Wildfire threat to Yellowknife deemed serious as parts of city on evacuation alert (www.cbc.ca)
The news briefing came on the heels of Yellowknife declaring an evacuation alert for parts of the city’s west end and Thompson declaring a territorial state of emergency due to wildfires and evacuations in many parts of the territory....
Sask. (Canada) high court upholds decision to not pay insurance to estate of man who died of drug overdose - CBC (www.cbc.ca)
Saskatchewan is fairly conservative leaning, from a Canadian perspective, so perhaps this isn’t surprising, but it’s a shame that drug use continues to be viewed through a criminal lens instead of a healthcare and mental health crisis....
Poland's education minister says he's 'taken steps' to extradite Yaroslav Hunka (www.cbc.ca)
RCMP charge Ottawa man tied to 'violent far-right ideology' with terrorism offences (www.cbc.ca)
Poland's education minister says he's 'taken steps' to extradite Yaroslav Hunka (www.cbc.ca)
Joly concerned for safety of India's diplomats after `unacceptable` protest poster appears (www.cbc.ca)
'These are my people': Seven years after fleeing war, refugee family reflects on life in Nova Scotia (www.cbc.ca)
The Hassan Haggar family moved to a small N.S. town in 2016
RCMP cited Standing Rock protests as 'evidence' to create controversial B.C. unit | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
RCMP used the anti-pipeline resistance at the Standing Rock reservation in 2016 to justify creating a unit in British Columbia to police similar opposition to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, newly released documents show.
Why do wildfires often ignite a firestorm of conspiracy theories? (www.cbc.ca)
Seeing Robbie Robertson through the lens of his film scores (www.cbc.ca)
Robbie Robertson never intended to get into the film industry, but the music he made was always cinematic in its own way. In a 2019 interview with Vulture, the songwriting force behind the Band explained his music-making process in a way that blurs the line between musician and filmmaker: “When it connects in my imagination...
Seeking a safe place for one of Canada's most endangered freshwater fish (www.cbc.ca)
5 baby emus get out of a Honda Fit ... (www.cbc.ca)
**Video at the top of the article **...
And that's a wrap: Edmonton restaurant chain wins auction for government donair costume (www.cbc.ca)
According to the provincial government website, there were more than 1,700 bids for the suit
don't let canada's nazism distract you from british columbia's nazism (www.cbc.ca)
TIL that the Canadian government will send you a flag that has been flown on top of the Parliament buildings. The current waiting list is over 100 years. (www.cbc.ca)
Who is the real Buffy Sainte-Marie? (www.cbc.ca)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/8084803...
9 people killed as U.S. army helicopters crash during training in Kentucky (www.cbc.ca)
World swimming federation confirms U.S. federal probe into Chinese athletes' doping tests (www.cbc.ca)
The international swimming federation says its executive director has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in 2021 yet could continue competing....
Giant sinkhole swallows part of Illinois soccer field where children often play (www.cbc.ca)
A giant sinkhole has swallowed the centre of a soccer complex that was built over an operating limestone mine in southern Illinois, taking down a large light pole and leaving a gaping chasm where squads of kids often play....
Canadian military planning for evacuation of 20,000 from Lebanon, says top commander (www.cbc.ca)
How the automobile industry turned us into SUV drivers (www.cbc.ca)
South Asian newcomers to Canada say online hate is taking a toll (www.cbc.ca)
South Asian newcomers to Canada say online hate is taking a toll (www.cbc.ca)
Megaconstellations of satellites are burning up in our atmosphere. That could have consequences (www.cbc.ca)
There are an estimated 11,500 tonnes of space objects orbiting Earth, which would include even the smallest pieces around one millimetre in size (likely satellite collisions). But there are far larger objects in space, including spent rocket stages and upwards of 9,000 functioning satellites. More than half of them are SpaceX...