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• The reality of Canada’s new season of fire The Globe and Mail Open this photo in gallery:A firefighter monitors a pump in a river bed used for wildfire sprinklers in the evacuated neighbourhood of Grayling Terrace in Fort McMurray, Alta., on May 16.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press Spring is here, bringing with it …
• How to solve a housing crisis: Three solutions to help get Toronto’s crazy housing market under control Peterborough Examiner There are promising solutions to the housing crisis, some of them outlined here. But first a reminder of the urgency of the problem. × Approximately 85,000 Toronto households are on waiting lists for subsidized housing. For now, they are precariously …
• No expert consensus on AI risks, trajectory ‘remarkably uncertain’: report Brandon Sun OTTAWA – A major international report on the safety of artificial intelligence says experts can’t agree on the risk the technology poses — and it’s unclear whether AI will help or harm us. The report, chaired by Canada’s Yoshua Bengio, concludes the “ …
• Are the Beer Store and LCBO open Victoria Day Monday? Toronto.com If you’ve run out or are running low on libations, you may be wondering if you can still buy alcohol at the Beer Store, LCBO or another retailer on Victoria Day Monday. We've got the answers. LCBO If you’re hoping to shop at the LCBO, you’re mostly out …
• Ancient Hindu prayers to open Canada’s Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly 1st time Pragativadi Ottawa: Hindu invocation is scheduled to be read for the first time in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in Yellowknife (Canada) on June five, containing verses from the world’s oldest extant scripture. Distinguished Hindu statesman …
• Climate change will knock one-third off world economy, study shows The Globe and Mail Open this photo in gallery:A truck is submerged in flood waters following flash floods at an inundated area in Garissa, Kenya, on May 8. Researchers at Harvard University and Northwestern University found previous estimates of climate change underestimated …
• Author Jim Ridings to speak May 18 about Ottawa Tent Colony Shaw Local - Illinois Author Jim Ridings will speak about the Ottawa Tent Colony at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at the La Salle County Genealogy Guild, 115 W. Glover St., Ottawa. At the turn of the 20th century, a new approach to treating tuberculosis was taking hold. It was a …
• Police investigate after woman's hijab pulled off at pro-Palestinian demonstration CBC/Radio-Canada The Ottawa Police Service's hate crime and bias unit is investigating after a woman's hijab was pulled off during a demonstration outside an Israel Independence Day ceremony at city hall.  The May 14 incident was captured on video and has since …
• 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics Ethical Marketing News An average of 85% of people polled worldwide believe a soon-to-be concluded global plastic pollution treaty should ban single-use plastics that now account for more than 70% of ocean plastic pollution, according to an Ipsos survey of more than 24,000 …
• Boat owners must pull the plug before entering B.C. Penticton Herald New “pull-the-plug” orders are in effect immediately for people towing boats into British Columbia. Owners of vessels must ensure the craft’s drain plug has been removed, the province has announced. The order is part of an effort to prevent invasive …