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Smoke in the air: Protecting your petsDuration: 01:52Veterinarians say the smoky air is even worse for our pets – and some breeds are at higher risk than others.

With months still to go in this fire season, N.W.T. well on way to hitting 10-year average for area burnedThe out-of-control wildfire burning near Sambaa K’e, N.W.T., is immense. covers a swath of land nearly 24 times the size of Yellowknife, and three times the size of Calgary. It represents 41 per cent of the nearly 600,000 hectares that burned in last year’s fire season in the N.W.T. The Sambaa K’e wildfire forced residents to flee more than a week ago and has indirectly burned down one home .

Affected households will receive $1,500 through a provincial financial assistance program. The government will also reimburse all evacuation-related expenditures incurred by municipalities and supporting organizations. Currently, more than 13,000 people are out of their homes after their communities were evacuated due to the forest fires that have been raging in the province since May 29. The government will also reimburse the costs incurred by organizations such as the Canadian Red Cross and the association representing fire chiefs in Quebec. Ottawa to cover aid for Indigenous peoplesThe provincial program will not apply to the approximately 2,800 Indigenous people displaced by forest fires, said the minister responsible for Indigenous relations, Ian Lafrenière.

The CRTC's decision ruling against the CBC's French language arm made several mistakes, a federal court ruled. (CBC - image credit)A federal court has ruled that the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) erred in its decision penalizing Société Radio-Canada (SRC) for broadcasting the N-word. In particular, the court ruled, the CRTC cited sections of the Broadcasting Act which do not give it the authority to regulate speech on the airwaves. But the Federal Court of Appeal said the CRTC misinterpreted the meaning and spirit of S. 3(1) by citing it in a disciplinary decision. The court said the initial CRTC decision could have cited the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Equitable Portrayal Code, which says broadcasters should avoid derogatory or inappropriate language.

A US official said the 'main thrust' of Ukraine's counteroffensive appears to have startedRussian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Thursday that Russian forces repelled a Ukrainian attack in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia Oblast as Western media outlets are reporting Ukraine’s counteroffensive has officially begun. A US official told The New York Times that it appeared the “main thrust” of Ukraine’s counteroffensive has begun. Military situation in Southern Ukraine on June 8, 2023 (SouthFront.org)US officials said earlier this week that the Ukrainian offensive likely started as attacks were reported along the front in the eastern Donetsk oblast. But on Thursday, Western media was full of reports that said Ukraine’s counteroffensive has now officially started. Ukraine’s counteroffensive was expected to focus on the southern Zaporizhzhia and Kherson regions to sever the land bridge Moscow had secured from Crimea to the Russian mainland.

Producing enough EVs to meet government targets will increase prices overall because EVs are more expensive than equivalent gasoline-powered vehicles. In a paper published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, I estimated the cost of eliminating one tonne of carbon dioxide through the federal EV subsidies to be $355 — and if provincial subsidies are included, up to $960. The EV sales mandates will make vehicles more expensive, which particularly hurts low-income Canadians who must spend a larger proportion of their money on a vehicle purchase. EV purchase subsidies, meanwhile, mostly benefit wealthier households who can afford the higher priced EVs and thus use the credit. Looking at the consequences of high auto prices on Canadians, the government’s regressive policies are excessively impacting those who can least afford it.

Authorities responded Thursday evening to a report of a missing toddler at the Bow River Campground, southeast of Canmore. (CBC/Radio-Canada - image credit)A two-year-old girl died Thursday evening after falling into the Bow River near Canmore. Canmore RCMP said they received a 911 call shortly before 5 p.m. about a child possibly in the water near the Bow River Campground, roughly five kilometres southeast of downtown Canmore. RCMP officers, fire crews, conservation officers and a mountain rescue team all responded to help find the girl. About a half hour after the initial 911 call, a firefighter found the child in the river.

We live in a sort of netherworld between traditional mainstream news media like newspapers and TV networks and the new media of the internet. You can’t rely on lone citizen journos wandering around a vast, distant war or locals posting on social media. If there’s any framing it’s a hodgepodge of tidbits from other social media: Donald Trump, Joe Rogan, Pierre Poilievre’s greatest Justin hits. Think of it as a timid precursor to social media and then the rest — Breitbart et al. Above all, there was the decline of the mainstream news media itself, relentlessly shedding ad revenues while hoping for a miracle.

“We have had a few conversations with our members and we’re already seeing domestic and international visitors cancelling trips,” said Madison Simmons with the Tourism Industry Association of Ontario. It’ll put a further strain on tourism insurance.”Canada’s travel and tourism industry was set to almost fully recover from the pandemic this year, the World Travel and Tourism Council said in mid-May. In northern Saskatchewan, wildfires have forced an Indigenous tourism conference to reschedule. Candice Evans-Waite is the project coordinator for Westside Indigenous Experience Inc., a non-profit that supports tourism operators in northwest Saskatchewan. Keith Henry, chief executive officer of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada, said in 2019 Indigenous tourism contributed nearly $2 billion in revenue to Canada’s economy and supported roughly 40,000 jobs.

no0608pspPension veteran Deborah Orida took over as CEO of the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) in the middle of a tumultuous year for markets. Our strategy (has been) to diversify beyond public markets into private asset classes, some of which have performed very well this year, as well as to expand internationally. FP: How did PSP benefit from currency exposure and areas such as infrastructure and private markets, which have outperformed public markets, stocks and bonds? DO: Our private credit franchise is another one that I’m proud of. Specifically, I think that the capabilities that we have in interesting markets like private credit, like natural resources and our platform strategy in infrastructure are real competitive advantages for us.

CBC reported last week that Johnston had hired Navigator to provide communications advice and support when the former governor general began his probe of foreign interference in Canadian politics. Citing an anonymous source, the Globe's story suggests that Independent MP Han Dong also hired Navigator for a short time. CBC has not independently confirmed that Dong hired Navigator. Fin du widget Widget. Along with Navigator, Johnston also hired the Ottawa-based communications company RKESTRA to provide media relations support related to the release of his first report.

“The accusation of arson is commonly used to detract from the real drivers of these extreme wildfires and their impacts on people and ecosystems. In Alberta, slightly more than half of wildfires in the province are typically caused by humans, but usually it’s accidental. “We see arson wildfires every year, in one form or another. As Smith pointed out, there are currently 175 fires with an unknown origin, though Story says they’re all under investigation. “We find stories that help to explain those things.”It can be really tricky for the average user to tell what’s credible and what’s not.

One piece of the Stars’ roster who could be on the move is Ryan Suter. Thomas Drance and Harman Dayal of The Athletic included Suter in a list of 13 potential buyout candidates. Email Address By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy SUBMITLast season Suter often paired with Miro Heiskanen as the Stars’ top defensive partnership. Suter also spent time on the Stars’ second power play unit. Buying out Suter would allow Dallas to open up cap space in the short term and possibly pair Heiskanen with a defensive partner closer to his age.

Nill said defenseman Jani Hakanpää will have offseason knee surgery. Hakanpää missed four postseason games with an injury in the series against the Seattle Kraken and Golden Knights. Evgenii Dadonov, who left Game 3 of the Golden Knights series after colliding with Roope Hintz, suffered a Grade 2 MCL strain. Numerous other Stars players battled back and rib injuries throughout the postseason and were game-time decisions each night, according to Nill. Besides Hakanpää, no other players will undergo surgery this offseason.