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Edmonton Journal
7 hours ago
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
Lorne Gunter: Council forcing neighbourhood changes against residents' wishes
A multi-unit eight-plex is seen under construction on University Ave and 119 Street on Friday, May 23, 2025. Photo by Shaughn Butts / Postmedia Did any of you vote for this? At the last municipal election in 2021, did you vote to have eight-unit apartment complexes built next door to your home? Or even 16-plexes? Did you vote for row houses, duplexes and skinny infills to spring up anywhere and everywhere in neighbourhoods inside the Henday ring road, whether they demolish the character of a neighbourhood or not? This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Did you mark an 'X' next to greater densification, especially the kind the city merely rubber-stamps without any thought to its appropriateness for the location or the desires of residents who have lived nearby for decades? Did you cast a ballot for no right to appeal developments? I'm not talking about getting together with your neighbours to vote down every development, period. I mean merely the right to ask the city to consider your neighbourhood's needs or nature before rushing headlong into a thoughtless mishmash of new/old, spacious/crammed constructions dotted all over everywhere like splatter from a paint balloon flung at a canvas by a monkey. Most homeowners spend several hundred thousands of dollars on a home — the largest investment of their lifetimes — in part because they liked the character of their block or neighbourhood at the time they bought in. Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. They should have some input on changes to that neighbourhood, but they no longer do under the year-old zoning bylaw. That's council and the administration saying this is their city, not yours. And what about the city's decision to allow all of this willy-nilly densification without obliging developers to provide off-street parking? Did you vote for that? When I called a city planner to ask whether they thought it would be a problem to allow an eight-unit development in the middle of a block without insisting on off-street parking spots for each tenant, I was told 'no.' As delusional as it seems, city administration and the lefty majority on council have convinced themselves there won't be that many more cars parked on the streets. Most of these new residents will be taking transit. They won't need cars. Or they'll be riding bikes! Year-round! This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. That's one of the reasons a city that is continually pleading poverty and claiming it has to raise taxes exorbitantly nevertheless has enough money to spend $25 million a year or more, gobbling up driving lanes through the middle of neighbourhoods to install bike lanes that will never, ever carry anywhere near the same number of commuters as currently use cars and trucks. That's the level of unreality fuelling our civic leaders. Did you vote for that? Of for another half-billion tax dollars for Downtown revitalization, on top of the $2 billion the city boasts it has already spent in the last decade? It's all delusional. And inorganic. I'd bet in their personal lives, most of the leftists in admin and on council favour organic foods and dry goods. They want whatever is closest to nature's way. So why, when it comes to shaping our future city, are they so hell-bent on forcing development artificially in ways few Edmontonians desire? They don't want Edmonton to grow organically. They want to squeeze everyone into their theoretical vision of the perfect, sustainable city. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. I'm sorry, I don't believe they know better than you or I what future Edmonton should look like. On Friday, city officials briefed media on the one-year anniversary of council's massive new zoning bylaw. Despite vocal opposition and a growing number of anti-densification organizations springing up, the city (of course) claimed the new rules have been a rousing success. Their proof was that developers were willing to build infill and customers were willing to buy. They dismiss neighbourhood complaints as short-sighted and selfish, and therefore ignore them. So, of course, their reports are all sunshine and roses. Only Councillors Jennifer Rice and Karen Principe voted against this monstrosity last year. Remember that at the civic election this fall. Edmonton Oilers Local News Cult of Hockey News Cult of Hockey
Edmonton Journal
20 hours ago
- Politics
- Edmonton Journal
Liberal government's throne speech passes in House of Commons without a vote
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon would not say if his party had secured the support of other parties Published Jun 04, 2025 • 3 minute read Prime Minister Mark Carney walks through the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The government's reply to the throne speech was adopted in the House of Commons Wednesday. It was adopted 'on division,' meaning no recorded vote was held. It does not need a vote in the Senate. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon said on social media that the adoption of the speech sets the stage for a 'strong and focused agenda.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors 'We have a clear mandate to deliver on priorities for Canadians and build a strong Canada — and we're going to do just that,' MacKinnon said. Earlier Wednesday, interim NDP Leader Don Davies said New Democrat MPs would vote against the government's throne speech. After a caucus meeting, Davies said that 1.2 million Canadians sent New Democrats to Parliament to advocate for working families and those priorities aren't reflected in the speech. Davies said the speech offers few details about the government's plans for health care and housing. MacKinnon said the vote on the throne speech was a confidence matter, which means it was the first real test of Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. If the government loses a confidence vote, it's defeated — which can lead to a snap election. Davies said that while Canadians don't want an election right now, his party was taking a 'principled approach.' Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's a clear message that this throne speech is not a worker-centric throne speech,' he said. 'We can't support a throne speech that so badly misses the mark in terms of the economic and social policies that people need in this country.' MacKinnon said before the Liberal caucus meeting on Wednesday that the caucus was confident the throne speech would pass. He would not say if his party had secured the support of other parties, referring questions directly to those parties. He said that while the Liberals have a minority government, they also have a mandate to deliver for Canadians. The Conservatives did not say how the party would vote. In the House of Commons Wednesday, during a debate on the reply to the throne speech, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said she would vote in favour of the speech. May said she agreed with the major theme of the speech — building a stronger Canada — but said it lacked details and only mentioned climate change in 'passing references.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Liberals lost a vote Monday evening when opposition members successfully amended the reply to the throne speech to call on the government to table an economic update before Parliament breaks for the summer. That vote was not a matter of confidence. Government whip Mark Gerretsen insisted that nothing went wrong with that vote, despite the Liberals losing it 166 to 164. The throne speech focuses heavily on building up the Canadian economy by fast-tracking projects the government considers to be in the national interest, and moving faster to build new homes. Opposition party leaders say the speech is vague, relies too much on slogans and doesn't explain how the government plans to scale back its spending. The minority Liberal government has 169 MPs, including House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia — who does not vote, except in the event of a tie. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Without a majority, the Liberals have to work with other parties to pass legislation and survive confidence motions. The NDP, which had a supply-and-confidence agreement with the previous Liberal government, has said it will not enter a formal arrangement to support Carney's government. The NDP was reduced to seven MPs in the recent election but could still hold the balance of power. — With additional reporting from David Baxter Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here. Cult of Hockey News Cult of Hockey Local News Cult of Hockey
Edmonton Journal
a day ago
- Business
- Edmonton Journal
'Albertans know that they have options': Alberta Tory MPs warn Carney not to ignore threat of separatism
A poll conducted by Leger found that 77 per cent of Conservatives say they understand the province's desire for independence Conservative member of Parliament Shuvaloy Majumdar rises to ask a question in the House of Commons during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. Photo by Sean Kilpatrick / The Canadian Press OTTAWA — With the House of Commons back in full swing, Conservative MPs from Alberta are sounding the alarm on rising separatist tensions in the province, warning Prime Minister Mark Carney to tackle the problem or reckon with a fractured country. Calgary MP Shuvaloy Majumdar blasted Carney on Tuesday for leaving the first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon without giving Alberta a firm commitment on oil and gas pipelines and other energy infrastructure. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors 'Yesterday, the prime minister committed to more rhetoric, more lofty words, and no actual (oil and gas) project,' said Majumdar in Tuesday's question period. 'Alberta's heard all this before. We don't need headlines, we need results.' Majumdar told the National Post it's time for Carney to back up his words with actions, after campaigning on an implicit promise to repair the rift between Ottawa and Alberta created by his Liberal predecessor Justin Trudeau. 'This is all about the pressure of resentment that has built up after (Trudeau spent) 10 years attacking the energy industry in Alberta,' said Majumdar. 'The prime minister ran on addressing those issues, lifting things from the Conservative playbook… The solution here is for (him) to deliver what he's promising, lest he risk a constitutional crisis.' Newly elected rural Alberta MP David Bexte said in his maiden speech last week that 'Alberta separatism is no longer a fringe idea.' Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I heard (separatist talk) at the doors more times than I can count, and I'll tell you plainly… Albertans know that they have options,' said Bexte. 'If this House continues to insult, neglect and abuse Alberta… than the future of this country is not guaranteed.' Bexte declined a request to be interviewed for this story. Departing Battle River—Crowfoot MP Damien Kurek sounded the same warning in his farewell speech to Parliament, imploring all members of the House to 'fight for Canada.' 'We face a national unity crisis. It is not something that can be flippantly dismissed by those in other parts of the country that would suggest that Alberta, for example, should simply pay up and shut up,' said Kurek. 'Alberta deserves a fair voice in the federation, just like every province.' Kurek announced shortly after April's election that he would vacate his seat to give Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, who lost his own Ottawa-area seat, an opportunity to run in a byelection. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. A recent poll conducted by Leger found that Conservative voters are highly sympathetic to Alberta's grievances, with 77 per cent saying they understand the province's desire for independence. A further 43 per cent of Conservatives said they'd support Alberta becoming independent from Canada. The Conservative party dominated Alberta in April's election, winning 34 of 37 seats and nearly two-thirds of the popular vote. Majumdar said the Conservative caucus remains strongly pro-Canada, despite the shift in public opinion. 'I think we all have the same view… that we want to see a Canada that works for all Canadians,' said Majumdar. Carney, who grew up in Edmonton, has been mum on the threat of a referendum on Alberta's independence, addressing the topic just once since the election, during a visit to Washington, D.C. last month. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'Canada is stronger when we work together ,' Carney told reporters. ' As an Albertan, I firmly believe you can always ask, but I know how I would respond.' Carney made a brief stop in Calgary over the weekend, to meet with oil and gas executive, and will be back in Alberta later this month when he hosts the G7 leaders' summit in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Kananaskis. National Post Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what's really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here. Cult of Hockey Edmonton Oilers News Politics Cult of Hockey
Geek Dad
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Dad
Review – Absolute Green Lantern #3: Hunger in the Dark
Absolute Green Lantern #3 cover, via DC Comics. Ray: Al Ewing has turned Green Lantern into a full-fledged horror story, and like every horror story, it has some classic inspirations. Fans of Stephen King will obviously see the influence from Under the Dome here, as the mysterious alien judge Alan Scott has created a green energy field over part of the city – trapping Jo Mullein, Hal Jordan, John Stewart – and John's friend Todd Rice, who enters the story this issue. While the story jumps back and forth in time, we see more this issue of the earlier segment, as the crew tries to figure out the strange new world they find themselves trapped in. It's John who takes the lead here, with his strategic mind discovering that the field reacts a certain way to metal – or anything it perceives as metal – and starts trying to break it down. But this attracts Abin Sur's attention, and the inscrutable alien proceeds to cast his judgement over John. Lockdown. Via DC Comics. We know from the earlier issues that the power will wind up vested with two of these characters – Jo with the Green Lantern ring, and Hal with the Black Hand. What we didn't know until now is that those powers are diametrically opposed, with the Black Hand trying to consume the green automatically – and anyone it's attached to. This is the first take on Green Lantern that portrays these powers not as superpowers, but as something terrifying and bizarre, that would be beyond the average person's ability to comprehend. Al Ewing has worked a lot with cosmic powers before, and his books are often deeply haunting, but part of the credit here goes to the great Jahnoy Lindsay. Their art is deeply unsettling in places, creating a sense of just how powerful these elements are. This is the most mysterious of the Absolute line so far, and it has me incredibly intrigued by what comes next. To find reviews of all the DC issues, visit DC This Week. GeekDad received this comic for review purposes. Liked it? Take a second to support GeekDad and GeekMom on Patreon!
Edmonton Journal
a day ago
- Health
- Edmonton Journal
Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe
A main emergency hospital in Minneapolis has seen a slight increase in visits by patients with respiratory symptoms aggravated by the dirty air Published Jun 04, 2025 • 5 minute read This May 27, 2025, aerial image courtesy of the Manitoba Government, shows wildfires burning in Sherridon. Photo by HANDOUT / Manitoba Government/AFP via Gett MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Smoke from Canadian wildfires carried another day of poor air quality south of the border to the Midwest, where conditions in parts of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan were rated 'very unhealthy' Tuesday. The fires have forced more than 27,000 Canadians in three provinces to flee their homes, and the smoke has even reached Europe. The smell of smoke hung over the Minneapolis-St. Paul area on Tuesday morning despite rain that obscured the full measure of the dirty air. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued an alert for almost the entire state into Wednesday, but the Twin Cities area got the worst of it in the Midwest on Tuesday. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Exclusive articles by David Staples, Keith Gerein and others, Oilers news from Cult of Hockey, Ask EJ Anything features, the Noon News Roundup and Under the Dome newsletters. Unlimited online access to Edmonton Journal and 15 news sites with one account. Edmonton Journal ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on. Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword. Support local journalism. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors 'As the smoke continues to move across the state Tuesday, air quality will slowly improve from northwest to southeast for the remainder of the alert area,' the agency said. 'The smoke is expected to leave the state by Wednesday at noon.' The Iowa Department of Natural Resources warned that air quality in a band from the state's southwest corner to the northeast could fall into the unhealthy category through Thursday morning. The agency recommended that people, especially those with heart and lung disease, avoid long or intense activities and to take extra breaks while doing strenuous actions outdoors. Smoky conditions that have reached the U.S. periodically in recent weeks extended as far east Tuesday as Michigan, west into the Dakotas and Nebraska, and as far to the southeast as Georgia. This May 27, 2025, aerial image courtesy of the Manitoba Government, shows wildfires burning in Sherridon, Manitoba, Canada. Photo by HANDOUT / Manitoba Government/AFP via Gett Conditions at ground level are unhealthy Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's AirNow map showed a swath of red for 'unhealthy' conditions across the eastern half Minnesota into western Wisconsin and northern Iowa. The map also showed purple for 'very unhealthy' across much of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, where the Air Quality Index numbers of 250 and were common, though conditions started to improve slightly by late morning. The Air Quality Index — AQI — measures how clean or polluted the air is, focusing on health effects that might be experienced within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. It is based on ground-level ozone, particle pollution, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. Particulates are the main issue from the fires The index ranges from green, where the air quality is satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk, to maroon, which is considered hazardous. That level comes with health warnings of emergency conditions where everyone is more likely to be affected, according to AirNow. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. While Minnesota officials warned on Monday that conditions in the northwest part of the state could reach the maroon category on Tuesday, conditions there were generally yellow, or moderate. There were a few scattered locations in the Twin Cities area that temporarily hit maroon on Tuesday morning. But by midday Tuesday, most of the remaining maroon spots in the region were on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Hospitals are seeing more patients with respiratory symptoms Hennepin Healthcare, the main emergency hospital in Minneapolis, has seen a slight increase in visits by patients with respiratory symptoms aggravated by the dirty air. Dr. Rachel Strykowski, a pulmonologist, said there is usually a bit of a delay before patients come in, which is unfortunate because the sooner those patients contact their doctors, the better the outcome. Typical symptoms, she said, include 'increase in shortness of breath, wheezing, maybe coughing a bit more, and flares of their underlying disease, and that's usually COPD and asthma.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. What happens, Strykowski said, is that the fine particulate matter from the wildfire smoke triggers more inflammation in patients' airways, aggravating their underlying medical conditions. Strykowski noted that this is usually a time those patients can go outside and enjoy the summer weather because there are fewer triggers, so the current ones forcing them to stay inside can feel 'quite isolating.' People can protect themselves by staying indoors or by wearing N95 masks, she said. Strykowski added that they must be N95s because the cloth masks many people used during the COVID-19 pandemic don't provide enough filtration. The Canadian fire situation Canada is having another bad wildfire season, and more than 27,000 people in three provinces have been forced to evacuate. Most of the smoke reaching the American Midwest has been coming from fires northwest of the provincial capital of Winnipeg in Manitoba. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Winnipeg hotels opened Monday to evacuees. More than 17,000 Manitoba residents have been displaced since last week, including 5,000 residents of the community of Flin Flon, nearly 400 miles (645 kilometers) northwest of Winnipeg. In neighboring Saskatchewan, 2,500 residents of the town of La Ronge were ordered to flee Monday, on top of more than 8,000 in the province who had been evacuated earlier. The town of Flin Flon, Manitoba, is under evacuation order due to severe wildfires burning in the area on May 28, 2025. Photo: Twitter/@lisahsmithlhs In Saskatoon, where the premiers of Canada's provinces and the country's prime minister met Monday, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said all of Canada has come together to help the Prairie provinces. Two people were killed by a wildfire in mid-May in Lac du Bonnet, northeast of Winnipeg. Canada's worst-ever wildfire season was in 2023. It choked much of North America with dangerous smoke for months. The smoke reaches Europe Canada's wildfires are so large and intense that the smoke is even reaching Europe, where it is causing hazy skies but isn't expected to affect surface-air quality, according the European climate service Copernicus. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The first high-altitude plume reached Greece and the eastern Mediterranean just over two weeks ago, with a much larger plume crossing the Atlantic within the past week and more expected in coming days, according to Copernicus. 'That's really an indicator of how intense these fires are, that they can deliver smoke,' high enough that they can be carried so far on jet streams, said Mark Parrington, senior scientist at the service. The fires also are putting out significant levels of carbon pollution — an estimated 56 megatonnes through Monday, second only to 2023, according to Copernicus. ___ Associated Press writers Tammy Webber in Fenton, Michigan, and Scott McFetridge in Des Moines, Iowa, contributed to this report. Read More Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here. Cult of Hockey Politics Cult of Hockey News Cult of Hockey
