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TSB report warns that unnoticed locomotive fires pose wildfire risk
The board says there have been at least 21 more on-board fires involving "remote" locomotives in the middle or at the end of a train since the incident in B.C., with 34 occurring in the 10 years before.
Aug 24, 2023 3:22 PM
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Prevent illegal mass data extraction, privacy authorities tell social media firms
OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog and some of his global counterparts are urging the largest social media companies to prevent bulk extraction of personal details from their websites.
Aug 24, 2023 3:18 PM
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The wildland-urban interface: why wildfire fatalities seem so prevalent in the U.S.
In the U.S., wildfires are becoming mass-casualty events — unlike in Canada, where an encroaching fire is still largely a matter of mass evacuations and narrow escapes.
Aug 24, 2023 2:44 PM
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Corporate ethics czar opens forced-labour probes against Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel
OTTAWA — Canada's corporate-ethics watchdog is investigating if Walmart, Hugo Boss and Diesel have forced labour in their supply chains.
Aug 24, 2023 2:33 PM
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Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness
LAVAL, Que. — A Montreal-area company has come up with a novel — if extreme — way to boost employee happiness: buying them a private island.
Aug 24, 2023 12:40 PM
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LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rules
Fran Forsberg fought years ago for a gender marker to be removed from her child's birth certificate. Now up against the Saskatchewan Party government's pronoun and naming changes in schools, she says she's prepared to fight again.
Aug 24, 2023 12:09 PM
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Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll
As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live.
Aug 24, 2023 9:39 AM
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OPP cancel Amber Alert after 3-month-old found safe, father in custody
ROSENEATH, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police have cancelled an Amber Alert for a three-month-old girl who has been found safe. Police say the child's father has been taken into custody. OPP say the girl was found safe in Roseneath, Ont.
Aug 24, 2023 6:10 AM
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In the news today: NWT officials turning residents back as wildfire threat remains
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... N.W.T.
Aug 24, 2023 3:15 AM
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'Astronomical costs': N.W.T. politicians to discuss next steps in wildfire crisis
YELLOWKNIFE — Wildfires threatening communities in the Northwest Territories were kept at bay Wednesday as politicians continued grappling with “astronomical” costs of fighting the blazes and how to eventually get people home. The N.W.T.
Aug 23, 2023 10:05 PM
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