Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation information

Alberta will be able to seize power from local authorities to respond to emergencies, such as wildfires and floods, under proposed legislation that threatens to further erode already tense relationships with municipal leaders.Premier Danielle Smith on Thursday introduced an omnibus bill aimed at improving public safety during natural disasters. As The Globe and Mail reported earlier in the day, it includes plans to move Alberta’s fixed election date from May to October to avoid springtime hazards, determine water-use priorities and take over emergency efforts from municipalities with or...