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John Woodside
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News, Politics
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August 24th 2023
With out-of-control wildfires burning across the country, pressure is mounting on Ottawa to set up a national firefighting agency.
Photo: NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh stands in the rubble of a destroyed home in K’atl’odeeche First Nation on July 25, 2023. Photo courtesy Riel McGuire, NDP photographer
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The mayor of Yellowknife says it's not safe for residents to go home to the territorial capital, but notes city officials are working on a return plan as a fire continues to burn about 15 kilometres away.
The Canadian Press
News
| August 23rd 2023
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Authorities in Hawaii pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided so far threatens to hinder efforts to identify any remains discovered in the ashes.
Audrey Mcavoy, Gene Johnson, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
News, US News
| August 23rd 2023
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Across Maui, community hubs like these have cropped up with dizzying speed in the days since wildfires swept through the island on Aug. 8, killing at least 99, destroying more than 2,200 buildings and displacing thousands.
Gabriela Aoun Angueira
News
| August 24th 2023
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A growing body of international research suggests pollution from wildfire smoke can produce cognitive deficits, post-traumatic stress and may even increase the risk of dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
Hina Alam
News
| August 23rd 2023
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Climate change and the extreme weather and floods it brings, mean a significant number of Canada’s roads and bridges will soon need to be replaced. It will be a hugely expensive undertaking.
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
News
| August 24th 2023
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Ottawa must take leadership and work with the other two orders of government and builders, developers and the higher education system to co-design a system to build more homes.
Mike Moffatt
Opinion
| August 24th 2023
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Despite what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said recently, a new poll suggests 40 per cent of Canadians think his government is to blame for the country's housing crisis.
Sarah Ritchie
News, Politics
| August 23rd 2023
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In the wake of a heated controversy surrounding the Ontario Greenbelt land swap, Ryan Amato, chief of staff for Housing Minister Steve Clark, has tendered his resignation. Premier Doug Ford accepted Tuesday’s resignation "effective immediately.”
Abdul Matin Sarfraz
News, Politics
| August 22nd 2023
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Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government announced more than $11 million in new funding Wednesday to help pay the expenses of the local municipality to rebuild in the wake of the explosion.
Colin Graf
News
| August 23rd 2023
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Dubious economic decisions? Check. Populist pandering and fear-mongering about global elites? Check. Rural power base? Big-time check. Why Danielle Smith is bringing Social Credit politics back to Alberta, and what it means for its future.
Max Fawcett
Opinion, Politics
| August 24th 2023
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