbreak a global emergency
The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak in more than 70 countries is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency, a declaration on Saturday that could spur further investment in treating the once-rare disease and worsen the scramble for scarce vaccines. WHO director …
Read More »N.B. First Nation declares Wolastoqey the official language of the community
Neqotkuk First Nation has announced its intention to make Wolastoqey the official language of the community in northwestern New Brunswick. Chief Ross Perley and the band council passed a resolution to recognize Wolastoqey as the original language of the territory and establish it as the official language of the community, according to a news …
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