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Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg to retire in October
Toronto Fire Chief Matthew Pegg announced on Friday that he plans to retire officially in October after more than three decades of active service.Pegg, who has been fire chief since 2016, said in a letter in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he told his command team on Friday morning of his intentions to step down. His last day on the job will be Oct. 4, 2024."I am deeply appreciative to be able to retire healthy, after more than 32 years of active service as a firefighter, eight as chief," he
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What La Niña could mean for Canada’s upcoming summer
Folks along the East Coast should prepare for a long hurricane season ahead
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Severe geomagnetic storm may spark widespread auroras over Canada on Friday
Fingers crossed for clear conditions Friday night as the potential grows for widespread auroras across Canada
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VideoCanadian Blood Services apologizes to LGBTQ+ groups for donation ban
Canadian Blood Services has apologized to LGBTQ+ groups for a past policy that banned gay and bisexual men from donating blood until 2022. CEO Graham Sher said the apology was directed at those who were prevented from donating, the broader LGBTQ+ community, and Canadian Blood Services employees, including those who were put in a position of having to defend the policy to their own communities. (May 10, 2024)
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VideoStrong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in US
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth could produce northern lights in the U.S. and potentially disrupt power and communications this weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning Friday.
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B.C. Finance Minister Katrine Conroy won't seek re-election
Katrine Conroy, B.C.'s minister of finance, will not be running in the next provincial election.On Friday, she shared the news from Castlegar, B.C., a community in her riding of Kootenay West, about 150 kilometres southeast of Kelowna.Conroy was first elected as MLA for West Kootenay-Boundary in 2005. She became the minister of children and family development in 2017, took over the Ministry of Forests in 2020 and in 2022, Conroy was appointed minister of finance. Conroy, 66, said she wants to sp
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Video‘Difficult’ conversations need to be had with industry on temporary foreign workers: Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Friday, following a meeting of provincial and territorial ministers, that “difficult” conversations need to be had with industry when it comes to reducing the number of temporary foreign workers. He suggested that Canadian businesses may have become “addicted” to foreign workers.
