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Ford 'not at all' worried about First Nations Ring of Fire lawsuit

Ford 'not at all' worried about First Nations Ring of Fire lawsuit

Ford also confirmed The Trillium's reporting about his plans to pressure Ottawa over military planes
U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I

U.S. destroys last of its declared chemical weapons, closing a deadly chapter dating to World War I

Workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky destroyed rockets filled with GB nerve agent
OPP launch text response for certain incident calls

OPP launch text response for certain incident calls

Keeping call centres lines open, text responses coming into effect for non-emergent calls.
Postmedia, Toronto Star owner Nordstar end their merger discussions

Postmedia, Toronto Star owner Nordstar end their merger discussions

Both companies said via press releases that regulatory and financial uncertainty played a role
BEYOND LOCAL: Kids Help Phone enlists AI to tackle 'enormous' demand

BEYOND LOCAL: Kids Help Phone enlists AI to tackle 'enormous' demand

Artificial Intelligence will be able to recognize key words and speech patterns from young people who reach out, allowing busy counsellors to zero in on what that caller needs
CANADA: Online News Act creates 'moment of reckoning' for publishers

CANADA: Online News Act creates 'moment of reckoning' for publishers

In response to Bill C-18, Meta and Google have said they will remove news by Canadian journalism outlets from their sites before the law comes into force
Record-breaking wildfire season to stay hot for months: officials

Record-breaking wildfire season to stay hot for months: officials

Wildfires to be abnormally intense throughout July and into August, Natural Resources Canada projected Thursday
BEYOND LOCAL: As extreme heat worsens, expert calls access to cooling a human right

BEYOND LOCAL: As extreme heat worsens, expert calls access to cooling a human right

Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, has sought to bring attention to the need for greater heat adaptation as Canada is set to experience higher daily temperatures and longer heat waves under climate change
CANADA: Record-breaking fire season will continue for months: officials

CANADA: Record-breaking fire season will continue for months: officials

Atlantic provinces and eastern Quebec are expected to see more normal conditions in August, but other parts of the country can expect the severity forecast to be well above average, projections show
ONTARIO: Top doc links spread of tick-borne illness to climate change

ONTARIO: Top doc links spread of tick-borne illness to climate change

Over the last 20 years there has been a rise in the incidence of Lyme disease as ticks are able to survive the winters, says Dr. Kieran Moore