Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Andrea Woo
Publication Date: June 3, 2025 - 21:25
National strategy to fight wildfires needed, fire chiefs say
June 3, 2025
Raging wildfires that have forced mass evacuations and triggered states of emergency in two Canadian provinces have led to renewed calls for a federal agency responsible for fire management and emergency co-ordination.The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs has advocated for a national fire administration for close to a decade, its calls increasing in urgency after the country experienced its most destructive wildfire season on record in 2023.
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Alberta’s government has ditched a new fee schedule for breweries that would have seen the province’s oldest beer maker pay significantly more in taxes.The schedule, introduced in February after Alberta tabled its budget, substantially lowered the production threshold breweries needed to meet before they paid the highest fee to the government, while also adjusting the production limits and fees building up to the cap.
June 5, 2025 - 16:44 | Jack Farrell | The Globe and Mail
As wildfires devour buildings and force thousands from their homes in Saskatchewan, the Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe to ask for help from the military.NDP Leader Carla Beck, in a letter to Moe Thursday, questioned what the premier was waiting for.
June 5, 2025 - 16:40 | Jeremy Simes | The Globe and Mail
On Thursday, the Ford government announced it would allow nurses and board-certified physicians to move from the United States to Ontario and begin working immediately.
June 5, 2025 - 16:33 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Canada
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