N.L. town declares state of emergency, issues evacuation order over wildfire
May 7, 2025
A community in Newfoundland and Labrador has declared a state of emergency and ordered some residents to evacuate because of a wildfire that has already destroyed some homes.The Town of Small Point, Broad Cove, Blackhead, Adam’s Cove says the state of emergency covers the area of Adam’s Cove.Town councillor Susan Rose posted on Facebook that “a few houses are gone” but everyone is safe.
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Haul trucks, shovels, pumps and pipes are common sights at Imperial Oil’s vast oil sands operations in northeastern Alberta, but so too are robots and drones, with generative artificial intelligence a newer addition to the technological mix. “We’ve been laser-focused on this digital journey since 2018,” Cheryl Gomez-Smith, the senior executive in charge of Imperial’s production, told a recent investor conference.
May 11, 2025 - 09:34 | Lauren Krugel | The Globe and Mail
“Albertans feel an existential threat from Ottawa,” says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith. “I think the rest of the country may feel an existential threat from Donald Trump. Alberta feels the same thing — but the existential threat, it’s from Ottawa.”
Nanos Research polls published one week after the federal election indicate nearly 30 per cent of Alberta residents support separation from Canada.
“The polls I’m seeing now,” Smith reports in a recent conversation, “suggest 30 to 40 per cent. That’s the highest I’ve ever seen.”
The premier agrees the surging numbers could reflect the...
May 11, 2025 - 09:00 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
Montreal police and the Sûreté du Québec are looking for a 48-year-old man who was last seen on Friday and whose car was located at a park in the Outaouais region.
May 11, 2025 - 08:07 | | CBC News - Ottawa
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