THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi - Antoine Saito - COC/Leah Hennel5 Team Canada things to watch this weekend: July 14-16The World Aquatics Championships kick off this Friday in Fukuoka, Japan. The Canadian men’s and women’s water polo teams will both begin their round robin phase, which will continue until next Friday. Canada will also take part in the 3m / 10m mixed team event, with Zsombor-Murray, Hattie, McKay and Ware each starting from their preferred height. On Saturday, Canada will compete in the mixed team technical preliminaries, with the final scheduled for Tuesday. The Canadian women’s team is in Group D and will kick off their round robin against Hungary on Sunday at 7:30 am ET.

The province had requested 1,000 additional foreign firefighters to join 160 from Mexico and the United States already in B.C., said Bowinn Ma, minister of emergency management and climate readiness. Blair, federal minister of emergency preparedness, had earlier said he was expecting a “fairly substantive” request for help from B.C. “For the last 48 hours we’ve been working with Canadian Armed Forces, Parks Canada, Natural Resources Canada, and people from the Canadian Coast Guard,” said Blair. would welcome all additional firefighters and equipment as hot weather and afternoon lightning storms keep fire conditions extreme and strain resources, said BC Wildfire Service spokesman Cliff Chapman. firefighters are currently battling the flames, but many need rest and the arrival of international help will provide that opportunity.

Alaska Airlines, which has been gradually expanding its service out of San Diego, announced Thursday that it will be launching a new nonstop flight to the Mexican resort destination Zihuatanejo. That is the highest number for any airport serving the San Diego airport, even exceeding Southwest Airlines, which operates the most overall flights of any air carrier here. Expect more nonstops as Alaska continues to expand its presence in San Diego, said Neil Thwaites, the airline’s regional vice president of California. “Part of our mission in San Diego is to increase direct connectivity for San Diegans to the places they want to go. “We’re committed to absolute growth in San Diego.

In the absence of targeted de-radicalization programs for terrorism offenders in prisons, experts say Canada can’t ensure they won’t reoffend. “The nature of these offences suggests you have the potential to cause serious harm to many people should you return to your offence cycle and re-offend,” reads the Parole Board of Canada decision. Some other terrorism offenders have been released and reoffended before, in Canada and abroad. Upon entering federal custody, radicalized offenders and convicted terrorists, like all offenders, are assessed to determine risks and needs. The parole board assesses whether the offender should be released, and part of that is determining whether the person is likely to reoffend.

By turns buddy and ally, Ford likes to lean in with his fellow premiers even if they are far from fellow travellers. Proof, perhaps, for those fearing a confrontation between the Ontario premier and Toronto’s new mayor, Olivia Chow, that he can get along with New Democrats. When Horgan and Legault both lit into the federal intergovernmental affairs minister, Dominic Leblanc, Ford helped dial down tensions. In Toronto, by contrast, there is no such obvious overlap between supporters of Ford and Chow. In fact, Ford has long had friendly ties to Chow, just as he’s befriended B.C.’s Horgan and federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.

Environment Canada has issued a tornado watch for parts of eastern Ontario today. Tornado watches are issued when forecasters see weather conditions that have the potential to produce tornadoes. Environment Canada says strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are also possible, while the threat of tornadoes should end by late afternoon. Severe thunderstorm warnings have also been issued for Smiths Falls, Perth, Silver Lake Provincial Park and Lanark County. Emergency Management Ontario recommends taking cover immediately if threatening weather approaches.

The Dallas Stars are bringing back forward Ty Dellandrea on a one-year contract, the team announced on Thursday. Dallas retained negotiating rights for Dellandrea after offering the restricted free agent a qualifying offer on June 30. Dellandrea has played 109 regular season NHL games over parts of three seasons in Dallas, posting 33 points (12 goals, 21 assists). He’s also recorded 59 points (27 goals, 32 assists) in 87 games with the Texas Stars, Dallas’ AHL affiliate. AdvertisementFind more Stars coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.

A First Amendment group sued Gov. Abbott and others on Thursday, July 13, 2023 over the state’s TikTok ban on official devices. The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Texas by The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, a free speech group in New York. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP, file)A First Amendment group sued Texas Governor Greg Abbott and others on Thursday over the state’s TikTok ban on official devices, arguing the prohibition – which extends to public universities – is unconstitutional and impedes academic freedom. Congress, the White House and other Western governments have banned TikTok use on official devices, citing espionage fears.

Leaders of a Hollywood’s actors union voted Thursday to join screenwriters in the first joint strike in more than six decades, shutting down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down. Union leaders said at a news conference that they voted unanimously for a strike to begin at midnight. Outside Netflix’s Hollywood offices, picketing screenwriters chanted “Pay Your Actors!” immediately after the strike was announced. AdvertisementIt’s the first strike for actors from film and television shows since 1980. The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America have been on strike since their own talks collapsed and their contract expired on May 2.

HALIFAX—It’s a shadow that has hung over a youth detention centre, a modest ring of green-roofed institutional buildings in Nova Scotia’s picturesque Annapolis Valley, for decades. The lawyer dealing with the class action has said the number of victims might well exceed 200. Police said, based on the investigation to date, they expected as many as 200 victims to come forward to make statements. “They revolve around the same set of allegations,” he said Wednesday of the RCMP investigation and the 2019 class action. At this point, Dull, estimates he has talked to more than 200 men who spent time at the centre, who have stories of sexual assault.

The 60-something-year-olds are the co-chief executives of Gulf & Fraser, a B.C.-based credit union founded, once upon a time, by commercial fishermen. The numbers guy joined the credit union as chief financial officer in the mid-1990s, a few years after the sales guy came aboard as a management trainee. At the time, the credit union had two branches, and about 60 employees, and just over $200 million in assets under administration. But he went along with his co-equals gut instinct, and the new hire emerged as a perennial top performer with the credit union. Back in the Caribbean, the credit union director with the famous kid was reflecting on his most prized, work-related experiment.

Delta Air Lines soared to a record quarterly profit of more than $1.8 billion as summer vacationers packed planes, especially to international destinations, and the airline enjoyed a tailwind from falling fuel prices. Delta officials said strong demand for tickets has continued into the July-through-September quarter, when it expects revenue similar to the record second quarter. “That’s our bread and butter.”In the second quarter, Delta’s revenue from sales of premium seats and services rose 25% — better than the 18% gain in the main cabin. “You have to respect your resource capabilities, including those things you don’t control such as air traffic control.”Delta’s profit compared with earnings of $735 million in the second quarter of 2022. The quarter broke Delta’s previous record for net income, set in the second quarter of 2016.

There's only been four positive samples of potato wart found in the Prince County field out of just under 50,000 samples, according to the P.E.I. Potato Board. (Jane Robertson/CBC - image credit)The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has just posted its latest update on the investigation into potato wart on P.E.I., and it includes one detection in a field in Prince County. Potato Board, said only four positive samples have been found in the field out of nearly 50,000 samples taken since 2021. He said all the positive samples were found in fields with CFIA restrictions in place, and in close proximity to each other.

Those are three of the things Josie Rudderham and Nickey Miller will miss about Cake and Loaf once the ownership torch is passed. However, the changes over the last few years aren’t the only factors at play when it comes to listing Cake and Loaf, according to its co-founders. But it’s been a balance for Rudderham and Miller, who have spent most of their adult lives as entrepreneurs. The pair felt they weren’t needed there anymore as staff are running the shop “without a hitch now,” noted Miller. The new owner will need to be someone who shares the same ethos as the pair, said Miller.

Qualcomm plans to open its first satellite facility in Tijuana this fall, with a focus on engineering for internal research and development projects. Marina del Pilar Avila Olmeda and Qualcomm Chief Executive Cristiano Amon announced the new facility. Avila Olmeda said in a statement that Qualcomm has the support of the government for its investment in Baja. Earlier this month, the company announced it was cutting more than 400 positions at its San Diego headquarters. The company is still among the region’s largest private employers, however, with 12,000 workers in San Diego.