Unpublished Newswire
Nearly three months after a fire destroyed the only school in a remote northern Ontario First Nation, the Ontario government is stepping in with money to support the students affected.
April 24, 2024 - 15:06 | | CTV News - Canada
The Quebec government has awarded the organization that manages Montreal’s Olympic Stadium up to $40-million to pay for repairs and decontamination after a March 21 fire.Parc olympique spokesman Cedric Essiminy says extensive decontamination work is needed in the stadium’s tower because smoke spread throughout the building.He says around nine kilometres of ventilation ducts need to be cleaned, as do offices located in the tower.
April 24, 2024 - 15:03 | | The Globe and Mail
Travellers would be able to use facial recognition technology to identify themselves through their smartphones when crossing the border under a planned federal project.
April 24, 2024 - 14:55 | The Canadian Press | CTV News - Canada
After last summer’s deadly floods, heat waves and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to take an active role in helping their patients better prepare for extreme weather.Scientist Blair Feltmate told a national public health conference today in Halifax there are inexpensive and effective ways of reducing harm caused by climate-related disasters.
April 24, 2024 - 14:48 | | The Globe and Mail
Ontario’s environment ministry has ordered a Sarnia-area chemical company to get its benzene emissions under control after a neighbouring First Nation raised concerns.Aamjiwnaang First Nation is surrounded by industrial facilities and has long pushed for greater monitoring and action to protect their air quality and earlier this month they said data showed elevated levels of benzene.
April 24, 2024 - 14:48 | | The Globe and Mail
Shercom Industries, a Saskatchewan business that used to handle tire recycling in the province, lost their contract to an American firm in May of 2023.
April 24, 2024 - 14:36 | Andrew Benson | Global News - Canada
