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Railways will soon reopen after feds intervene in labour dispute
Businesses and industry leaders are anxiously awaiting updates on when Canada's freight trains could start moving again now that the federal government has intervened in a work stoppage that halted all shipments for a full day.
Major commuter line disruption continue as railways await word on arbitration
Thousands of Canadian commuters may have to change their travel plans for a second day after a countrywide rail lockout shut down lines in major metropolitan areas.
More Calgary water cutbacks are coming, but they won't be as bad
But Bouchart said disruption should be minimal since the feeder main won't have to be shut down.
Jasper residents waste no time getting back to normal post fire
"Even amidst the profound grief and staggering loss experienced by so many, the community's familiar pulse is unmistakable. Neighbours and friends, who had been apart for weeks, are reuniting with heartfelt embraces and teary smiles," a post on the town's Facebook page said on Saturday.
Jasper residents return to their homes today for first time since wildfire
Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland has said only residents will be allowed to enter the town and other visitors will be directed to stay on the highway and drive on by.
B.C. Supreme Court certifies class-action lawsuit over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson's
A decision released online this week says the case was filed in B.C. in August 2022, alleging the Switzerland-based firm's family of herbicide products, marketed as Gramoxone, causes Parkinson's disease.
Wildfire prompts leaders of Saskatchewan First Nation to call for evacuation
Officials with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation announced the move, saying the Flanagan fire was directly threatening their community of Sandy Bay.
B.C. has spent about $387 million fighting wildfires so far this year
British Columbia has already spent about $387 million battling fires so far this year, as crews brace for more lightning-caused starts in the coming days, the director of provincial operations for the province's wildfire service said on Tuesday.
Evacuation order for Valemount, B.C., lifted as fire risk eases
An evacuation order issued on Saturday due to out-of-control wildfires south of Valemount, B.C., has been cancelled, as officials thanked the fast action of BC Wildfire Service members who fought to contain the flames.
B.C. government mulls ways to aid salmon through Chilcotin slide zone
Plans to help migrating salmon make it up British Columbia's Chilcotin River to spawning grounds are in the works after a massive landslide breach created barrier challenges, but officials will wait to see if the water carves a new route for the fish, says Nathan Cullen, the provincial water, land and resource stewardship minister.