Heat wave prompts safety tips for people and pets in Medicine Hat
Environment Canada warns of a hot weekend in Medicine Hat urging heat safety including hydration and UV protection. Medical officer Vivien Suttorp cautions about heat exhaustion and heat stroke while veterinarian Andrea Storch warns of deaths from pets left in hot cars and advises keeping animals home unless necessary.
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Suttorp
Andrea Storch
Cypress View Veterinary Clinic
Fate of British Columbia old growth forests sparks debate
In Saanich BC a Douglas fir aged over 500 years towers near Francis King Regional Park. Advocates urge protecting old growth outside parks while logging continues near Port Renfrew. The Great Bear Rainforest pact aims to shield 85 percent of major temperate rainforest from logging, drawing praise from environmentalists, industry, and First Nations.
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B.C
Andy MacKinnon
MacKinnon
British Columbia
Francis King
Victoria
B.C. Chamber of Commerce
Port Renfrew
Avatar Grove
Canada
Alberta lifts 8 p.m. cutoff on happy hours for bars
Edmonton Alberta bars and pubs can now offer drink specials any hour after Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission removes the 8 p.m. cutoff. The rule keeps minimum prices and a 1 a.m. service cap, and bars must avoid serving intoxicated patrons.
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Fort Mac benefit lineup grows with McDermott Frew and Boyd
Canadian tenor John McDermott joins Alan Frew Liona Boyd on a Toronto BackFortMac concert lineup at Roy Thomson Hall on June 27 to aid Fort McMurray wildfire victims. Proceeds go to Fort McMurray United Way and Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal with additional shows including Fire Aid in Edmonton.
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Fort Mac
Toronto
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Alan Frew
Liona Boyd
Fort McMurray
Jim Cuddy
Roy Thomson Hall
Colin Mochrie
Deb McGrath
Measha Brueggergosman
the Lovelocks
Jackie Richardson
Matt Dusk
Red Cross
Alberta
Cuddy
Blue Rodeo
Edmonton
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Corb Lund
Ian Tyson
Commonwealth Stadium
Nathan Cullen rules out another NDP leadership bid
Veteran NDP MP Nathan Cullen announces he will not run for party leader, citing a wish to spend more time with his family and to focus on electoral reform and climate change. Cullen, MP for Skeena-Bulkley Valley since 2004, has a history in leadership races and says the decision came after discussions with family, friends, supporters, and party elders.
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NDP
Nathan Cullen
Tom Mulcair
Cullen
B.C
Skeena-Bulkley Valley
Mulcair
Brian Topp
House of Commons
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