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Much of southern Manitoba is under a fog advisory on Wednesday morning, Environment Canada says. The fog has and is expected to cause near zero visibility, the weather agency said in its advisory issued shortly after 4 a.m. Wednesday. The advisory stretches from Manitoba’s southeastern corner, up into the Interlake, and as far west as…
A long-discussed, often-studied, never-built Red Deer River dam proposal dating back decades is being dusted off and resurrected by the provincial government. A request for proposals (RFP) has been issued for a feasibility study of a new dam and reservoir east of Red Deer to address water availability concerns and provide irrigation for farming in…
Following a summer with intense rain and continuous heat, local apple and pumpkin farmers are weighing in on how their growing seasons turned out. Tyler Downey is the owner of Downey’s Big Apple Farm in Maryhill, just outside of Breslau. The farm has been operating locally since 2019, but his father opened the first Downey’s…
White Coat Black Art26:30Hot as hell Britnee Miazek didn’t immediately make the connection between her periods stopping and her job as a second-year ironworker apprentice in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. It was only after a three-month stint in 2023 working on top of the coke ovens used in the steel-making process that the 35-year-old began to notice a pattern. “As…
Windsor Morning10:08Bus and school officials answer questions arising from string of fog days Students in Essex County weren’t picked up by their school buses on three consecutive mornings this week because of fog. While similar strings of cancellations have happened in recent memory when there is inclement winter weather, Chris Arthurs says it’s out of the ordinary for…
Current legislation to protect Prince Edward Island’s coastlines doesn’t go far enough, provincial politicians were told on Thursday. Researchers with the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation appeared before a legislative standing committee to talk about the state of P.E.I.’s coasts. In late 2023, the UPEI-affiliated centre released a report outlining 16 policy recommendations…
It’s been a rough stretch for many Canadian ranchers, with drought, pandemic-rattled supply chains and soaring feed and fuel prices taking a toll on those who raise their herds on the Prairies. Now, recent numbers from Statistics Canada provide some insight into the depth of those impacts, as operators opted to cull their herds in the face of shrinking profit margins….
People walking across Westminster Bridge last week in rainy weather (Picture: Amer Ghazzal/REX/Shutterstock) The weather outside will be ramping up the pressure as MPs vote on cutting back help with heating costs for pensioners. Freezing air from Greenland is predicted to make things feel much cooler from today, with tomorrow especially cold as the temperature…
A McMaster University research team says despite rain and colder-than-expected weather, their expedition to Iceland was a success and they were able to map lava tubes with the drone-mounted system they developed. As CBC Hamilton reported in July, the McMaster Deep-space Analogue Research Expedition (DARE) team spent a year planning an expedition to unnamed lava…
SIR Keir Starmer’s winter fuel payment cuts could kill thousands of pensioners, according to Labour’s own research, it is claimed. The Prime Minister is facing growing rebellion this week over axing the benefit worth up to £300 for 10 million OAPs. 4 Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of ‘blatant hypocrisy’Credit: PA 4 Chancellor of…
