Source: The Canadian Press, January 21, 2019 Much of Eastern and Central Canada can expect another day of punishing winter weather. The Environment Canada forecast for New Brunswick calls for flurries and ice pellets or freezing rain Monday morning changing to snow in the afternoon with winds gusting to 40 km/h, and wind chill temperatures as… Continue reading Frigid weather continues in Eastern, Central Canada — bringing snow, rain and wind
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Ottawa woman's little free library to be shut down over city bylaw
By Jackie Dunham, CTV New, September 9, 2016 “It’s been a great pleasure to wander the neighbourhood and watch people stand here and pick up books,” Golding told CTV Ottawa. Mimi Golding stocks the cabinet-sized mini-library in front of her house with a handful of favourite books. The three outdoor book boxes are approximately half… Continue reading Ottawa woman's little free library to be shut down over city bylaw
Crop production hit by dry weather in the east, wet weather in the west
By The Canadian Press, August 23, 2016 Statistics Canada says dry weather in Eastern Canada and rain on the Prairies are expected to hurt crop production this year after surveying farmers in July. The agency says production of corn for grain is expected to drop almost nine per cent from last year to 12.3 million… Continue reading Crop production hit by dry weather in the east, wet weather in the west
Persistently rainy west, hot, dry east unusual for Canada, says climatologist
By Laura Wright, CBC News, August 10, 2016 Summer has been ‘week after week of the same thing, and that can get kind of boring’ says climatologist Canadians, the saying goes, like nothing more than talking about the weather. But our favourite pastime has been a bit more challenging this summer since most of us have… Continue reading Persistently rainy west, hot, dry east unusual for Canada, says climatologist
Parks Canada says Gros Morne hikers should stop building inukshuks
By Lindsay Bird, CBC News, August 9, 2016 Stone sculptures can damage delicate environments in the N.L. national park Parks Canada would like visitors to Newfoundland and Labrador’s Gros Morne National Park to put an end to a common practice on some of its trails: building inukshuks. A manager with the park said the stone figures are sometimes… Continue reading Parks Canada says Gros Morne hikers should stop building inukshuks
Mind your fingers: Canada's only shark derbies get underway in Nova Scotia
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press, August 1, 2016 HALIFAX — For most Canadians, sharks are objects of mystery and fear — unblinking, primeval monsters of the deep whose razor-sharp teeth are the stuff of nightmares. In Nova Scotia, however, for a few weeks every summer they are objects of desire. Read full article here…
Miramichi Pay Centre workers feeling Phoenix pain
By Jen Beard, CBC News, July 25, 2016 ‘It’s horrible. Nobody wants to work there,’ compensation adviser says Employees struggling with the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system at the federal government’s Pay Centre in Miramichi, N.B., are so stressed out that dozens of them are on leave, according to the union and people working at the… Continue reading Miramichi Pay Centre workers feeling Phoenix pain
'We aren't the Republicans': Why Newfoundland police are embroiled in an RNC mixup
By Josh Elliot, CTV News, July 20, 2016 The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary wants everyone to know that it is not responsible for, or affiliated with, the Republican party’s presidential candidate Donald Trump. The Canadian police department has seen a surge in misdirected attention this week, as social media users discussing the Republican National Convention continue… Continue reading 'We aren't the Republicans': Why Newfoundland police are embroiled in an RNC mixup
Woman caught in Lake Erie rip current rescued by kite boarder
By The Canadian Press, July 18, 2016 WAINFLEET, Ont. – A 40-year-old Toronto man used his kite board Monday afternoon to help rescue a New York state woman from a rip current in Lake Erie. Niagara Region police say the 37-year-old woman and her family were swimming off Augustine Beach south of Wainfleet, Ont., when… Continue reading Woman caught in Lake Erie rip current rescued by kite boarder
Sidney Crosby to be honoured at parade in N.S. hometown
By The Canadian Press, July 16, 2016 HALIFAX – A parade will be held today in Cole Harbour, N.S., to honour favourite son Sidney Crosby, who is bringing the Stanley Cup to his hometown fans. It’s not the first time Crosby has brought professional hockey’s most prestigious trophy to his home province. In 2009, thousands… Continue reading Sidney Crosby to be honoured at parade in N.S. hometown