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01.09 / 04:45

Wildlife BC Wildfire BC wildfires Disaster Bears Bears force 160 people to pull out of B.C. wildfire crew camp

About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in British Columbia’s Interior have pulled out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls “persistent bear activity.”

30.08 / 13:19

School mask mandates again? Why some experts believe it’s a good idea

As cases of COVID-19 increase across the country, some health experts are hoping schools will reinstate mask mandates in order to help stop the spread of the virus and other respiratory illnesses as fall approaches and warnings of a “tridemic” grow.

30.08 / 05:31

Lowe's Immunic country Canada: First case of highly mutated Omicron COVID variant BA.2.86 detected in British Columbia

Also read: Highly mutated COVID variant BA.2.86 detected in 2 more countries, but 'pandemic in a different phase’, says WHO The BA.2.86 lineage, which was initially detected in Denmark last month, boasts over 35 mutations in significant portions of the virus when compared to the XBB.1.5 variant, which had been the predominant strain throughout most of 2023. The United States, Switzerland, and Israel have also reported cases of this new variant.

30.08 / 05:05

veteran Canada’s oldest Second World War veteran laid to rest in British Columbia

Jewish Independent, after the war, Sinclair started the Sinclair Bros. Garage and Auto Wrecking in Richmond with his youngest brother Joe, and ended up bringing numerous family members to B.C.In the 1960s he moved to Los Angeles with his wife seeking a drier climate for health reasons, but eventually moved back to British Columbia.

30.08 / 03:21

UPS Waves show Canada detects first case of highly mutated coronavirus variant BA.2.86

Canada has detected its first case of coronavirus infection from the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant of Omicron in a person in British Columbia who had not traveled outside the Pacific province, health officials said on Tuesday. The individual is not hospitalized, and the detection of BA.2.86 virus has not changed the risk to people in British Columbia, the province's top doctor, Bonnie Henry, and Health Minister Adrian Dix said in a joint statement. «It was not unexpected for BA.2.86 to show up in Canada and the province,» they said. "COVID-19 continues to spread globally, and the virus continues to adapt." The BA.2.86 lineage, first detected in Denmark last month, carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023.

29.08 / 15:21

Blockchain Mining NVIDIA GPU Bitcoin generative AI Iris Energy buys 248 Nvidia GPUs worth $10M for generative AI & Bitcoin mining

Nasdaq-listed Iris Energy has bought 248 state of the art Nvidia H100 GPUs for $10 million as it looks to explore opportunities in generative AI in addition to its core business focus on Bitcoin mining.

28.08 / 16:47

Waves FIVE Action Compilation Strategy RBC show Canadian banks face squeeze between climate expectations and market pressures

TORONTO — In May, Canadian banks offered support to those affected by an early wave of wildfires in Alberta. In June, they extended the offer to those hit in Nova Scotia, and some expanded it further as fires also raged in Quebec and Ontario.

27.08 / 12:45

Climate change Wildfires Canada economy reputation Extreme weather is putting Canada’s reputation as tourist destination at risk

Wildfires have displaced residents and restricted travel in some areas across Canada this summer just as the country looks to revive tourism business after years of pandemic-related restrictions.

27.08 / 11:21

BC ‘It’s happening right now’: World leaders in B.C. for climate change meeting

Politicians and environmental leaders from more than 180 countries have been in Vancouver, B.C., this week, with many pledging to accelerate action on climate change and biodiversity loss at the assembly of the Global Environment Facility.

25.08 / 20:01

economy Environment Oil Construction Trans boost Costs ‘Previously unidentified’ landfill woes boost Trans Mountain pipeline costs

A Trans Mountain company report reveals new details about what triggered massive cost overruns within its pipeline expansion project, including problems it says were caused by an abandoned landfill site.

25.08 / 15:47

UPS Extreme Aware Morningstar country Growing wildfire risk will result in rising insurance premiums, experts say

TORONTO — Canadian insurers are grappling with the higher risk of wildfires as this year’s fire season breaks records, and experts say rising premiums are just one way the industry is seeking to adapt to the changing landscape.

25.08 / 12:59

COST UPS Citi Dreams Adventure beautiful Higher prices are driving some resort community residents to leave: ‘There is a sadness’

This is the fifth instalment of New Roots, a series from Global News that will look at how evolving migration patterns and affordability challenges have changed life in communities across Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic.

22.08 / 20:33

Facebook UPS BLOCK Platform Instagram country trudeau Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Facebook of putting profits over people’s safety during Canada’s wildfire emergencies

22.08 / 01:59

Citi Waters Pool Remark Southern country France on red alert, ‘intense and long-lasting’ heatwave creating ‘heat dome’

Also read: Wildfire spreads on Spain's Tenerife island, forces thousands to flee homes "Some records could be broken, notably on Tuesday in the Rhone valley with 40-42C expected," said the national weather service Meteo France. The heatwave is described as "intense and long-lasting" and arriving "particularly late in the season." This weather phenomenon results from a period of high pressure that has created a "heat dome" over the country. In 2022, following a suffocating summer of record temperatures and forest fires, France, for the most part, experienced a typical holiday period this year, avoiding the intense heat that scorched southern Europe in July.

21.08 / 21:47

Insurance Wildfires Northwest Territories BC Wildfire Yellowknife What to know about home insurance if you’ve been displaced by B.C. or N.W.T. wildfires

All standard homeowner and tenant insurance policies cover damage caused by wildfires, and also provide coverage to help with the cost of mass evacuations, according to the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC).

21.08 / 17:53

Wildfires Canada News trudeau Wildfires in B.C., N.W.T. causing ‘apocalyptic devastation,’ Trudeau says

wildfires in British Columbia and the Northwest Territories have caused “apocalyptic devastation” in those regions, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday.A state of emergency has been declared in B.C., where hundreds of fires across the province have forced mass evacuations. In N.W.T., all residents of the territory’s capital have been ordered to evacuate because of the threat of an encroaching wildfire.Trudeau, speaking in Cornwall, P.E.I., ahead of a Liberal cabinet retreat, said he met with several N.W.T evacuees on Friday in Edmonton, where they had driven for hours to find safety from the Yellowknife-area fires.“People are facing horrific situations.

21.08 / 13:55

UPS Lowe's FIVE TSX Oil prices TSX futures rise on higher gold, oil prices

(Reuters) — Futures for Canada's main index edged higher on Monday, setting stocks for a rebound after a sharp selloff last week, driven by a rise in oil and precious metal prices, while investors await Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's Jackson Hole speech.

21.08 / 12:11

UPS MET Man Strategy show cover banking system How Home Bank's collapse 100 years ago changed Canada's banking system forever

On a warm Friday afternoon on Aug. 17, 1923, a determined mother of two boys — one five, the other four — left her home in Toronto’s Cabbagetown and headed to the bank. Mrs. Hill was fretting about the coming winter, paying for coal and winter clothes for the boys she still called her “babies.” Her husband worked “odd jobs” and had “nearly starved himself” to save the $40 Mrs. Hill had tucked away in her purse. Last winter it was her parents that came through with money for coal and clothes. This winter her family would pay their way, she thought.

20.08 / 09:31

UPS Citi Extreme Parke cover Wildfire spreads on Spain's Tenerife island, forces thousands to flee homes

Also read: British Columbia wildfires intensify: Authorities warn of difficult days ahead Evacuations were ordered throughout Saturday due to worsening weather conditions overnight. At a news conference late on Saturday, the head of Tenerife's local government Rosa Davila described the fire as "devastating" and said it had forced new evacuations.

20.08 / 02:17

Citi MET Highways Southern country Evacuations British Columbia British Columbia wildfires intensify, doubling evacuations to over 35,000

Canada's western province of British Columbia intensified further on Saturday, doubling the number of people under an evacuation order to 35,000 from a day earlier, as authorities warned of difficult days ahead. The province declared a state of emergency on Friday, to access temporary authoritative powers to tackle fire-related risks, as out-of-control fires ripped through interior British Columbia and partially shut down some sections of a key transit route between the Pacific coast and the rest of western Canada, and destroyed many properties. «The current situation is grim,» Premier Daniel Eby told reporters on Saturday, saying some 35,000 people are under an evacuation order, and a further 30,000 were under evacuation alert.

20.08 / 02:01

British Columbia British Columbia wildfires intensify: Authorities warn of difficult days ahead

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