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Canada weather warning: Heavy rains, severe storms in store for Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, North
The Economic Times
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June 20, 2025
Millions of Canadians are under weather alerts as heavy rain, severe thunderstorms, and even possible tornadoes threaten parts of Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, and the North. The country is bracing for a volatile stretch of weather...
Toronto suffers world’s worst air quality as Canada’s second-worst wildfire season chokes nation
The Economic Times
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June 20, 2025
Toronto is bracing for another summer of dangerous air quality as wildfires continue to rage across northern Ontario, the Prairies, and Western Canada, with doctors warning that the health effects of wildfire smoke are more serious and more...
Alberta babies have been born with measles due to outbreaks, worrying doctors
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 20, 2025
As the province's measles case count approaches 1,000, health experts are raising the alarm about Alberta babies who are being born already infected with the virus. The provincial government has confirmed cases of congenital measles, which can...
Ontario's measles outbreak through the eyes of front-line workers
North Shore News
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ST. THOMAS — Health-care workers battling measles in southern Ontario say they think about the outbreak from the moment they wake until the moment they sleep. ST. THOMAS — Health-care workers battling measles in southern Ontario say they think...
Vancouver police respond to allegations of ‘arrest quotas’
Vancouver City News
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June 20, 2025
Performance measures – not arrest quotas – are what inform the daily work of VPD officers on Task Force Barrage, according to a new Vancouver Police Board report. This follows a month-long investigation into a whistleblower complaint alleging...
Nova Scotia Offers Reward up to $150,000 for Information to Help in Search for Missing Siblings
The Epoch Times
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June 19, 2025
The government of Nova Scotia is offering a cash reward of up to $150,000 for information in the disappearance of two young siblings from Pictou County in that province. Lilly Sullivan, 6, and Jack Sullivan, 4, were reported missing from their...
Toronto columnist opines Mitch Marner desires "Alpha Dog treatment", claims his camp have felt "a lack of respect" from Leafs
Sportskeeda
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June 20, 2025
Toronto Star sports columnist Dave Feschuk believes Mitch Marner desires 'Alpha Dog' treatment and that his camp has felt "a lack of respect" from the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. Marner's six-year, $65.4 million contract is set to expire,...
Vancouver police officer injured after crash in downtown intersection Thursday
Vancouver City News
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June 20, 2025
A Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officer has been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash in a downtown intersection Thursday evening. “A collision occurred earlier this evening near Burrard and [West] Pender between...
How voters in rural conservative heartland wrestle with Alberta separatism
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 20, 2025
Cam Davies asked the audience in the Three Hills community hall for a show of hands: who believes Alberta should give Prime Minister Mark Carney a chance to provide for their province. Among the approximately 150 people at this pro-independence...
Inspiration Energy Commences Atomic Mineral Resonance Tomography (AMRT) Survey Over High Priority Drill Targets In Saskatchewan
MENAFN
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June 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Newsfile Corp) Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 20, 2025) - Inspiration Energy Corp. (CSE: ISP) (WKN: A40GPX) (OTC Pink: ISPNF) ("Inspiration" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the commencement of its Atomic...
How Quebec and Newfoundland overcame a century of hurt to reach a new deal on Churchill Falls
The Globe and Mail
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June 20, 2025
When François Legault and Andrew Furey met in St. John’s, N.L., in early 2023 in a bid to reboot talks on a massive energy deal, the odds were stacked overwhelmingly against them. Plenty of previous premiers of Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador...
Class action on birth alerts gets green light against Ontario, but faces hurdles
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 20, 2025
A class-action lawsuit that hopes to help pregnant mothers who were red-flagged and had their newborns taken away by child welfare agencies has been certified to proceed against the Ontario government — but it's only a partial win for the...
New Brunswick Issues Over 1,000 Invitations Across Skilled Worker and Express Entry Draws in May and June 2025
Immigration
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June 19, 2025
New Brunswick has released the results of multiple immigration draws under its Provincial Nominee Program (NBPNP), issuing a combined total of 1,040 invitations across the Skilled Worker and Express Entry streams. These draws, held between May 5...
How to fight Quebec's toxic drug problem? A former user says change the conversation
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 20, 2025
This is the second of two articles looking at the issue of drug overdoses in Quebec, where the situation is heading and what needs to be done to curb this trend. You can read the first article here. The turning point in Martin Rivest's recovery...
OHP: One person is dead following a moped accident in Ottawa County
FOX23 News - Oklahoma
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OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) said one person is deceased following a car versus moped accident on East 20 Road and US-69 Alternate Southbound, roughly three miles north of Quapaw. OHP said a moped driven by 33-year-old...
Why is Ontario Premier Doug Ford apologising to First Nation Ministers? Watch
The Economic Times
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June 20, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford issued an apology for his controversial remarks after meeting with First Nations chiefs on Bill 5.He had warned that First Nations cannot “keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government” if they oppose mining or...
Video: Tornado touches down in southeast Saskatchewan
SaskToday.ca
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June 20, 2025
Tornado was captured in the Frobisher area in the afternoon of June 19. SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - Update: Several communities in southeast Saskatchewan have been blasted by powerful storms on June 19. A tornado warning was issued during the late...
Tornado hits Saskatchewan: Huge twister destroys buildings, tosses hay bales, and shocks farmers and storm chasers
The Economic Times
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June 20, 2025
Southern Saskatchewan was rocked by violent weather Thursday(June 19), as powerful thunderstorms swept across the Canadian Prairies, producing a confirmed tornado near Estevan and triggering multiple warnings across the province. Two more...
More evacuation orders to be lifted in parts of northwestern Manitoba after fires
Powell River Peak
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June 20, 2025
LYNN LAKE — Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba will start making the trek home in the coming days as officials in two northwestern communities lift their evacuation orders. LYNN LAKE — Thousands more wildfire evacuees in Manitoba will...
Column: Government's coal decision a win for Saskatchewan
SaskToday.ca
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June 20, 2025
An opinion piece on the provincial government's commitment to extend the life of coal-fired generating stations in Saskatchewan. You can forgive people in communities like Estevan, Bienfait and Coronach if they were exchanging high fives and even...