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[published_date] Health Canada issued a recall notice on Friday for BChic and Chicure model baby nest beds over various safety risks. The department said the "eleven" brand baby co-sleeping bed and luggage middle beds don't meet regulations and have the potential for "fall, strangulation and entrapment hazards," but it notes there have no been no reported incidents…

[published_date] Inuit-owned fishing company Baffin Fisheries christened its new vessel Inuksuk II in an Iqaluit ceremony earlier this week. The new vessel is the "largest Canadian-owned fishing vessel" in the country, according to outgoing Baffin Fisheries CEO Chris Flanagan.  Baffin Fisheries president Kavavow Mikijuk said the company is extremely proud that Nunavummuit got a chance…

[published_date] On a gravel road by the side of the Trans-Canada Highway, New Brunswick's natural resources minister, John Herron, gazes down a long clearing cut through the forest. He sees poetry — national poetry, that is. Herron hopes one of New Brunswick's proposed "projects of national interest" will connect to an existing natural gas pipeline running under…

[published_date] The Current What does hosting FIFA’s World Cup mean for Canadian cities? World Cup soccer is just a year away from descending on Vancouver. And while some are thrilled about international football stars coming to their backyard, others are concerned about the potential negative effects of hosting one of the biggest sporting tournaments in…

[published_date] Thousands of musicians, dancers and elaborate costumes filled Lakeshore Boulevard on Saturday for the Grande Parade of the annual Toronto Caribbean Carnival.  The parade is the highlight of the weeks-long festival, which is hosting a few more events this month.  "It's about the culture," said Autris Clarke, who grew up in Trinidad and Tobago where she celebrated carnival every…

[published_date] Wildfire smoke from the Prairies prompted special air quality statements and warnings across the country Saturday. Smoke from forest fires is causing reduced visibility and poor air quality that is expected to persist into Sunday for some areas, according to Environment Canada. The statements span across the country from eastern British Columbia and into…

[published_date] Evacuation orders related to a wildfire northwest of Nanaimo, B.C., on Vancouver Island, were expanded, as blazes continued to cause poor air quality throughout B.C. on Saturday. The Wesley Ridge wildfire on the north shore of Cameron Lake covers an area of 245 hectares, according to the B.C. Wildfire Service (BCWS), and just under 200…

[published_date] Along a busy street on the west end of downtown, another new rental building is going up — but instead of being built from scratch, prefabricated units are being craned into place, piece by piece. Each box being stacked contains two studio apartments, already filled with appliances like fridges, stoves, washers and dryers. Altogether,…

[published_date] A Dalhousie University student studying marine biology is sharing a breathtaking photo of a great white shark she took while on a recent research expedition off the coast of Halifax. Geraldine Fernandez snapped the picture Wednesday from a cage atop a boat operated by Atlantic Shark Expeditions near Sambro, a rural fishing community in…

[published_date] Montreal police are investigating after they say a man deliberately crashed his vehicle into the the Royal Canadian Mounted Police divisional headquarters on Dorchester Boulevard, in Westmount, west of downtown. Montreal police spokesperson Jean-Pierre Brabant said a 911 call was made reporting a crash at the main entrance of the building around 9:25 a.m. The driver…

[published_date] Texas teen Walter Campbell wasn't sure what to make of pointy bits poking through Prairie dirt during a fossil hunt last month with his grandfather in southern Manitoba. But within moments it was clear to the experts huddled around the pair at the secretive dig site that Campbell, 14, had unearthed teeth and jawbone…

[published_date] U.S. President Donald Trump fired the U.S. commissioner of labour statistics after weak jobs numbers signaled tariffs weren’t yet leading to his promised economic boom. Source link