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BCE Inc. is selling off 45 of its 103 regional radio stations as it cuts nine per cent of its workforce, including journalists and other workers at its Bell Media subsidiary.
The affected stations are in British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada.
The company announced Thursday in an open letter signed by chief executive Mirko Bibic that 4,800 jobs “at all levels of the company” would be cut.
Honda has issued a recall for 66,846 vehicles in Canada due to possible complications with airbag sensors in front passenger seats.
The recall involves the Honda Accord, Civic, CR-V, Fit, HR-V, Insight, Odyssey, Pilot, Passport and Ridgeline, as well as the Acura MDX, RDX and TLX. The model years are between 2020 and 2022.
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Premier Danielle Smith is going further than any other Canadian leader in regulating transgender treatment and surgery. She will virtually outlaw any mention of sex in the classroom
Why on earth is she suddenly so determined to regulate things that aren’t even happening, including mythical transgender surgeries under age 18
It’s about her United Conservative Party, of course.
in November, UCP members will vote on a simple question: Do you approve of Leader Danielle Smith, yes or no?
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he is against the use of puberty blockers for transgender minors, arguing that children should be able to “make adult decisions when they become adults.”
He made the comment during a press conference on Parliament Hill on Wednesday after facing three consecutive days of questions from reporters on where he stands on Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s recently announced policies on children’s trans and sex-ed issues.
Canadian cybersecurity researchers are voicing concern and urging people to be vigilant after reports that a staggering 26 billion records have been exposed in a “supermassive leak.”
According to the organizations CyberNews and Security Discovery, data from popular platforms including LinkedIn, X (formerly known as Twitter), Dropbox and Adobe has been exposed in what the research team refers to as the “mother of all breaches.”
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#Air Quality
Calgary under special air quality statement
Another issue confronting Calgarians on Sunday was a decline in air quality. Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement, advising stagnant winter weather is creating elevated pollution levels. Poor air quality will continue until pollutants mix away from the surface, which could be as late as mid-week, it said.
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Have you checked all your tickets
As the one-year expiry date looms closer, the largest lottery win in Atlantic Canadian history is still yet to be paired with its rightful owner.
On April 15, 2023, Atlantic Lottery drew a winner for their $64 million Gold Ball jackpot and determined the ticket was purchased in Gloucester County, N.B. But as months passed and calls for the winner to come forward persisted, nothing but silence has been heard from the unidentified ticketholder.
B.C. residents will soon become the first in Canada to have access to an at-home, self-screening test for cervical cancer.
About 200 people are diagnosed with cervical cancer a year in the province, Premier David Eby said Tuesday morning.
He said doctors in B.C. have been looking for ways to improve the diagnosis of human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer.
Stay safe out there!
A major winter storm is expected to pass through parts of Ontario, bringing heavy snowfall and a risk of freezing rain.
Environment Canada says snow associated with a “major” winter storm is forecast to arrive Tuesday and continue into Wednesday morning, as it placed parts of central and eastern Ontario under a storm watch.
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The Alberta government directed the provincial health authority to remove the words “influenza” and “COVID” from advertisements for the province’s fall immunization campaign, and to wait before communicating with the public, as officials worked to launch the annual program amid warnings that cases of respiratory illnesses were rising, internal government documents show.
ccine benefits and efficacy.
Daylight Savings Time Ends Nov 5 2024.
As winter draws near, we’re already starting to experience shorter daylight hours and soon Canadians will be plunged into even more darkness for another four months.
Daylight saving time 2023 will come to an end on Nov. 5, so consider this a sign and set an alert so you don’t forget to adjust your clock back one hour when the time comes.
A more complete story of the couple killed in the bear attack in Banff Park Show more
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Liberal MP Greg Fergus has been elected the new Speaker of the House of Commons — and his first challenge will be to help Parliament turn the page on the embarrassing Yaroslav Hunka incident.
Fergus, who represents the Quebec riding of Hull-Aylmer near Ottawa, is the first Black Speaker of the Commons. He was picked by his colleagues through a secret ranked-ballot vote.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mps-vote-new-speaker-1.6984673
Two killed in bear attack in Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized.
While in the area, the response team encountered a grizzly bear displaying aggressive behaviour, Fay said, leading Parks Canada staff to euthanize it on-site for public safety.
https://calgaryherald.com/news/two-killed-in-bear-attack-at-banff-national-park-grizzly-euthanized
Canada's boreal forest is the largest forest in the world, wrapping right around Earth’s entire northern hemisphere like a giant green headband. It acts as the lungs of the planet, producing much of the air we breathe and influencing the world’s climate.
It is also the world’s largest source of surface freshwater.
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