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Conair’s Dash 8-400AT is battling forest fires all across the continent this summer. The federal government is investigating the creation of a national emergency agency.(Steve Whitby photo)

Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?

The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster…

Conair’s Dash 8-400AT is battling forest fires all across the continent this summer. The federal government is investigating the creation of a national emergency agency.(Steve Whitby photo)
Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra speaks during the opening of contract talks with the United Auto Workers on July 16, 2019, in Detroit. Barra was the second highest-paid woman CEO in a survey done by AP and Equilar. She received a base salary of $2.1 million, a $6.3 million performance-based bonus, $1.1 million in perks and $19.5 million in stock and option awards, for a total pay package of $29 million. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

GM’s electric vehicles will gain access to Tesla’s vast charging network

Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much…

Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra speaks during the opening of contract talks with the United Auto Workers on July 16, 2019, in Detroit. Barra was the second highest-paid woman CEO in a survey done by AP and Equilar. She received a base salary of $2.1 million, a $6.3 million performance-based bonus, $1.1 million in perks and $19.5 million in stock and option awards, for a total pay package of $29 million. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)
Edward Johnson, chair of the board of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, appears as a witness at a standing committee on access to information, privacy and ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Johnson says the foundation has returned a controversial $140,000 donation to Millennium Golden Eagle International. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Trudeau Foundation board chair says donation from Chinese company has been returned

The chair of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s board says the organization…

Edward Johnson, chair of the board of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, appears as a witness at a standing committee on access to information, privacy and ethics on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Johnson says the foundation has returned a controversial $140,000 donation to Millennium Golden Eagle International. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The Game of War, lent by the National Army Museum, United Kingdom, is shown in this undated handout photo. A new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa explores the connections between conflict and games throughout history. “War Games,” which opens to the public Friday, aims to explain how wars have shaped the games people play and, in turn, how gaming has affected military training and strategies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Canadian War Museum

New Canadian War Museum exhibition explores historic connections between war, games

A new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa explores the…

The Game of War, lent by the National Army Museum, United Kingdom, is shown in this undated handout photo. A new exhibition at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa explores the connections between conflict and games throughout history. “War Games,” which opens to the public Friday, aims to explain how wars have shaped the games people play and, in turn, how gaming has affected military training and strategies. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Canadian War Museum
President Joe Biden listens during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden condemns wave of state legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’

President Joe Biden on Thursday condemned a wave of “cruel” and “callous”…

President Joe Biden listens during a news conference with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Masons work during hazy conditions in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The haze from Canada’s wildfires is taking its toll on outdoor workers along the Eastern U.S. who carried on with their jobs even as dystopian orange skies forced the cancellation of sports events, school field trips and Broadway plays. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Smoke from wildfires, a fact of life in the West, catches outdoor workers off guard in the East

The hazardous haze from Canada’s wildfires is taking its toll on people…

Masons work during hazy conditions in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The haze from Canada’s wildfires is taking its toll on outdoor workers along the Eastern U.S. who carried on with their jobs even as dystopian orange skies forced the cancellation of sports events, school field trips and Broadway plays. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Hamilton Tiger Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell (19) looks on from the sidelines against the Toronto Argonauts during first half CFL pre-season football action in Hamilton on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The 33-year-old Texan embarks on his first full season as Hamilton’s starter after spending the previous 10 campaigns with the Calgary Stampeders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power

Veteran quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell welcomes new beginning with Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats will certainly be hitting…

Hamilton Tiger Cats quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell (19) looks on from the sidelines against the Toronto Argonauts during first half CFL pre-season football action in Hamilton on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The 33-year-old Texan embarks on his first full season as Hamilton’s starter after spending the previous 10 campaigns with the Calgary Stampeders. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
Executives at Bell Media say they’ve designed a “strike-proof” fall television lineup that will carry its banner CTV network and Crave pay TV and streaming platform through months of potential labour unrest that’s already shut down much of Hollywood. Jim Watson as Dr. Theo Hunter, Laurence Leboeuf as Dr. Magalie “Mags” Leblanc, Hamza Haq as Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, Rekha Sharma as Dr. Neeta Devi, Ayisha Issa as Dr. June Curtis (l-r) star in “Transplant.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CTV-Yan Turcotte

Bell Media touts ‘strike-proof’ TV slates as Hollywood labour disputes heat up

Executives at Bell Media say they’ve designed a “strike-proof” fall television lineup…

Executives at Bell Media say they’ve designed a “strike-proof” fall television lineup that will carry its banner CTV network and Crave pay TV and streaming platform through months of potential labour unrest that’s already shut down much of Hollywood. Jim Watson as Dr. Theo Hunter, Laurence Leboeuf as Dr. Magalie “Mags” Leblanc, Hamza Haq as Dr. Bashir “Bash” Hamed, Rekha Sharma as Dr. Neeta Devi, Ayisha Issa as Dr. June Curtis (l-r) star in “Transplant.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-CTV-Yan Turcotte
The Liberal government is asking Canada’s broadcasting regulator to exclude social media creators from its Online Streaming Act. The federal law will require platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok to contribute and promote Canadian content. This combination of images shows logos for companies from left, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-file

Government policy tells CRTC to exclude social media users from online streaming bill

The federal government is telling Canada’s broadcasting regulator to exclude individual social…

The Liberal government is asking Canada’s broadcasting regulator to exclude social media creators from its Online Streaming Act. The federal law will require platforms such as Netflix, YouTube and TikTok to contribute and promote Canadian content. This combination of images shows logos for companies from left, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-file
A family member of five slain students holds a heart sign with their names on it following a court decision in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Alberta’s highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision on the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party that confined a man to a supervised Edmonton group home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Lawyer tells Alberta’s highest court review board biased in de Grood’s case

Alberta’s highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision…

A family member of five slain students holds a heart sign with their names on it following a court decision in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Alberta’s highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision on the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party that confined a man to a supervised Edmonton group home. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
New York Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt pitches to Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has travelled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here’s why there is so much smoke

Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday,…

New York Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt pitches to Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 6, 2023, in New York. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has travelled into the United States, resulting in a number of air quality alerts issued since May. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
A T&T Supermarket storefront is seen in Sage Hill Plaza in Calgary, Alta., in a Dec. 1, 2022, handout photo. T&T Supermarkets says it’s expanding into the U.S. with a store in Bellevue, Washington, set to open next summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Loblaw, Kerun Ip, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Loblaw-owned T&T Supermarkets to open U.S. flagship store in Bellevue, Washington

T&T Supermarkets, the largest chain of Asian grocery stores in Canada, is…

A T&T Supermarket storefront is seen in Sage Hill Plaza in Calgary, Alta., in a Dec. 1, 2022, handout photo. T&T Supermarkets says it’s expanding into the U.S. with a store in Bellevue, Washington, set to open next summer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Loblaw, Kerun Ip, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
A man walks to work wearing a mask near Parliament Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ottawa. The battle against hundreds of wildfires continued Thursday, as almost every jurisdiction in Canada was under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Wildfire battles continue under heat, air quality alerts over most of Canada

The battle against hundreds of wildfires continues today as large swaths of…

A man walks to work wearing a mask near Parliament Hill, Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in Ottawa. The battle against hundreds of wildfires continued Thursday, as almost every jurisdiction in Canada was under either heat or air quality warnings from the federal government. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Fri, April 13, 2018. Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after Valleyview RCMP shot and killed a man Monday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Police watchdog investigating after Alberta RCMP shooting leaves man dead

Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after Valleyview RCMP shot and killed a…

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Fri, April 13, 2018. Alberta’s police watchdog is investigating after Valleyview RCMP shot and killed a man Monday night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A woman walks her dog along the Ottawa River in Ottawa as smoke from wildfires obscures Gatineau, Que., in the distance on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Feds looking at options for a national disaster response agency as wildfires rage

The federal government is studying options for creating a new national disaster…

A woman walks her dog along the Ottawa River in Ottawa as smoke from wildfires obscures Gatineau, Que., in the distance on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Firefighters battle a grass fire on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, June 5, 2023. A small but aggressive wildfire on Vancouver Island is burning beside the only major highway linking Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet to the rest of British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver Island road closed, campfire bans, as drought raises wildfire risks in B.C.

A small but aggressive wildfire on Vancouver Island is burning beside the…

Firefighters battle a grass fire on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, June 5, 2023. A small but aggressive wildfire on Vancouver Island is burning beside the only major highway linking Port Alberni, Tofino and Ucluelet to the rest of British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Chris Licht attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute on Dec. 11, 2022, in New York. Licht’s year-long tenure at the network’s helm hit a low point last week with publication of a lengthy, damaging profile in Atlantic magazine and the appointment of a new executive from parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to help manage CNN. Licht said on an editorial conference call that he was sorry that his role in the news cycle overshadowed the work of CNN’s journalists(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

CNN ousts CEO Chris Licht after a brief, tumultuous tenure

The chief executive CNN pushed out of a job on Wednesday faced…

Chris Licht attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute on Dec. 11, 2022, in New York. Licht’s year-long tenure at the network’s helm hit a low point last week with publication of a lengthy, damaging profile in Atlantic magazine and the appointment of a new executive from parent company Warner Bros. Discovery to help manage CNN. Licht said on an editorial conference call that he was sorry that his role in the news cycle overshadowed the work of CNN’s journalists(Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Eric Dejaeger leaves an Iqaluit courtroom Jan. 20, 2011, after his first appearance for six child sexual abuse charges in Igloolik dating back to the 1970s. The defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for historical sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Windeyer

Defrocked Nunavut priest arrested on historical sexual assault charges

A defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new…

Eric Dejaeger leaves an Iqaluit courtroom Jan. 20, 2011, after his first appearance for six child sexual abuse charges in Igloolik dating back to the 1970s. The defrocked Oblate priest and convicted sex offender is facing eight new criminal charges for historical sexual assaults he allegedly committed while living in Nunavut. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Windeyer
A woman walks her dog along the Ottawa River in Ottawa as smoke from wildfires obscures Gatineau, Que., in the distance on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Canada marks Clean Air Day with worst air quality in the world as wildfires rage

Hazy skies tinged with an eerie yellow glow greeted millions of Canadians…

A woman walks her dog along the Ottawa River in Ottawa as smoke from wildfires obscures Gatineau, Que., in the distance on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Rory McIlroy speaks to the media regarding the new business relationship with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund during the Canadian Open in Toronto on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Rory McIlroy has ‘mixed emotions’ at PGA Tour deal with Saudi Public Investment Fund

Once again, Rory McIlroy found himself in the eye of the storm.…

Rory McIlroy speaks to the media regarding the new business relationship with Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund during the Canadian Open in Toronto on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette