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Montreal hit by wildfire aftermath ahead of Canadian Grand Prix
GPFans
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June 9, 2025
Montreal is dealing with the aftermath of a series of wildfires ahead of this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, as over 200 fires continue to burn across Canada in the lead-up to the race. The 2025 Canadian GP will be held at Circuit Gilles...
Opinion: Beef is becoming a luxury item in Canada
SaskToday.ca
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June 9, 2025
Canadian beef prices have surged due to a shrinking cattle herd, high transportation costs and potential market collusion. With summer weather settling in, Canadians are returning to a familiar ritual—firing up the barbecue. But as they approach...
Deep-Sea Mining: Canadian firm dismisses EU call for moratorium
EurActiv
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June 9, 2025
Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) is ready to begin extracting valuable minerals in international waters, with US backing, dismissing a fresh call from Brussels to first assess the potential environmental impact. With the United Nations Ocean...
‘General acceptance’: A year of banning cellphones in Canadian classrooms
CityNews Halifax
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June 9, 2025
EDMONTON — Sixteen-year-old Roha Akram was skeptical when teachers in Calgary announced a cellphone ban during the first assembly of the school year. “I was like, ‘No one’s going to follow this,'” the Grade 11 student recalled of the change in...
News diary 9-15 June: New US travel ban, Trooping the Colour, G7 Summit in Canada
Press Gazette
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June 9, 2025
A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Leading the week Monday (June 9): Keir Starmer hosts talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte; Ofwat head at committee session on water sector...
COMMENTARY: Uranium mining is ‘safe and environmentally responsible’
Cape Breton Post
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June 9, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Cape Breton Opinion Published Jun 08, 2025 • 3 minute read Sean Kirby, executive director of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia: "Uranium mining today is very different from what it was when Nova Scotia banned it almost...
Preserving the Past and Powering the Future of Canadian Animation: Inside the NFB and Telefilm’s Industry-Leading Support Strategies
Variety
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June 9, 2025
At a time when independent and international animation are more influential than ever, two of Canada’s key cultural institutions — the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Telefilm Canada — are taking bold steps to reinforce the country’s...
Air quality alert: Breathing is not guaranteed as smoke from Canada’s infernos chokes cities from Toronto to New York
The Economic Times
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June 8, 2025
After days of a heavy grey haze blanketing southern Canada, air‑quality alerts were lifted across most of Québec and Ontario on Sunday, June 8. Environment Canada reported that a shift in wind patterns and light rainfall pushed smoke eastward,...
Canadian firm signs deal for titanium exploration on Morocco’s Atlantic Coast
Hespress
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June 8, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Economy Hespress ENSunday 8 June 2025 - 15:42 Steadright Critical Minerals Inc., a Canadian company specializing in critical mineral exploration, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Moroccan firm NSM...
Global warming speeding drought process
Winnipeg Free Press
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June 7, 2025
Opinion With 95 per cent of this year’s crop seeded as of this week, Manitoba farmers are again watching the skies for rain, along with thousands of firefighters and the tens of thousands of people displaced by wildfires across Western Canada....
Food is food: It’s time to stop taxing restaurant meals in Canada
Daily Hive Vancouver
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Food is essential and should not be taxed. It’s a simple truth, and one that should guide federal tax policy, yet in Canada, only some food is tax-free. Groceries are exempt from GST and HST, but restaurant meals continue to be taxed. That...
Expectation that Carney will reset Canada's China policy
China Daily Global
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WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY China is willing to work with Canada, in the spirit of looking to the future, to promote the steady improvement of bilateral relations, bring them onto the track of sound and steady development, and strive for win-win...
Parksville's first-in-Canada sensory-friendly chiropractic business has new office
Parksville-Qualicum Beach News
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June 8, 2025
Dr. Emily Roback says a patient’s environment can help them heal When the doorbell is pressed outside Ivy League Chiropractic, Dr. Emily Roback gets a notification on her smart watch which shows a video of her patient waiting outside. Roback can...
Canada must take action to prevent climate-related migration
The Conversation
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June 8, 2025
As wildfire season begins, the destructive impacts of climate change are being felt across Canada. Several communities in northern Saskatchewan have been issued evacuation orders due to wildfires. In Manitoba, Pimicikamak Cree Nation worked to...
Canada’s most southern town is in Ontario and has the warmest climate of any city in the province
Toronto.com
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On the hunt for a sunny vacation right here in Ontario? Look no further. Canada’s southernmost town, nestled on the north shore of Lake Erie, is known as Ontario’s “sunniest little gem” and has the warmest climate of any city in the province....
‘National Interest’ Projects Bill Ignites Wave of Indigenous, Environmental Opposition
The Energy Mix
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June 8, 2025
Environmental assessment specialists, nature protection advocates, Indigenous leaders, and other climate and energy analysts are aghast at the scope and potential impacts of the legislation introduce Friday by Prime Minister Mark Carney’s...
Canada’s Wildfires Cause Poor Air Quality Across the U.S.
Times News Global
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June 8, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (AP) — Smoke from devastating wildfires in Canada continued to create hazardous air quality in parts of the Midwest on June 5, 2025. Areas in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan reported “very unhealthy” conditions due to the...
Tariffs, Steel, and Canadian Decline: Theme Parks See Struggles Ahead This Summer
Inside the Magic
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June 8, 2025
Uncertainty around tariffs is starting to cause some serious issues in the theme park industry, according to the nation’s theme park lobby arm. While many parks stocked up on goods from other countries before the tariffs took effect, those goods...
Canadian universities grapple with evaluating students amid AI cheating fears
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 8, 2025
Canada's post-secondary institutions are looking for new ways to assess students as they respond to fears about AI being used to cheat on exams. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most university exams were moved online. Then came generative AI tools...
Annual AIDS run/walk in Liverpool canceled due to pollution from Canadian wildfires
Syracuse.com - New York
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June 8, 2025
Liverpool, N.Y. — The 33rd Annual AIDS 5K Walk/Run planned Sunday at Onondaga Lake Park in Liverpool was cancelled due to unhealthy air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke. The air quality Sunday was at a level that can affect sensitive groups...