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6 days, 7 hours ago

From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

A world altered by climate change After heat records were smashed and a torrent of extreme weather events rocked countless countries in 2023, some climate scientists believed that the waning of the El Nino weather pattern could mean 2024 would be slightly cooler. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Residents collect drinking water …

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1 month, 1 week ago

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

Associated Press

CHURCHILL, Manitoba — Sgt. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A person walks along the rocks near Hudson Bay while watching for polar bears, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, in Churchill, Manitoba. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print It’s the beginning of polar bear season in Churchill, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died

The Independent

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2 months, 4 weeks ago

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

Associated Press

ON HUDSON BAY — Searching for polar bears where the Churchill River dumps into Canada’s massive Hudson Bay, biologist Geoff York scans a region that’s on a low fat, low ice diet because of climate change. Geoff York, left, director of research at Polar Bears International, and Kieran McIver, right, manager of field operations, look for polar bears along the …

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3 months, 1 week ago

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

Associated Press

CHURCHILL, Manitoba — Change has broken, remade and continues to reshape this remote town where tundra meets forest on the shore of Hudson Bay. That’s not going to get you any points.” Churchill Mayor Mike Spence, a member of the Cree First Nation, poses for a portrait, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, at the Seaport Hotel in Churchill, Manitoba. “You don’t …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Disgraced fashion tycoon Peter Nygard, 83, is jailed for 11 years for sexually assaulting four women as judge slams 'predator'

Daily Mail

Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been jailed for 11 years after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting four women. Nygard - who once hosted Prince Andrew in the Bahamas - faces separate sexual assault and sex trafficking charges in Montreal, Winnipeg and the US. Disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard, pictured in 2014, was sentenced Monday in a Toronto …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Fire threat eases near Canada’s oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

Associated Press

The threat from a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing on Wednesday, a day after it forced thousands of residents to evacuate and stirred memories of a damaging blaze nearly a decade earlier. The Fort McMurray fire comes as Canada is just entering a new fire season after last year’s record number …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Unwieldy wildfires scorch Canada and threaten catastrophe-scarred Fort McMurray with more flames

CNN

CNN — Improving winds and a storm moving into western Canada are providing a temporary boost to firefighters battling massive wildfires, but the danger remains heightened as they burn close to three communities. Winds have died down in some areas and shifted in others, pushing flames away from Alberta’s Fort McMurray, a city still haunted by a catastrophic 2016 fire …

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7 months, 1 week ago

A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia

Hindustan Times

FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia The …

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7 months, 1 week ago

A town in western Canada prepares for a possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in British Columbia

Associated Press

FORT NELSON, British Columbia — An intense wildfire could reach a town in western Canada this week, fire experts and officials warned, based on forecasts of winds that have fueled the out-of-control blaze, which has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the wildfire was burning 2½ kilometers northwest of Fort Nelson. “It is …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Town prepares for possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in western Canada

LA Times

The wildfire burns Saturday near Fort Nelson, British Columbia, as the northern lights hover overhead. The British Columbia Wildfire Service said the blaze was burning 1.2 miles northwest of Fort Nelson. Fire crews and emergency workers were preparing for a “last stand” if the fire advances into the town, said Rob Fraser, mayor of the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality based …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

How US cops zeroed in on Gujarat's Dirty Harry and his trafficking racket

Hindustan Times

The Chicago police on February 21 apprehended Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, infamously known as ‘Dirty Harry’, in connection with a disturbing human trafficking case involving four individuals from Dingucha village near Mehsana in Gujarat, who died in a blizzard while being illicitly transported to the US via Canada in January 19, 2022. The Dirty Harry case file According to an affidavit …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian-origin man 'Dirty Harry' arrested in frozen-to-death case of Gujarat family near US-Canada border

India TV News

Ottawa: An Indian-origin man has been arrested in Chicago in connection with an investigation into a January 2022 human smuggling incident in which a family of four from Gujarat, including two children, was found frozen to death while attempting to enter the US from Canada illegally. The affidavit described the January 2022 incident as “an unsuccessful attempt by a human …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian-origin worker in Canada quits job after unwarranted search by Police and deportation threats

Op India

An Indian-origin retail establishment worker in the Canadian state of Manitoba has filed a lawsuit against a police officer for allegedly investigating his home without a warrant and threatening to deport him. Harjot Singh, a cashier at a Sargent Avenue convenience store, told the CBC television channel on Friday that Winnipeg police officer Jeffrey Norman’s actions left him so shaken …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hockey Canada timeline: 5 team members charged with sexual assault elect trial by jury

New York Times

One of the world’s most prominent hockey governing bodies is being rocked by controversy. “What’s more important is that to the extent possible we get it right, more than some deadline.” Oct. 25, 2022: Hockey Canada says it won’t collect portion of player fees amid outcry Hockey Canada says it will not collect a portion of player fees from provincial …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Purple northern lights in Canada leave netizens stunned. Watch

Hindustan Times

Nature can be truly mesmerising in a lot of ways. From witnessing stunning sunsets to exploring underground caves, frozen waterfalls, and fields full of flowers, there is so much beauty in nature that one can never get tired of it. Now, another nature-related clip that is going viral on social media shows purple-coloured aurora borealis in Canada’s Manitoba. “Incredibly bright …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Golden Knights top Jets 4-2, take commanding 3-1 series lead

Associated Press

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — William Karlsson and Ivan Barbashev scored 47 seconds apart in the second period and the Vegas Golden Knights held on for a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. “Play the right way and end up getting the win, that’s what we came here for.” …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Canada Immigration: These 3 provinces invited people through provincial programs

Live Mint

People willing to shift to Canada through the provincial immigration programs, will now have the option to apply for PNPs for British Columbia, Quebec and Manitoba, which have published the most recent number of invitations, reported CIC News on 25 February. According to details, PNPs are economic immigration programs that allow provincial governments to select the candidates who while filling …

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2 years, 1 month ago

How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma

Salon

Newfoundland and Labrador made history in September as the first Canadian province to implement a sugar-sweetened beverage tax. Sugar-sweetened beverage taxation is supported by many global and national health organizations, such as the World Health Organization, Diabetes Canada and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Weight stigma Notably absent from this list of harms is the potential of sugar-sweetened beverage taxation …

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2 years, 2 months ago

How Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry has emerged as a leader in the community

New York Times

Mark Chipman pulled Adam Lowry aside last season and told the Jets forward about an opportunity to get more involved in the community. True North had been getting progressively more involved with the Toba Centre, a Winnipeg-based nonprofit whose mission is “to restore the health and well-being of those affected by child abuse through a coordinated, community response.” Chipman had …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Canada Immigration: Several provinces release new PNP draw results, check here

Live Mint

Candidates willing or waiting for Canadian permanent residency have a good reason to smile as a majority of Canadian provinces released Provincial Nominee Program draw results this week. Here's a quick view of territories inviting PNP: British Columbia: The province typically holds a Provincial Nominee Program round of invitations on a weekly basis. Manitoba: On July 14, the province invited …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Canada police arrest former priest for residential school assault

Al Jazeera

RCMP says 92-year-old former priest charged with indecent assault of a child more than five decades ago in Manitoba. Canada – Police in central Canada have arrested a 92-year-old former priest for the sexual assault of a child more than five decades ago at a so-called residential school that Indigenous children were forced to attend in the province of Manitoba. …

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2 years, 6 months ago

How Conor Geekie’s small-town farm upbringing led him to being the No. 11 pick

New York Times

The Arizona Coyotes drafted Conor Geekie with the No. “When you go through and you work on the farm, it’s kind of like life outside of hockey and it means a lot to be able to go to see my aunt and uncles on my farm, to be able to chip in, and to drive the combine or the grain …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Survivors of Canada’s residential schools to seek apology from Pope Francis

The Independent

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From destruction to deadly heat, Associated Press photographers capture climate change in 2024

In the polar bear capital of the world, a community lives with the predator next door and loves it

Murray Sinclair, First Nation advocate for justice and Canadian senator, has died

In the gateway to the Arctic, fat, ice and polar bears are crucial. All three are in trouble

As warming threatens polar bear tourism, a Canadian town adapts and thrives

Disgraced fashion tycoon Peter Nygard, 83, is jailed for 11 years for sexually assaulting four women as judge slams 'predator'

Fire threat eases near Canada’s oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

Unwieldy wildfires scorch Canada and threaten catastrophe-scarred Fort McMurray with more flames

A town in western Canada prepares for a possible 'last stand' as wildfires rage in British Columbia

A town in western Canada prepares for a possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in British Columbia

Town prepares for possible ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage in western Canada

How US cops zeroed in on Gujarat's Dirty Harry and his trafficking racket

Indian-origin man 'Dirty Harry' arrested in frozen-to-death case of Gujarat family near US-Canada border

Indian-origin worker in Canada quits job after unwarranted search by Police and deportation threats

Hockey Canada timeline: 5 team members charged with sexual assault elect trial by jury

Purple northern lights in Canada leave netizens stunned. Watch

Golden Knights top Jets 4-2, take commanding 3-1 series lead

Canada Immigration: These 3 provinces invited people through provincial programs

How taxing sugary drinks reinforces weight stigma

How Winnipeg Jets’ Adam Lowry has emerged as a leader in the community

Canada Immigration: Several provinces release new PNP draw results, check here

Canada police arrest former priest for residential school assault

How Conor Geekie’s small-town farm upbringing led him to being the No. 11 pick

Survivors of Canada’s residential schools to seek apology from Pope Francis