Wildfires continue to impact air quality across Western Canada with health experts and Environment Canada warning that the smoke from the blazes poses serious risks to human health.
"Mostly health issues are going to be immediate," Jeffrey Brook, an expert in environmental health at the University of Toronto, told CTV's Your Morning. "Respiratory problems, predominantly… sometimes there might be heart issues."Environment Canada warns that air quality from wildfire smoke can fluctuate over short distances and can vary considerably during the day.
Brook says it's important for those at risk to be aware that they are susceptible, especially during periods of poor air quality. A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as it responds to worsening wildfires, but the scale of the challenge is so great, it's falling behind and needs to prioritize a "whole-of-society" approach.U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. president Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to hold two campaign debates in June and September — the first on June 27 hosted by CNN — setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks.
More than 20 years after winning an unlikely gold medal in short track speedskating at the Salt Lake City Olympics, Steven Bradbury is back in the news for another good reason.After a final frame that saw the visiting Vancouver Canucks claw their way back and tie the game late, a point shot by Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard with 38 seconds left iced the 3-2 victory for Edmonton to knot the series.
A family of fifth generation farmers from Ituna, Sask. are trying to find answers after discovering several strange objects lying on their land.A Listowel, Ont. man, drafted by the Hamilton Tigercats last week, is also getting looks from the NFL, despite only playing 27 games of football in his life.At a news conference about after-school care Tuesday, Premier David Eby seemed preoccupied with the BC Conservatives and its leader John Rustad.B.C.
Negotiations between the provincial government and Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation will be restarting on Wednesday, according to the province’s education minister.Overtime win moves Warriors to one win away from first ever WHL championship A warning from a Saskatoon driver about using your fast-food app while in the drive-thru line — a trip to get some free lunch cost him a lot more than he bargained for.'Very expensive lunch': Sask. driver handed a cell phone ticket for using points app in McDonald's drive-thru
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