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Reçu aujourd’hui — 6 août 2025Canada
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  • Ontario’s private-clinic plan doesn’t add up, prospective applicants warn
    The Ontario government, poised to allow private clinics to do publicly funded hip- and knee-replacement surgeries, is facing behind-the-scenes criticism from some of the people who hope to build the new facilities. The long-delayed move is part of the Progressive Conservative government’s push to boost the involvement of the private sector in the public health care system, in an effort to move more procedures out of hospitals and reduce waiting times.
     

Ontario’s private-clinic plan doesn’t add up, prospective applicants warn

6 août 2025 à 05:30
Ontario is investing $125-million to add orthopedic surgeries at community surgical centres over the next two years.

The Ontario government, poised to allow private clinics to do publicly funded hip- and knee-replacement surgeries, is facing behind-the-scenes criticism from some of the people who hope to build the new facilities.

The long-delayed move is part of the Progressive Conservative government’s push to boost the involvement of the private sector in the public health care system, in an effort to move more procedures out of hospitals and reduce waiting times.

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  • Afghan family seeking entry into Canada detained by ICE
    An Afghan family fleeing the Taliban and seeking to join relatives near Toronto are stuck in a “legal trap” after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their lawyers say.The family was eligible to cross into Canada by land from the U.S. to claim asylum because a close relative – a 32-year-old woman who previously worked for a Western aid organization in Afghanistan – was granted refugee status in Canada last year.
     

Afghan family seeking entry into Canada detained by ICE

6 août 2025 à 04:00
An Afghan woman walks along the York Beltline Trail in Toronto, Ont. on July 23. Her family was detained by ICE in the U.S. after fleeing the Taliban.

An Afghan family fleeing the Taliban and seeking to join relatives near Toronto are stuck in a “legal trap” after being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, their lawyers say.

The family was eligible to cross into Canada by land from the U.S. to claim asylum because a close relative – a 32-year-old woman who previously worked for a Western aid organization in Afghanistan – was granted refugee status in Canada last year.

Reçu hier — 5 août 2025Canada
  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Wildfires push thousands from homes in Manitoba, Newfoundland, while areas of Nova Scotia on high alert
    Rapidly growing wildfires in several provinces forced thousands of people from their homes and prompted air-quality warnings in cities thousands of kilometres away, while hot and dry conditions had other areas on high alert, including Nova Scotia, where the government banned most summertime activities in wooded areas.The deteriorating conditions have added up to a wildfire season that is on track to be one of Canada’s worst on record in terms of area burned, second only to 2023.
     

Wildfires push thousands from homes in Manitoba, Newfoundland, while areas of Nova Scotia on high alert

5 août 2025 à 23:18
Trees burned by wildfires in northern Manitoba on June 12. Manitoba has borne the brunt of this year’s damage from wildfires and is under its second 30-day provincewide state of emergency.

Rapidly growing wildfires in several provinces forced thousands of people from their homes and prompted air-quality warnings in cities thousands of kilometres away, while hot and dry conditions had other areas on high alert, including Nova Scotia, where the government banned most summertime activities in wooded areas.

The deteriorating conditions have added up to a wildfire season that is on track to be one of Canada’s worst on record in terms of area burned, second only to 2023.

Structures destroyed in fast-growing Newfoundland wildfire, Premier Hogan says

5 août 2025 à 18:56
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan confirmed some structures were destroyed by one of several wildfires burning in the province overnight.

Multiple wildfires are burning in Newfoundland, prompting more evacuation orders and destroying structures in a community in the eastern part of the province.

Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier said during a media briefing Tuesday the out-of-control wildfire near Small Point–Adam’s Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove and Kingston grew significantly overnight.

Cathedral Grove’s ancient trees not at risk, fire service says, as Vancouver Island blaze prompts evacuation order

5 août 2025 à 17:32
Crews battle wildfires near Coombs, B.C., on Sunday.

Vancouver Island photographer Colby Rex O’Neill has had restless nights as a wildfire burns less than a kilometre from his home.

That’s a worry, but he also fears the Wesley Ridge fire could reach what he calls a “national treasure” – Cathedral Grove, a temperate rainforest containing trees that are about 800 years old.

Privacy commissioner to investigate WestJet cybersecurity breach, security safeguards

5 août 2025 à 16:54
WestJet passengers deplane on the tarmac at Yellowknife Airport on Tuesday, July 22.

Canada’s privacy commissioner has opened an investigation into a cyberattack on WestJet WJAFF which saw a “malicious actor” gain access to the airline’s systems.

The airline said in a statement last month that a “sophisticated, criminal” third party was able to gain access to some personal and travel-related data during the June cybersecurity incident.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Audit of Nova Scotia firefighter school reveals serious safety concerns
    The family of a Nova Scotia firefighter who died in training says the results of a scathing audit of the province’s main firefighters school is an important first step in ensuring future safety.The $300,000 money-for-value audit by consultant 21FSP was released Tuesday by the provincial government. It was launched in June and stemmed from the death of firefighter Skyler Blackie during a training exercise at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in March 2019.
     

Audit of Nova Scotia firefighter school reveals serious safety concerns

5 août 2025 à 16:41

The family of a Nova Scotia firefighter who died in training says the results of a scathing audit of the province’s main firefighters school is an important first step in ensuring future safety.

The $300,000 money-for-value audit by consultant 21FSP was released Tuesday by the provincial government. It was launched in June and stemmed from the death of firefighter Skyler Blackie during a training exercise at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in March 2019.

Skyler Blackie died after the bottom of a rusted extinguisher blew off during a certification exam at the non-profit training facility in Waverley, N.S.

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Skyler Blackie poses in this undated handout photo. The family of a Nova Scotia firefighter who died during a 2019 training session is stepping up its push for reform of a firefighting school after learning he had raised concerns about the equipment that led to his death.
Skyler Blackie died on March 20, 2019, 11 days after the bottom of the rusted extinguisher blew off as he charged it with propellant during a certification exam at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in Waverley, N.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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  • Globe Climate: The North Atlantic right whale’s collision course
    If you’re reading this on the web or someone forwarded this e-mail newsletter to you, you can sign up for Globe Climate and all Globe newsletters here.Good afternoon and thanks for catching up with us after the long weekend. Welcome to Globe Climate, a newsletter about climate change, environment and resources in Canada.A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars. Just yesterday, scientists shared how they’ve solved the case.
     

Globe Climate: The North Atlantic right whale’s collision course

5 août 2025 à 12:10

If you’re reading this on the web or someone forwarded this e-mail newsletter to you, you can sign up for Globe Climate and all Globe newsletters here.

Good afternoon and thanks for catching up with us after the long weekend. Welcome to Globe Climate, a newsletter about climate change, environment and resources in Canada.

A mysterious illness has killed billions of sea stars. Just yesterday, scientists shared how they’ve solved the case.

© Lauren Owens Lambert

Large container ships navigate through New York Harbor on April 25, 2025. All large whale species in this region, including Blue, Fin, Sei, Sperm, Humpback, and North Atlantic right whales are detected in the New York Bight. Most are federally listed as endangered and face the greatest threats from human activities, including vessel strikes.

Hiking this Vancouver Island park was my chance to step back into history

5 août 2025 à 12:11

In the summer of 1910, 20-year-old Myra Ellison sent a letter home to her mother from the shores of Campbell Lake on Vancouver Island, where she was surrounded by a wilderness of old-growth forests and steep, snow-capped mountains.

“My boots are simply fine for walking,” she assured her mother.

© Justine Hunter

Canada’s trade deficit widened to $5.9-billion in June, second highest on record

5 août 2025 à 09:19
Canada's largest trade deficit in history dipped in April to $7.6-billion.

Canada’s merchandise trade deficit widened in June to $5.9-billion as imports grew faster than exports due to a one-time high-value oil equipment import, data showed on Tuesday.

The deficit observed in June is the second highest on record after the deficit dipped to its largest in history in April to $7.6-billion.

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  • Air Canada flight attendants enter final day of strike mandate vote
    Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union.The vote, which began July 28 and closes today, comes after the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees concluded the conciliation process with no deal reached.The union represents more than 10,000 flight attendants who have been in contract talks since the start of the year.
     

Air Canada flight attendants enter final day of strike mandate vote

5 août 2025 à 08:41

Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union.

The vote, which began July 28 and closes today, comes after the Air Canada component of the Canadian Union of Public Employees concluded the conciliation process with no deal reached.

The union represents more than 10,000 flight attendants who have been in contract talks since the start of the year.

© Christinne Muschi

An Air Canada plane takes off from Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. Air Canada flight attendants are entering the final day of voting on whether to give a strike mandate to their union. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
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Three charged with smuggling-related offences after 44 migrants intercepted in Quebec, CBSA says

4 août 2025 à 18:19
An RCMP officer near the Quebec-U.S. border in St. Bernard-de-Lacolle, Que. in January. The Canada Border Services Agency says it stopped a vehicle carrying foreign nationals near Stanstead, Que., early Sunday morning.

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has arrested and charged three alleged smugglers after police in southern Quebec intercepted a truck carrying 44 foreign nationals in conditions an RCMP officer described as “horrific.” 

The agency said RCMP and Quebec provincial police intercepted the vehicle with dozens of people aboard near Stanstead, Que., overnight between Saturday to Sunday.

Montreal’s rat problem worsens despite city’s promise to tackle it

4 août 2025 à 16:39
A rat crosses Montreal resident James Klein's property. Klein says the rats outside his home have stopped him from eating outside all summer.

The rats took over James Klein’s backyard this spring.

He’d never had a rat problem in the more than two decades he’s lived in Montreal’s Snowdon neighbourhood. But now, when he watches TV in his family room, he sees them out of the corner of his eye, scurrying around outside the glass door leading onto his back deck.

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