Electrical

[published_date] Sitting in their Toronto apartment with their new partner, Rahma Esslouani says this past year has been the first time they've truly felt free. Esslouani, a 32-year-old nonbinary lesbian, grew up in Morocco, where homosexuality is a crime.  In addition to fears of harassment and persecution, they say they faced overwhelming pressure at home…

[published_date] Politics Sen. Patrick Brazeau collapsed in the Senate chamber Wednesday evening during a debate on the government’s major project bill. Paramedics say they attended to a ‘non-life-threatening’ incident Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Jun 25, 2025 5:32 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 hours agoSen. Patrick…

[published_date] Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by University of Northern British Columbia professor Brian Menounos says low snow accumulation over winter, early-season heat waves, and prolonged warm and dry…

[published_date] Delivery company DHL Express Canada has reached a tentative agreement with its union, paving the way for the company to resume operations. The deal comes after almost a year of negotiations. Details of the agreement will not be disclosed until after a ratification vote is held, which is expected in the coming days. DHL Express…

[published_date] More cougar sightings in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region have led to trail closures in the resort municipality of Whistler and in the Garibaldi Lake area. After a cougar sighting went viral a little under two weeks ago, leading the popular Rubble Creek trail near Garibaldi Lake to be closed, sightings of aggressive cougars have been…

[published_date] The government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) have re-declared suicide to be a crisis, mirroring a move the territory made a decade ago.  The declaration was one of 32 recommendations from a coroner's inquest in April. That inquest looked into the circumstances around the death of George Arlooktoo, 28, during a confrontation…

[published_date] Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has expressed confidence one or more private-sector pipeline operators will come forward with a plan to ship oilsands crude to the Port of Prince Rupert, B.C., and test the federal government's new regime to speed along projects deemed in Canada's national interest. But if pipeline companies are keen on proposing…

[published_date] National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement from the country's chief medical officers of health, chief coroners and chief medical examiners said 7,146 people died of opioid-related overdoses between January and December 2024.…

[published_date] As an arsonist kept setting hay bales on fire in western Saskatchewan last summer, comments a volunteer firefighter made to his colleagues raised their suspicions. That ultimately led police to focus their attention on Logan Sieben, a 25-year-old volunteer with the Macklin Fire Department in the town, about 225 kilometres west of Saskatoon. At Sieben's…

[published_date] Seventy-two people have fallen ill after eating salami recalled due to possible salmonella contamination. The Public Health Agency of Canada released an updated notice on an outbreak of salmonella infections linked to Rea brand Genoa Salami Sweet, Rea brand Genoa Salami Hot and Bona brand Mild Genova Salami. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled…

[published_date] The independent body that enforces Canada's election laws is reporting a massive spike in complaints from people concerned about the integrity of this year's election. The Commissioner of Canada Elections received seven times the number of complaints about this spring's vote than the previous two, according to preliminary data. "The volume and diverse nature of…

[published_date] Two nurses are speaking out about violent incidents they experienced while working in the emergency department at Eagle Ridge Hospital (ERH) in Port Moody, B.C. — saying the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) has failed to provide a safe working environment, and has sought to silence employees who speak out.  Veteran nurse Arden Foley says she…