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The partner of a victim in Monday’s avalanche that killed three snow sport veterans in British Columbia’s Purcell Mountains says she tried to dig him out and revive him after arriving on the scene.Whistler-based professional snowboarder and filmmaker Leanne Pelosi says on social media that it’s “absolutely beyond devastating” to share news of Jeff Keenan’s death.Keenan, who was also a pro snowboarder and had a young son with Pelosi, was among a group of heli-skiers swept away by the avalanche in southeast B.C.
March 26, 2025 - 20:10 | | The Globe and Mail
B.C. legal centre says it is overwhelmed with immigration requests from transgender Americans.
March 26, 2025 - 20:04 | | CBC News - Canada
The head of Saskatoon’s only safe consumption site says she saw the current drug crisis coming.Kayla DeMong, executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction, says that since January, staff at the facility have spent their days responding to drug overdoses, reviving four to six people at any given time.She said a more toxic supply of drugs entered the city earlier this year and she flagged to public officials that something needed to be done.
March 26, 2025 - 20:00 | Jeremy Simes | The Globe and Mail
Multiple firefighters received minor injuries while battling a blaze on Fernbank Road in the Stittsville neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon, Ottawa Fire Services said. Read More
March 26, 2025 - 19:53 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is reducing the industrial carbon levy to zero.He says the move makes Saskatchewan the first “fully carbon tax free” province, saving ratepayers money on their electricity bills.Moe says the measure will also make businesses more competitive amid tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
March 26, 2025 - 19:52 | Jeremy Simes | The Globe and Mail
In addition to the fencing, the changes also include 24-7 on site security and a stamp system, which will require tent city residents to show their stamp to re-enter the site.
March 26, 2025 - 19:49 | Klaudia Van Emmerik | Global News - Canada
