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Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Carney to visit his hometown of Fort Smith, N.W.T., on Wednesday
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit his hometown of Fort Smith, N.W.T., on Wednesday — his first official visit to the territory since he was elected. According to the Prime Minister's Office, Carney and Premier R.J. Simpson will meet with local families Wednesday morning in Fort Smith to discuss affordability challenges and food insecurity. Carney is also scheduled to meet with local leaders there about the impact of wildfires in the N.W.T. Though this wildfire season has been relatively calm so far, the territory has been hit hard by fires in recent years, including the evacuation of Fort Smith, Hay River and Yellowknife in 2023. Carney was born in Fort Smith and lived in the southern N.W.T. town until his family moved south when he was about six years old. He will be in Inuvik on Wednesday evening, where he will visit the local community centre and meet with Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Duane Smith, the chair of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. He's expected to discuss Bill C-5, the federal government's major projects legislation. The federal government said it would hold a series of "summits" over the summer with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to discuss the Building Canada Act, which gives the government the power to fast-track projects and bypass certain laws, government regulations and environmental assessments if an industry project is deemed in the national interest. The legislation has been controversial, with many First Nations groups saying it is a violation of their treaties and constitutional rights.
CTV News
4 hours ago
- Climate
- CTV News
National and international fire crews continue to arrive in Saskatchewan
WATCH: Twenty-three firefighters from New Brunswick were headed to Saskatchewan Monday to help fight prairie wildfires.
CBC
5 hours ago
- General
- CBC
Whistler thins some trees in effort to reduce wildfire risk
Every year, wildfires force evacuations, scorches forests and turn homes into ashes. To fight back, some communities are turning to tree cutting. Supporters say it's key to reducing wildfire risk, but some worry it does more harm than good. Radio-Canada's Camille Vernet went to Whistler to find out what's really at stake.
CBC
5 hours ago
- Politics
- CBC
Carney to visit his hometown of Fort Smith, N.W.T., on Wednesday
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit his hometown of Fort Smith, N.W.T., on Wednesday — his first official visit to the territory since he was elected. According to the Prime Minister's Office, Carney and Premier R.J. Simpson will meet with local families Wednesday morning in Fort Smith to discuss affordability challenges and food insecurity. Carney is also scheduled to meet with local leaders in Fort Smith about the impact of wildfires in the N.W.T. Though this wildfire season has been relatively calm so far, the territory has been hit hard by fires in recent years, including the evacuation of Fort Smith, Hay River and Yellowknife in 2023. Carney was born in Fort Smith and lived in the southern N.W.T. town until his family moved south when he was about six years old. He will be in Inuvik on Thursday, where he will visit the local community centre and meet with Natan Obed, the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, and Duane Smith, the chair of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. He's expected to discuss Bill C-5, the federal government's major projects legislation. The federal government said it would hold a series of "summits" over the summer with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to discuss the Building Canada Act, which gives the government the power to fast-track projects and bypass certain laws, government regulations and environmental assessments if an industry project is deemed in the national interest.
New York Times
7 hours ago
- New York Times
Death Toll From L.A. Fires Reaches 31 After Remains Are Found
The death toll in the Los Angeles wildfires climbed to 31 on Tuesday after human remains were found in Altadena, Calif., more than six months after the Eaton fire burned thousands of homes there in January. Investigators with the office of the Los Angeles County medical examiner were called Monday to examine what appeared to be human remains at a home that had been destroyed by the fire. The medical examiner's office verified that the remains were from a victim of the Eaton fire and added to the death toll. It was the first time since April that the medical examiner had determined that another person had died from the fires. The first 29 victims were confirmed in January. Officials on Tuesday did not identify the remains, but in May, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reported a missing 74-year-old man who lived on the same block as where the remains were discovered on Monday. He was last seen around 7 p.m. on the evening the Eaton fire broke out. Officials have announced that 19 people died in the Eaton fire, and 12 in the Palisades fire in the Pacific Palisades section of Los Angeles. The Sheriff's Department did not immediately respond on Tuesday to a request for information on the remaining number of missing people or whether it was aware of additional reports of individuals who remained missing within the burn zones. With a combined death toll of 31, the Los Angeles wildfires in January were the second deadliest wildfire disaster in California history, behind only the Camp fire, which killed 85 people and devastated the town of Paradise, Calif., in 2018. Search and recovery efforts are often challenging for officials after natural disasters like wildfires. Little is left behind, making remains difficult to find and identify. After the Maui fire in August 2023, the death toll continued to rise almost a year later as officials discovered and identified additional remains. More than six months after the Los Angeles firestorm, little construction has begun in Pacific Palisades and Altadena. The charred ruins of some businesses remain, but much of the debris has been removed from private residential lots.
