B.C. wildfire risk expected to spike this summer after mild spring mitigates blazes
June 12, 2024
Federal and British Columbia officials have confirmed a less dire start to this year’s Canadian wildfire season when compared with last year, but forecasters are warning of renewed risks as the summer heat approaches.Wildfire experts said during an update for B.C. on Wednesday that a cool and wet spring in parts of the province aided in suppressing fire activity, despite the large blazes near Fort Nelson that forced 4,700 people to evacuate in May.BC Wildfire Service lead forecaster Matt MacDonald said fires across the province have burned about 300,000 hectares so far this year, a “not insignificant” amount but still encouraging when compared with last year.
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Lawyers representing members of the pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto argued in court Thursday that attempts to dismantle the protest infringe upon the free-expression rights of protesters and violate the institution’s purpose as a centre of debate.In a hearing before the Ontario Superior Court, lawyers for members of the encampment urged Justice Markus Koehnen to reject the university’s application for an injunction that would authorize police to clear the protest, which has occupied the school’s King’s College Circle for more than six weeks.
June 20, 2024 - 22:14 | Joe Friesen | The Globe and Mail
Manitoba’s Premier says the Winnipeg Police Service will not be directly involved in the search of a landfill where at least two First Nations women were disposed of by a confessed serial killer.Wab Kinew told a media briefing held inside the legislative building on Thursday that his government is holding the responsibility for the search, as he laid out the plans for a multiyear operation at the Prairie Green landfill, north of the provincial capital.
June 20, 2024 - 22:00 | Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
The 2021 flood damaged more than 30 sites at the park, including the Othello Tunnels. Restoration work is expected to be completed and part of the park reopened by mid-July.
June 20, 2024 - 21:36 | Darrian Matassa-Fung | Global News - Canada
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