CBC News published this video item, entitled “Alberta Wildfire monitoring thunderstorms as rain moves through province” – below is their description. As rain falls in parts of Alberta, a special air quality statement remains in effect as officials monitor weather patterns that may lead to more wildfires. As of Sunday morning, 93 wildfires are burning in Alberta. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.6850913 CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.

May 21, 2023 19:41 UTC

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May 21, 2023 16:30 UTC

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Alberta’s air has turned toxic. How damaging is wildfire smoke to children?” – below is their description. Right now, Alberta’s air quality is currently rated one of the lowest on Earth as wildfires scorch the province. How damaging is the smoke to children and pregnant women, and what can people do to protect themselves? Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment?

May 21, 2023 11:57 UTC

Saskatchewan has the most young children living in child care deserts in Canada. Saskatchewan has the worst child-care deserts in Canada, according to a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) titled Not Done Yet: $10-a-day child care requires addressing Canada's child-care deserts. Macdonald said making some changes in the way child care is delivered could help reduce the number of child-care deserts in the province. She remembers the stresses and tears that came with adjusting operations to meet the demands of $10-a-day child care under short notice. "I would say that a majority of early childhood educators have two jobs, some might have three," Schmidt said.

May 21, 2023 10:07 UTC

They went ahead 5-2 an inning later, constructed around a trio of slick stolen bases by Santiago Espinal, Whit Merrifield and George Springer. Except nothing is ever safe as houses around the Jays. Third time through the order, Springer lined a 2-and-0 cutter into the Jays bullpen, ushering Espinal across the plate ahead of him to tie the game 2-2 in the fifth. It was more of the same for the Jays in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Brandon Belt walked and Chapman doubled, so runners on second and third.

May 21, 2023 04:31 UTC





The upcoming debut of Amazon's newest office space at the former post office depot in downtown Vancouver is generating buzz among the city's business and tech sectors, despite mass layoffs in the industry and record-high office vacancy rates. The south tower of The Post building at Georgia and Hamilton streets is scheduled to start welcoming 3,000 employees by September. "This isn't going to be just an Amazon office, it's going to be a space for the community," Gable said. In total, both towers will offer 1.1 million square feet of new office space for about 6,000 employees. Hollingshead points out that tech companies like Amazon were "bursting at the seams" in their offices prior to the pandemic.

May 21, 2023 03:23 UTC

Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a fatal shooting in the town of Renfrew, Ont., late Friday evening. Police say they believe the victim was targeted and that the shooting is an isolated incident. Residents should expect to see a high police presence in the area of the shooting, police said. © Guy Quenneville/CBC Renfrew Mayor Tom Sidney says he wants residents of Renfrew to feel safe, and to know there are resources for support available should they need it. "I just encourage the residents of Renfrew to just hold tight.

May 21, 2023 02:49 UTC

(AP) — A transgender girl in Mississippi is not participating in her high school graduation ceremony because school officials told her to dress like a boy and a federal judge did not block the officials’ decision, an attorney for the girl’s family said Saturday. — would skip the Saturday ceremony for Harrison Central High School in Gulfport, about 160 miles (260 kilometers) south of Jackson. The student “has met the qualifications to receive a diploma,“ according to Wynn Clark, attorney for the Harrison County School District. King told L.B.’s mother that the teenager could not participate in the graduation ceremony unless L.B. Clark wrote in court papers Friday that taking part in a graduation ceremony is voluntary and not a constitutionally protected right for any student.

May 21, 2023 01:01 UTC

It’s very hard to predict how climate change will interact with the complexities of food systems exactly, but these five foods are vulnerable. During the superhot summer of 2021, media reports abounded of farmers ripping out their almond trees. To meet the global greenhouse gas targets, our food systems will have to be overhauled, report after report shows. Rice: One of the world’s most important foods: half the global population relies on rice as a staple. One 2018 study found that hotter temperatures could reduce global rice yields by 40 per cent by the end of this century.

May 21, 2023 01:01 UTC

Minto Mine workers learn the mine is shutting downDuration: 02:29Miners on-site at the Minto Mine in Yukon were told on May 12 that the mine would be closing down.

May 20, 2023 20:40 UTC

Industry groups estimate that more than 20 million people live in some 43,000 mobile home parks across the United States. “We are in the deepest affordable housing crisis we’ve ever experienced,” said Joanna Carr, acting head of the Arizona Housing Coalition. “It’s going to be a big problem down the line.”Efforts under way to revitalize old mobile homes have limits. It aims to help park owners prepare vacant or abandoned lots for new mobile homes, and help mobile homeowners install new foundations and make their dwellings more habitable. Rundown parks can also be eyesores, depressing the worth of nearby properties even as the value of the land the mobile homes sit on has increased exponentially.

May 20, 2023 20:01 UTC

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman in his article “Vladimir Putin is the World’s Most Dangerous Fool” concludes that the president of Russia never had a plan B. “Putin has put himself in a situation where he can’t win, can’t lose and can’t stop,” Friedman writes. If there will be no Putin, there will be another “good” Russian who will fulfil the will of his nation, about the greatness of Russia and the constant conquest of new territories. After the Second World War, the whole world chose peace. But at the same time, I immediately catch myself thinking that I don’t want to go back to the past, we have already come a long way.

May 20, 2023 17:01 UTC

The Stars also lost Game 1 to Minnesota in overtime, and Game 1 to Seattle in overtime. Here are some of the national reactions to the Stars’ Game 1 loss:Ticket Ticker Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more. ☕️Via @DallasStars | #TexasHockeypic.twitter.com/KkL4UIFtFi — SportsDay Stars (@dmn_stars) May 20, 2023The Stars are going to OT in Game 1. Dallas lost the first game against Vegas in overtime. 🤔 — Joey Hayden (@_joeyhayden) May 20, 2023The Stars are so committed to the script 😂 — Playoff Shippy (@ShippySpins) May 20, 2023On the GWG, Stars lost back-side coverage allowing Howden to be all alone in front.

May 20, 2023 16:37 UTC

The Orioles are good, really good, and they figure to remain that way for years to come, which only complicates matters in what was already an overly competitive American League East. Loading... Loading...“Well, it’s a lot more fun,” Orioles manager Brandon Hyde said before breaking out into laughter when asked about turning the tables on the Jays and Yankees. Since June 1, 2022 they have gone 91-65, a 94-win pace and two more than the Jays finished with last season. “You could see it coming,” Jays manager John Schneider said of the Orioles’ success. “They’re having a good start to the season, a lot of the same guys as last year,” Schneider said.

May 20, 2023 15:58 UTC

British Columbia has the highest rate of no-fault evictions in Canada, but some landlords say the province's tenancy rules make it too hard for landlords to raise rent and evict tenants for valid reasons. No-fault evictions for landlords to renovate, demolish, sell or inhabit a unit, make up about 85 per cent of evictions in B.C., according to recent research from the University of British Columbia. © Christer Waara/CBC LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak says many small landlords are selling their units because they can't raise rents to keep up with rising costs. Profit incentive drives evictions: lawyerTenant advocates say it is still too easy for landlords to evict tenants in B.C. Calls for more public housing, recourse for landlordsYeager and Mahli say landlords who don't follow the law should be held accountable, but want separate rules for landlords renting secondary suites and commercial landlords.

May 20, 2023 14:22 UTC