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Stolen licence plate in Saskatoon leads to two arrests, firearm seizure
The Saskatoon Police Service said two people were arrested on Thursday after a suspicious vehicle was showing a stolen licence plate. Officers said they saw the Jeep SUV around 7 p.m. near 20th Street West and Avenue P South, and believed it was involved in a previous mischief file. The licence plate was confirmed stolen, and the SUV was found parked nearby. Read more:Suspicious Saskatoon fire causes $30,000 in damagesBoth people were arrested, and further investigation led to the seizure of an AR-styled .22 caliber firearm, ammunition and spent rounds, an empty magazine, the stolen licence plate and the stolen Jeep SUV. A 38-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman are facing multiple firearm-related charges and charges related to possession of stolen property.
Source:CBC News
August 13, 2022 06:02 UTC
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Is it really an ER when it opens and closes constantly, or is it just a ‘room’?
Let me begin this seminar on the state of health care in Ontario with a word about language. I mean, can you really talk about emergency departments when they close and open suddenly and often? Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones confirmed this when asked if further privatization was coming. Ontario got public health care under Conservative governments, along with expanded, virtually free university. I thought I even heard a whisper of it when Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy (re-)presented his budget.
Source:thestar
August 13, 2022 05:04 UTC
Heat warning in southern Alberta prompts safety reminder for workplaces
Calgary and areas to its east and south remain under a heat warning, and for those working in the hot weather, extra precautions must be taken. © Terri Trembath/CBC Calgary Firefighting during hot weather can increase risk to the firefighter and of a fire occurring, says Innes Fraser with the Calgary Fire Department. "The big problem with the firefighting gear is as well as it keeps the heat out, it keep the heat in," he said. © Oseremen Irete/CBC Much of southern Alberta, including Calgary, above, remains under an Environment Canada heat warning. It said to watch for early signs of heat stress, which can lead to heat stroke:Irritability.
Source:CBC News
August 13, 2022 03:09 UTC
Live Blog: 2022 European Championships – Senior WAG Team Final
Stay up to date with the latest happenings at the 2022 European Championships where we’re reporting live from Munich, Germany. Today we’re covering the women’s team final. We are including our Twitter feeds to make sure you don’t miss anything. Our Live Blogging team today includes:Kensley Behel in the arena in Munich! *No need to refresh the page, new updates will automatically load
Source:CBC News
August 13, 2022 03:05 UTC
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It’s Donald Trump vs. the FBI — and Americans are sure they know who’s right
Trump no longer needs access to such information as an ex-president, albeit one with barely veiled intentions to see the presidency again in 2024. The maximum penalty for gathering, transmitting or losing defence documents — covered under the federal Espionage Act — is 10 years in prison. But past instances of officials caught playing fast and loose with sensitive documents have more often tended toward leniency. “Just to be clear,” wrote Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman-turned-Trump critic, “we’re here once again because Donald Trump broke the law. “They never ever seem to find the crime in the case of Donald Trump because one doesn’t exist.”Therein lies the modern American political dilemma.
Source:thestar
August 13, 2022 03:01 UTC
Edmonton News at 6
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Source:CBC News
August 13, 2022 00:41 UTC
More firings at top of New Brunswick health care
(CBC/Radio-Canada - image credit)The Higgs government's wave of firings in the health-care system continued on Friday, with three senior officials fired from the Department of Health and a fourth demoted. Meanwhile, Jennifer Elliot, the assistant deputy minister for public health and integrated community care since August 2021, was demoted to executive director of public health, a less senior role. Previous sweeping changesThe changes come four weeks after Premier Blaine Higgs replaced his health minister, fired the CEO of Horizon Health and replaced the Horizon and Vitalité health authority boards with trustees. Story continuesOn Thursday, the New Brunswick Medical Society issued a statement saying many doctors are facing "severe burnout and exhaustion" and the system needs more doctors, and more spending on health care. He thanked doctors for their suggestions, saying "they know better than anyone that the system needs to change.
Source:CBC News
August 13, 2022 00:29 UTC
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Polio is back on the radar of Canadian health officials. Here’s why
On Thursday, the Public Health Agency of Canada announced it plans to test wastewater across the country for traces of the polio virus. In Canada, the last polio cases was reported in 1994, according to Ontario Health. Officials in London, England, have found polio virus samples in wastewater, and a case of polio was found in New York state in late July. Jerusalem had an outbreak of several polio cases in the spring, the first in more than three decades. While the oral vaccine is effective, much of the western world has switched to the more expensive inactivated vaccine, though the oral vaccine continues to be used globally particularly in the Global South.
Source:thestar
August 13, 2022 00:21 UTC
Who's lobbying for whom
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Source:National Post
August 12, 2022 22:53 UTC
Ottawa lâche du lest à propos d’ArriveCAN | Coronavirus
Plus de deux ans après avoir mis en place l'application ArriveCAN à destination des personnes venant au Canada, Ottawa a décidé de lâcher un peu de lest. Dans un premier temps, une telle mesure a été mise en place au début de l'été pour les citoyens canadiens. Elle a ensuite été étendue, selon nos informations, à tous les voyageurs étrangers durant le mois de juillet. Alors, c'est certain que ça vient ralentir le processus, puisque les agents frontaliers peuvent avoir à aider les voyageurs à compléter l'application. Depuis plusieurs semaines, dans les principaux aéroports du pays – Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver – les voyageurs peuvent utiliser ArriveCAN pour remplir, en ligne, leur déclaration douanière.
Source:CBC News
August 12, 2022 22:31 UTC
Number of people in ICU with COVID-19 down 42 per cent, according to B.C.'s latest weekly report
British Columbia is reporting a decline in the number of people in hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19 and a sharp drop in the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care. Centre for Disease Control shows 398 people in hospital with COVID-19, down about three per cent from the week before. The number of deaths between July 24 and July 30 has been revised upwards to 54, nearly double the number reported last week. Deaths are now calculated based on whether they occurred within 30 days of a positive COVID-19 test, whether or not the virus has been confirmed as an underlying cause of death. Test positivity rates decline slightlyTest positivity rates dipped slightly to 10.1 per cent for the week ending Aug. 6, according to provincial numbers, down one per cent from the week prior.
Source:CBC News
August 12, 2022 21:36 UTC
This ultramarathoner crossed the width of Ireland in a day — with a Guinness at the start and end
This ultramarathoner crossed the width of Ireland in a day — with a Guinness at the start and endAs It Happens 7:05 This ultramarathoner crossed the width of Ireland in a day — with a Guinness at the start and endAt 10:31 p.m. Saturday night, with a pint of Guinness in his system, Robert Pope dipped his feet in the Atlantic Ocean near Galway City, Ireland, then started running east. In doing so, Pope, an elite ultramarathon runner, became the first-known person to run the width of the island in under a day. In the process, he took a break to earn the Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon in film character costume (male) , dressed as Gump, at the Virgin Money London Marathon in 2018. Pope's food consumption was much more modest in his Ireland run. Asked which was a more welcome sight nearly 24 hours later — the finish line or the pint of Guinness — Pope laughed and said it was the finish line.
Source:CBC News
August 12, 2022 20:34 UTC
Tree hugging championships set for August 20 in Arctic Finland
The third annual tree hugging championships in Arctic Finland takes place on August 20, and organizers say they’re looking forward to another successful event. Raekallio-Wunderink got the idea for the tree hugging championships during the pandemic when she thought people needed a lift. Hug that tree like you mean itThe dedication category requires a completely different set of skills, Raekallio-Wunderink explains. But those not in Finland can still participate in the Online Championships by posting pictures of themselves hugging a tree in their own country. The picture will be uploaded to a map so that spectators can see the tree hugs going on all over the world.
Source:CBC News
August 12, 2022 20:27 UTC
New caucus rules weren't punishment, they were the house leader's idea: Ford
Premier Doug Ford says he wants his caucus to challenge him and bring forward their ideas. And the new, strict rules his caucus has to follow were the house leader's idea and not punishment, the premier said on Friday. In a PC caucus meeting after the vote, an "upset" Ford told members that they needed to "support one another and the team," one MPP in the meeting recounted (under the condition their identity remain secret). In response to another question, Ford challenged the characterization of the new rules as being "punishment" to MPPs. Ford's and Calandra's spokespeople declined to confirm or deny what sources shared about what MPPs were told at their caucus meeting on Monday.
Source:National Post
August 12, 2022 19:43 UTC
Ford is nearly stung – and not by a Pundit
Today, Premier Doug Ford faced opposition unfamiliar to him when a bee entered his mouth and ended up down his throat. While taking questions from attending media in Dundalk, ON regarding the health-care staffing shortage that is afflicting the entire province, Ford was in the midst of responding when the winged opposition entered his primary orifice. Affably, Ford took a sip of water from a bottle and lightened the mood by acknowledging,“This is going to be played over and over again.”His discomfort was, however, obvious and understandable. Man he went right down the hatch,” he said, laughing.”This is a good one … I can’t remember what we were talking about. I’m going to be rushed to the hospital to get this bee out of here.”Gamely, Ford did continue with the briefing for several minutes.
Source:CBC News
August 12, 2022 18:40 UTC