Carl Meyer
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May 14th 2019
Last year, six scientists in Canada made a startling discovery: rampant wildfires unleashed by climate change will help push the black-backed woodpecker population to the brink of annihilation in eastern Canada. Combined with disturbances caused by logging, the outlook is particularly grim.
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Facebook is rolling out a new “one strike” rule for its live video service following the New Zealand mosque killings, banning users for a period of time after their first violation of company policy.
Carl Meyer
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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The world is preparing for climate-driven migration in the worst way possible, not by attempting to mitigate and tackle the root causes of climate change, but with increased militarization and tougher immigration policies.
Toula Drimonis
Opinion, US News, Energy, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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RCMP in Saskatchewan are investigating a video on social media that they say shows someone burning a Nazi flag which a man claimed to have removed from a rural home.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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Environment advocates say Canadian senators are bowing to pressure from the energy industry to gut new environmental-assessment legislation and they fear the Liberal government is going to do the same.
Mia Rabson
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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The BC Wildfire Service has come through its busiest period of the young 2019 wildfire season, responding to several blazes, including one that prompted an evacuation order west of Prince George.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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The Canadian Forces will maintain soldiers in Quebec to remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding, Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said on Monday, May 13, 2019.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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Scientists have warned that governments have about 11 years to enact large-scale climate legislation to stop global warming
Emily Holden
News
| May 14th 2019
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Things are going to get worse for Ontario’s workers, due to decisions by Doug Ford’s government to cut funding to workers’ health and safety programs. The Progressive Conservative government is cutting the number of proactive inspections and safety inspectors and support for injured workers.
Nora Loreto
Opinion, Politics
| May 13th 2019
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The British Columbia government needs to set clear goals and a firm timeline if it launches a public inquiry into money laundering, says a former provincial attorney general who led an exhaustive probe of missing and murdered women.
Laura Kane
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio.
Colette Derworiz
News, Politics
| May 14th 2019
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