Labrador City evacuated, Wabush on notice as crews continue to battle wildfires

Thousands of Labrador City residents are heading east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as a wildfire threatens the town. (Darryl Dinn/ CBC) Fire crew teams continue to battle wildfires across Labrador Saturday.  Residents of Labrador City were told to evacuate on Friday at 5:30 p.m. AT and to head 500 kilometres east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Labrador City…

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How adaptable you are to climate change could depend on where you live in Edmonton

  This story is part of the Prairies Climate Change Project, a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. How climate change affects your health could depend on where you live, according to a new study.  In their examination of several Edmonton neighbourhoods, researchers at the University…

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McGill University closes campus for dismantling operation of pro-Palestinian encampment

McGill University announced the closure of its downtown campus Wednesday morning for a dismantling operation of the pro-Palestinian encampment that was set up more than 10 weeks ago.  In a statement on its website, McGill said the university has been subject to “ongoing and escalating acts of violence and vandalism associated with the encampment” and said…

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