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In addition to hearts and lungs, wildfire smoke may mess with the human brain, emerging research suggests.
Fine particulate matter carried in wildfire smoke can enter the brain via the bloodstream, causing inflammation and oxidative stress, a condition resulting from too many cell-damaging molecules called free radicals and not enough antioxidants to mop them up, one theory holds.
Recently, scientists have linked exposure to wildfire smoke to increased risks for impaired cognitive function, memory loss, greater odds of being...
June 6, 2025 - 17:27 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Prairie wildfires developed on two fronts Friday as 1,000 more Manitoba residents were forced to flee their homes, while Saskatchewan’s RCMP laid charges against alleged fire-starters.Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe told a news conference that two people have been charged with setting wildfires.
June 6, 2025 - 17:20 | Aaron Sousa | The Globe and Mail
Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside after breakfast. He had been sleeping at the shelter for about a month “this time” and said that after several years of homelessness, walking “the beat” during the day when the shelter isn’t open has become harder as he gets older.
June 6, 2025 - 17:08 | Ashley Joannou | The Globe and Mail
The search for Travis Decker has expanded to include a popular hiking trail that leads directly into Canada.
June 6, 2025 - 17:00 | Michelle Butterfield | Global News - Canada
Sgt. Steve Addison says the 30-year-old Vancouver man had no prior interactions with local authorities on either criminal or mental health grounds.
June 6, 2025 - 16:55 | | CBC News - Canada
Court documents show that a man accused of a femicide in Gloucester and a stabbing at The Royal had also been involved in a third arrest the day before those incidents. Read More
June 6, 2025 - 16:54 | Sadeen Mohsen | Ottawa Citizen
