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Politics

Ottawa defends use of Emergencies Act during convoy protests before Federal Court of Appeal

The decision to use the Emergencies Act in 2022 to address protests in Ottawa and at key border points has…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax urges people who need extra help in emergencies to join registry

The Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) has launched a program to support vulnerable residents in emergencies through its vulnerable person’s registry.…

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Health

A lithium battery fire sent toxic gas over Montreal. Are we ready for such emergencies?

Residents, chemists and firefighters are raising concerns about prevention and emergency preparedness after 15,000 kilograms of lithium batteries inside a…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia wants to set up regional centres to help during emergencies

Nova Scotia is making sweeping changes to a bill that deals with how it responds to emergencies, including extreme weather…

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Canada

Cargo spill shows Canada unprepared for marine emergencies: TSB

A Transportation Safety Board report into a huge cargo spill off Vancouver Island says it’s concerned that gaps in Canada’s…

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Nova Scotia

Anticipating future emergencies, N.S. builds online system for relief grants

Nova Scotia has built a new online system to help it administer emergency relief grants following lessons learned from post-tropical storm…

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Politics

Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is long past due — with no clear delivery date

For a committee struck to review an emergency, the approach to reporting back to Canadians has been less than urgent.…

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Nova Scotia

East Hants aims to better prepare for emergencies with new role

The Municipality of East Hants is hiring a key staff person to better help the area prepare for emergencies, and…

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Canada

B.C. communities stretch provincial funds to guard against climate-related emergencies

For the past six years, Grand Forks has been busy preparing to avoid what happened in 2018 when a devastating…

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Politics

Federal government set to deliver update on Emergencies Act report’s recommendations

The federal government is expected to deliver an update this morning on which recommendations it will implement — or ignore…

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