Noushin Ziafati

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About Noushin Ziafati

Reporter with The Canadian Press

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The remains of the village pool and debris covered properties that were destroyed by the 2021 wildfire are seen in Lytton, B.C., on June 15, 2022. File photo by The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Canadian television weather presenters change upbeat tune due to climate change

Forecaster Warren Dean recalls feeling helpless as a deadly heat dome hovered over British Columbia last summer.

News | July 27th 2022

A Salvation Army EMS vehicle is set up as a cooling station as people line up to get into a splash park while trying to beat the heat in Calgary on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Climate crisis turning on-air weather personalities serious

Forecaster Warren Dean recalls feeling helpless as a deadly heat dome hovered over British Columbia last summer.

News | July 26th 2022

A family cools off in the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a second day across a large part of Ontario, including some northern regions. Photo by The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Extreme heat emergency alerts can save lives but can't be the only measure taken

Experts say sending emergency alerts during extreme heat events could save lives, but a multi−faceted approach to warning the public is needed in order to reach the most vulnerable residents and help them take action.

News | July 21st 2022

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Experts call for stronger COVID detection system in Canada

Experts say Canada needs to develop a robust system to detect COVID-19 activity in the absence of wide-scale PCR testing.

News | April 21st 2022

Mosque in Mississauga looks to beef up security after alleged attack

Members of a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., are still coming to grips with what happened after a man allegedly wielding an axe and bear spray attacked congregants during an early-morning prayer, a volunteer at the mosque who witnessed the incident said on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

News, Politics | March 21st 2022

'Complete change in our quality of life': Long COVID is a burden for many Canadians

Every morning, Samantha Cover wakes up and braces for what the day will bring.

News, Politics | March 16th 2022

An empty intensive care unit room is ready to be cleaned after a COVID-19 patient was transferred at the Humber River Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on April 13, 2021. File photo by The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

More than 150,000 Canadians have 'long COVID' symptoms

More research is needed to understand the so-called "long COVID" condition and the burden it poses on the health-care system, a science advisory group said in a report on Tuesday, September 14, 2021.

Coronavirus in Canada

News | September 15th 2021