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CBC
Thousands without power as Nova Scotia faces heavy winds and rainfall
Parts of Nova Scotia are without power as the province deals with heavy rainfall and winds Sunday.As of 1:00 p.m., 14,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were without power, in the Halifax, Annapolis Valley, Lunenburg, Yarmouth, Truro and Antigonish areas, among others.In Halifax, police say they were on the scene near Robie Street and North Street, where high winds had knocked a tree down. They’re asking people to steer clear of the area while crews respond. Environment Canada says most of mainland
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CBC
Physicians sound alarm over unfilled Ontario residency spots
Physicians in Ontario are sounding the alarm as new data shows more than a hundred spaces reserved for training new family doctors have gone unfilled.Each year, medical school graduates decide what type of medicine they want to specialize in. The Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) matches graduates with residency placements at medical schools in two rounds.There were 108 unfilled family medicine spots out of a total of 560 in Ontario following the first round of this year’s match, up fr
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Global News
Carbon tax debate ‘sucking all of the oxygen out of the room’: Canadian Climate Institute
The Liberal government survived a non-confidence motion from the Conservative Party, which called for an immediate stop to the upcoming carbon price increase. The non-confidence vote came as a new report revealed that the industrial price on carbon played a larger role in reducing emissions than the one imposed on households. ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson speaks with Canadian Climate Institute President Rick Smith about his new report, the political debate over the carbon tax, and more.
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CBC
Person found dead at house fire: Regina Fire Department
One person was found dead by firefighters at a house fire early Sunday, according to the Regina Fire Department.At about 2:00 a.m. CST on Sunday Regina fire said crews responded to house fire, and say heavy smoke and fire was visible on the main floor when they arrived at the scene, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.The fire department said it was called to a home on the 2500 block of Elliot Street — located near Miller Comprehensive High School.During the search of the home th
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The Canadian Press
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ is No. 1 with $45.2M, Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Immaculate’ lands in fourth
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghost busting is still a good business. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” collected $45.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Sony Pictures the studio’s first No. 1 film since last summer. The opening weekend for “Frozen Empire,” in 4,345 theaters, was nearly exactly the same as the $44 million launch for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” in 2021. “Afterlife” rebooted the franchise with a sequel built around the descendants (Carrie Coon, Fi
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CBC
Hundreds protest updated B.C. permanent residency guidelines
Hundreds of people, many of them international master’s students, gathered in downtown Vancouver on Saturday to protest a recent update to a program that offers a pathway to permanent residency.On Tuesday, the province announced updated guidelines for its provincial nominee program (PNP), which sees B.C. invite immigrants to fill certain high priority jobs and become Canadian permanent residents.Master’s students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are no longer automatica
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CBC
Alberta’s Squeal on Pigs campaign seeing success in battle against wild boar
A program that helps Albertans identify signs of wild pigs is helping get rid of some of the destructive animals in the province. Reported sightings of wild boars have doubled in the three years since the launch of a public information program called Squeal on Pigs, said Megan Evans, executive director of the Alberta Invasive Species Council.The reports are relayed to a team of trappers, jointly hired by the Alberta government and Alberta Pork in November 2020. According to the province, 314 pig
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The Hill
Trump spirals as bond deadline in fraud case nears
The eye-popping judgment against former President Trump in his New York fraud case has laid bare his precarious financial status, a matter that has sent the notoriously incensed real estate mogul off the rails. In Truth Social posts, Trump has laid out mini diatribes lambasting the judge and attorney general in the case, claiming they…
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CBC
How a St. John’s group wants to help you stop replacing, and start repairing, your appliances
Daniel O’Keeffe, a volunteer with the St. John’s Tool Library, was able to save his broken rice cooker from the landfill with a small repair. (Heather Barrett/CBC)The St. John’s Tool Library is helping people save some money – and some appliances – by helping to repair broken household amenities.Daniel O’Keeffe, a volunteer at the tool library, says he was able to fix his busted rice cooker with a little know-how and persistence, allowing him to repair the kitchen gadget instead of replacing it.
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Bloomberg
Russia’s Oil Is Finally Getting Snarled by Sanctions
(Bloomberg) — The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is finally getting some grit in its gears.Most Read from BloombergHarassment and Drugs Plagued a Citigroup Division for YearsRussia Mourns 133 Killed in Deadliest Moscow Attack in DecadesGucci’s China Shock Reverberates Across the Luxury LandscapePutin’s Ukraine Plan at Heart of Response to Moscow AttackHong Kong Reports Its Highest March Temperature in 140 YearsIndian oil refiners — Moscow’s second-biggest custom
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CBC
Halifax senior stuck with $45K bill for new sewer, water lines before she can sell her duplex
A Halifax senior says major roadblocks stalling the sale of the home she’s lived in for 50 years should be a cautionary tale for people who own older duplexes around the city.Arlene Best, 78, moved into assisted living at Northwood’s Halifax campus last fall, and has been trying for months to subdivide and sell her half of a duplex on Marilyn Drive in the Southdale area of Dartmouth.She said she planned to rely on money from the sale to pay her rent and bills, but Halifax Water requires new sewe
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The Canadian Press
2 crew members die during ‘incident’ on Holland America cruise ship
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Two crew members on a Holland America cruise ship died during an “incident” in the ship’s engineering space, the cruise line said. The unidentified crew members died Friday while the Florida-based Nieuw Amsterdam was at Half Moon Cay in the Bahamas, Holland America said in a statement. Authorities were notified and the cause of the accident is being investigated, the cruise line said. Crew members were being offered counseling. “All of us at Holland America Line are
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Esta es la única construcción humana que se ve desde el espacio; pocos la conocen | NTN24.COM
A través de los años se ha hablado de la inmensidad de ciertos territorios del planeta Tierra que los hace ver visibles desde el espacio o la Estación Espacial Internacional (ISS). El monte Everest y el río amazonas son algunas de las pocas creaciones de la naturaleza que se puede avistar desde afuera del planeta.