Canadian line workers aid US storm recovery efforts
Canadian crews from Gagnon Line Construction and Holland Power Service join Ontario and Quebec teams to rebuild power grids in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene and Milton. Workers report long days, destroyed facilities, and grateful residents as they move between states, with some heading toward Florida to assist.
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Montreal
Stéphan Perreault
North Carolina
Helene
Milton
Perreault
Asheville
N.C
Florida
Ontario
Hydro One
United States
Nova Scotia
Panies
Gagnon Line
Holland Power Service
Quebec
New Brunswick
Hydro-Québec
Sherbrooke
Magog
Coaticook
Jonquiére
Daniel Dumas
EEA
Dumas
Pierre Duval
Sproule Powerline
South Carolina
Duval
Alfred and Plantagenet
Ont
Minister urges more beds before compulsory addictions care
In Ottawa Ya'ara Saks argues provinces must expand addiction and mental health services before any compulsory treatment is considered. She notes Canada’s overdose crisis with nearly 50,000 opioid deaths since 2016 and cites a $150 million emergency fund for municipalities and Indigenous communities. She urges leveraging health funding deals and stresses that care remains a provincial issue.
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Ottawa
Ya’ara Saks
Canada
Saks
Brianna MacDonald
Abbotsford
B.C
Canadian Mental Health Association
New Brunswick
Progressive Conservatives
Alberta
Danielle Smith
Trudeau repeats call for Lebanon ceasefire
Ottawa reports prime minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Canada’s demand for an immediate ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza at the ASEAN summit in Laos. Global Affairs says a Canadian killed in Lebanon is being identified and family contact is ongoing, with over 1,050 Canadians evacuated by charter flights.
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Ottawa
Lebanon
Justin Trudeau
Canada
Gaza
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Laos
Global Affairs Canada
Department
Israel
Hezbollah
Global Affairs
Trudeau
Hussein Tabaja
Daad Tabaja
Kamal
Beirut
More children died at B C school report reveals higher toll
Williams Lake First Nation Interim report on St Josephs Mission Indian Residential School says at least 55 children died or vanished, more than triple prior counts, with radar surveys and potential digs planned. Investigators note no definitive graves found yet but remain confident in the inquiry. Catholic run school operated 1891 to 1981 near Williams Lake, with 782 hectares under study.
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British Columbia
Williams Lake
National Centre For Truth and Reconciliation Memorial Register
St. Joseph’s Mission
Vancouver
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Greg Johnson
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Thunderbay
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Natura
Westfort
Kristen Oliver
West Thunder Community Centre
Edward Street
Nature
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