As Nova Scotia politicians make their fall election promises, Julie Leggett is urging them to commit to helping people on income assistance stay cool during heat waves.
November 11, 2024 - 08:29 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A man from Calgary has been charged in the death of a pizza restaurant worker who sustained injuries when a pickup truck crashed into the building.RCMP say the 28-year-old is charged with criminal negligence causing death following Saturday’s crash, which happened just before the lunch hour at Boston Pizza in downtown Fort McMurray.Police have said the Ford F350 caused significant structural damage to the building at Franklin Avenue and Richard Street.
November 11, 2024 - 08:12 | | The Globe and Mail
As Nova Scotia politicians make their fall election promises, Julie Leggett is urging them to commit to helping people on income assistance stay cool during heat waves.The resident of New Glasgow, N.S., recently won an appeal board decision granting her a $450 reimbursement for an air conditioner, and she’s hoping the victory will become a wider policy in the Department of Community Services.The 44-year-old bought the air conditioner with a loan from a friend this summer because she couldn’t face another stretch of weeks during which the heat increased her chronic pain and added...
November 11, 2024 - 08:09 | Michael Tutton | The Globe and Mail
A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River.The claim is part of a long-running territorial disagreement between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Quebec government and neighbouring First Nations, and it comes as Hydro-Quebec looks to triple the province’s wind power capacity in co-operation with Indigenous communities.
November 11, 2024 - 08:03 | Maura Forrest | The Globe and Mail
This year's international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how Canada and other wealthy countries.
November 11, 2024 - 07:59 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A First Nation near Quebec City says the province and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects.
November 11, 2024 - 07:46 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada