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Trump-aligned congresspeople aren’t spreading wildfire disinformation in a vacuum; American social media giants are enabling a haze of conspiracy theories and misinformation about the wildfires ravaging Canadian forests, and are disguising the fossil fuel industry's role in the crisis, researchers have found.

I had a gut reaction when reading this headline. The covid conspiracy crowd has often abused injury program forms and statistics to create disinformation, and that is a part of this story, but there's more to this story than just that.

The agency in charge of Montreal's parking meters is warning of potentially fraudulent QR codes posted on its signs.

Injectable prescription drugs, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, and the pill Rybelsus all contain the ingredient semaglutide. This class of medication, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1s), regulate blood sugar levels and appetite.

Rent-seekers can't trust brokers to do their work for them. BIG SAD. Now they have to do something to earn their ill-gotten booty.

Injectable prescription drugs, sold as Ozempic and Wegovy, and the pill Rybelsus all contain the ingredient semaglutide. This class of medication, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1s), regulate blood sugar levels and appetite.

UFCW Local 1518 in British Columbia has announced that 500 drivers in Greater Victoria unionized.

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"As an infectious diseases specialist I never would have guessed this was going to happen because measles is supposed to be eradicated."

Late last year, multiple tenants in small apartment buildings around Halifax got similar letters from their new landlord, stating their leases would soon be terminated. But no reasons were given.

Chidi Nwagbo says he made a "stupid" decision paying human smugglers to get him into Canada that left him permanently scarred and in the hands of the very U.S. immigration authorities he was trying to flee.

This reads super weirdly to me, and I can't tell if its just badly written, or if this whole scenario is ridiculously overblown.

The world crossed the threshold into a dangerous new epoch on May 23, 2001, with the Chisolm wildfire in Alberta. The conflagration released such ferocious power in such a short amount of time that its intensity was picked up by American military monitoring. They were convinced that Canada had just detonated a nuclear warhead.

“We’re going to create space for our animals, we’re going to create space for our winged creatures, our plant life and everything else that flows,” [Westbank First Nation Councillor Jordan Coble] said. “We’re committing to that, right here, right now.”

Future of music business in peril, union says, as it hopes Ottawa will step up

10 hospitalized in B.C., the majority children, as health officials hope spread of virus has peaked

"It's almost certain that even after the 2026 deadline passes, many parents in five provinces will be paying more than $10 a day for child care," Macdonald said.

But a Reddit post from 11 days ago from an apparent Rogers employee affected, claimed they were one of the more than 1,000 laid-off agents paints a different picture.

On this day 35 years ago, a SWAT team, a paramilitary force, attacked a peaceful barricade in the Kanehsatà:ke pine forest — a barricade meant to protect the more than 200-year-old trees from being cut for the expansion of the nine-hole Oka Golf Club and condo development. The development would have seen the removal of our sacred burial ground to expand the parking lot of the country club.

Mark Carney can apparently do no wrong. Scroll through comments on news articles, and you’ll encounter an energetic online army defending the prime minister’s every action.

In May, the Manitoba government announced through a news release that it, along with the federal government, was partnering with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) to “provide specialized training to Crown attorneys on prosecuting hate crimes.”

Second, previous reports have identified a general laissez-faire approach within the CAF regarding far-right activities. In a 2022 independent report commissioned by the CAF, the presence of white supremacist and other far-right ideologies was identified not only as a growing problem for the Army, but also one that was not being addressed.

Canada is being pressured by the failed US administration to discard its zero emissions mandate in order to avoid punishing tariffs.

Under Mark Carney's Liberal government, the CMHC has quietly redefined 'housing affordability' to no longer mean 30% of income, but "perhaps 40-45% ... [and] over 50% of income by 2035".

There was so much hate on Tesla for this saying it was all fraud, while Tesla was adamant it was just backlogged paper work.

They believe they have a God given right to break the speed limit

Explicit sexual content, defined by the province as detailed and clear depictions of sexual acts, including masturbation, penetration and ejaculation, will not be accessible to students in any grade.

Getting tired of this bullshit.

"There will be no tariff if Canada, or companies within your country, decide to manufacture product within the United States," - T-bag

RIP Coal

Why did The Walrus outlet accept this sponsorship?

Manitoba has declared another provincewide state of emergency as wildfires continue to threaten communities.

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The article has a loooooong list of rent decreases in major metros across the country. Generally, we're seeing decreases that seem to erase the increase from the same period in 2024.

The housing crisis is screwing generations of Canadians. Toronto City council is enabling it.