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Publication Date: August 12, 2025 - 20:11
Thousands preparing to flee as fire roars near Newfoundland's capital
August 12, 2025
Officials have asked thousands of people in and around Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city to be ready to flee a roaring wildfire at a moment’s notice. Sharlene Johnson, who lives in Conception Bay South near St. John’s, says the situation is terrifying.
B.C. farmers who own 400 ostriches ordered destroyed because of bird flu plan to ask Canada’s highest court to once again delay the cull, arguing that the birds are healthy and have posed no threat for months.Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewater, B.C., said the family is determined to take their case to the Supreme Court of Canada after the Federal Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency was operating within its mandate when it concluded the birds should be destroyed.
August 22, 2025 - 20:54 | Nancy Macdonald, Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
A Calgary senior is speaking out in the hopes that others won't fall victim to the same tactics after they were the victim of a distraction theft earlier in August.
August 22, 2025 - 20:52 | Drew Stremick | Global News - Canada
Ottawa city councillors will be asked to vote on a three-day suspension of pay for one of their own at their next meeting on Aug. 27. Read More
August 22, 2025 - 20:20 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
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