Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Matthew Scace
Publication Date: June 6, 2025 - 16:15
Coal mines on Alberta’s eastern slopes are poisoning fish populations, study says
June 6, 2025
Old coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies are leaching chemicals that are poisoning the fish downstream, says a new study by Alberta government scientists.It also suggests any new coal developments could result in “population collapse” of fish species in a nearby lake.
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Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health says six infants have been born with congenital measles since an outbreak began last fall, adding they were infected in the womb through mothers who were not vaccinated.Dr. Kieran Moore says these infants recovered, but their infections could have been prevented if their mothers had been vaccinated and protected from contracting measles.
June 9, 2025 - 06:49 | Hannah Alberga | The Globe and Mail
Lower taxes, better income, more take-home pay, billions in health care, and education investment: these are the promises made in the recent Government of Alberta advertising campaign to encourage workers to move to the province.
After the success of the 2022 Alberta Is Calling campaign, which attracted thousands of interprovincial migrants to Alberta, the province ran a new campaign, called Better Here, late last year. This time, the government hoped to woo public sector workers from other provinces, implying that they would make more money if they moved. But Albertan nurses, paramedics...
June 9, 2025 - 06:30 | Kena Shah | Walrus
Good morning. Canada is set to announce it will hit NATO’s 2-per-cent military spending goal, just in time for the target to shift. More on that below, plus DHL’s lockout and what to wear to weddings this season. Let’s get to it.TOP STORY
June 9, 2025 - 06:23 | Sierra Bein | The Globe and Mail
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