The City of Yellowknife stated a state of regional emergency situation Monday night, pointing out an impending wildfire risk.
Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.’s south coast to Interior, striking 40 C
Environment Canada is anticipating hot and damp weather condition for parts of B.C. for much of the week.
By 4 p.m. Monday, a minimum of 12 everyday heat records had actually fallen, exceeding the 8 that fell Sunday.
The 40 degrees Celsius standard was likewise broken for the very first time in Canada this year, with the mercury striking 40.5 near Lytton in the southern Interior and 40.1 at Lillooet in the Fraser Valley on Monday afternoon.
Here’s what else we’re seeing …
How the feds might press cities to build more houses — with a carrot or stick
As Canada deals with a huge housing crunch, finding out how to get cities to build more houses is ending up being a significant focus for federal political leaders.
The federal government released the Housing Accelerator Fund this year, offering cities the opportunity to make an application for additional financing towards efforts that would increase the housing supply.
Leveraging federal dollars to get more housing developed is likewise something Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has actually required, although he has actually selected to approach the problem with a stick, rather of a carrot.
Poilievre has actually sworn to keep federal financing from towns that don’t build more housing, and says a Conservative federal government would support just those transit jobs with thick housing around stations.
HOUSEMAID in Quebec not viewed as remarkable: physician
The head of the independent body that keeps track of medical help in passing away in Quebec says he frets the practice is no longer being seen by the public as a last option.
Dr. Michel Bureau says Quebecers have actually stopped valuing housemaid as a remarkable practice for individuals with incurable health problems whose suffering is excruciating.
He says he anticipates that more than 7 percent of all deaths in the province this year will be doctor-assisted – more than anywhere else on the planet.
Earlier this month, Bureau’s commission sent a memo to medical professionals advising them of the rigorous guidelines governing who is qualified for a physician-assisted death.
Power failure and high winds require brand-new B.C. ferryboat company to cancel very first cruisings
The inaugural cruisings for a guest ferryboat in between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C., were cancelled Monday since of unseasonably high winds and an over night power failure.
Hullo CEO Alastair Caddick said the business needed to make the “very unfortunate decision” to cancel cruisings scheduled for the early morning.
The business later on cancelled all Monday cruisings, along with cruisings for Tuesday, with want to resume on Wednesday.
Caddick said travelers are not surprisingly dissatisfied, however the business needed to “adopt a deliberately conservative approach while we get our sea legs in these kind of conditions.”
Edmonton restaurant chain wins fiercely objected to auction for donair outfit
Bidders revealed that they had a cravings for a one-of-a-kind food-based outfit.
The winning quote for a donair outfit being auctioned off by the Alberta federal government was noted at $16,025 when bidding closed on Monday night.
Edmonton restaurant chain PrimeTime Donair has actually validated that it won the auction.
Service Alberta says the outfit was bought in 2015 for a traffic safety video about the dangers of driving high up on marijuana — however the video was never ever made.
This report by The Canadian Press was very first released August 15, 2023.
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