Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Vanessa Tiberio
Publication Date: August 11, 2025 - 13:20
Vulnerable people lack access to cooling, advocates say, as heat warnings persist
August 11, 2025
Another day of punishing heat and humidity in Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces is shedding light on the situation for vulnerable Canadians who struggle to access cooling.
Heat warnings from Environment Canada stretch from the country’s western to eastern coasts today, with temperatures expected to reach the low to mid-30s and humidex values at around 40 C.
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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre will return to the House of Commons this fall after securing a seat in rural Alberta over the summer. Poilievre handily won the August 18 Battle River—Crowfoot by-election with a little over 80 percent of the vote, in line with past Conservative performances in the riding.
The by-election, however, was only the first—and easiest—step on Poilievre’s long road to political recovery. Pre-election polls last winter showed that while he remained a polarizing figure in Canadian politics, he nevertheless enjoyed overwhelming backing from...
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OTTAWA — Former Trans Mountain CEO Dawn Farrell will be spearheading the federal government’s one-stop shop to help proponents of major infrastructure projects get shovels in the ground.
Prime Minister Mark Carney vowed the major federal projects office would be operational by Labour Day. On Friday, Carney’s office announced Farrell, who has four decades of experience in the energy sector, will be taking the job as CEO of the major projects office.
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