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Canada announces $688 M contract for RADARSAT replenishment satellite
1+ hour, 19+ min ago (171+ words) Winnipeg 20" C, Windy MONTREAL " The federal government has announced a $688-million contract for a new replenishment satellite to support the country's constellation of Earth-observing satellites." Canadian Industry Minister M'lanie Joly said today that Toronto-based MDA Space Ltd. will build and…...
Feliks the eagle is back home in Serbia after a kidnap ordeal in the Middle East
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (628+ words) Winnipeg 18" C, Cloudy with wind The year-old eastern imperial eagle from Serbia, started flying in August and later set off on his first migratory flight toward the Middle East, only to be captured by poachers, sold illegally and retrieved in…...
Extreme, prolonged heat wave expected to cover much of southern Ontario
9+ hour, 30+ min ago (168+ words) Winnipeg 18" C, Windy Environment Canada has issued an orange alert as an intense and prolonged heat wave is expected to blanket much of southern Ontario, including Toronto, starting today." The weather agency says the heat wave will continue through Friday…...
Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir's lakes toward disappearance
16+ hour, 17+ min ago (778+ words) Winnipeg 22" C, Rain with wind But all is not perfect in one of South Asia's best-known lakes. Pollution from local buildings, invasive plant species that threaten biodiversity and declining water levels, in part due to climate-driven heat, are threatening the…...
Carbon capture project gains support
16+ hour, 45+ min ago (1178+ words) A direct air carbon capture facility proposed for southwestern Manitoba has been shoring up allies in local and Indigenous governments and large corporations, as Montreal-based Deep Sky aims to convince the province its project is ready to launch. The venture…...
Tornado touches down near Rossburn
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (174+ words) Winnipeg 25" C, Cloudy Environment Canada has confirmed a tornado touched down near Rossburn Sunday evening. The storm touched ground around 7: 30 p. m. said meteorologist Brian Proctor. The storm also recorded significant wind gusts, with wind blowing 85 km/h at Shoal Lake and…...
What makes a 'heat dome' and what does it mean?
22+ hour, 11+ min ago (1420+ words) Winnipeg 24" C, Cloudy with wind These unbearably hot and humid summer months that put millions of people across the globe at risk are typically made possible by phenomena known as heat domes. Heat domes can make already-high temperatures even more…...
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (538+ words) Winnipeg 21" C, Light rain If their injuries aren't too severe, victims can survive for a week or more, assuming the weather isn't too hot or cold, experts say. In Venezuela, rescue teams have been racing against the clock to pull…...
Tornado touches down near Rossburn, damages two homes
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (253+ words) A tornado damaged two homes in western Manitoba Sunday evening. | Brian Proctor, meteorologist for Environment and Climate Change Canada, confirmed a tornado touched down near Rossburn at 7: 30 p. m. Wind gusts of 100 km/h were reported in the area. | Rossburn is located…...
UN ambassador Lametti: Canada pushing for safety, equity in artificial intelligence
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (569+ words) Winnipeg 21" C, Light rain OTTAWA " Canada is pushing for safe, equitable adoption of artificial intelligence at the United Nations, where Ottawa's ambassador says AI is a significant priority for his team. "AI governance is something that the UN has to…...