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Wildfire smoke blankets Kelowna, prompting health warnings and disrupting summer plans
On Thursday, the Air Quality Health Index reached 10+, the highest risk category on the scale.
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Society · Global NewsOttawa halved federal emergency centre staff before wildfire season: union
The Public Service Alliance of Canada said in a statement Thursday that about 60 employees at the Government Operations Centre in Ottawa received layoff notices in January.Read original ↗
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Society · Global NewsVillage of Clinton under evacuation alert due to Fiftynine Creek wildfire
The Thompson Nicola Regional District has expanded an evacuation order and an evacuation alert for the Bonaparte Plateau area in Electoral Area E due to the same wildfire.Read original ↗
Society · Global NewsSaskatchewan health-care workers’ union to vote on potential strike this fall
After years of bargaining, a union representing more than 14,000 health-care workers in Saskatchewan will vote on potential job action in September, CUPE Local 5430 says.Read original ↗
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