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Here’s a rundown of stories from The Canadian Press, designed to get you up to speed on what you need to know today…
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BC port strike starts fifth day
Both parties in the dockers’ strike in BC agree on one thing: they are stuck for maintenance work.
Since Saturday morning, more than 7,000 workers in 30 ports in British Columbia have gone on strike.
Several business organizations and government officials in both Alberta and Saskatchewan are calling on Ottawa to step in to help end the dispute.
Some even suggest that legislation should be considered to reopen western ports and save Canada’s economy.
Quebec police say two bodies were found near the site of the landslide over the weekend
Four days of searching in Quebec may be over after police divers found two bodies near the site of one of the landslides in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region.
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The slides were triggered on Saturday by a “phenomenal” amount of rainfall that washed away roads and caused flooding.
Provincial police believe the bodies found Tuesday night belong to a local man and woman who were reported missing following the landslide in Riviere-Eternite.
A coroner’s investigation will be conducted to confirm identification.
Here’s what else we watch…
Ontario and Quebec are experiencing more warm weather
It’s going to be scorching heat again today in much of Ontario and Quebec, where a heat wave continues.
Environment Canada predicts highs in the low 30s and a humidex that makes it feel like around 40 degrees.
Due to the heat and humidity, the agency warns of increased risks of heat-related illnesses and poor air quality.
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Parts of Northern Ontario are expected to become cooler tomorrow.
GTA transit does not keep up with population growth
Toronto had the least reliable transit service in 2022 compared to other municipalities in the region, according to recently released transit reports from the Toronto Region Board of Trade.
The average score was based on frequent and basic services, reliability, transit priority, 24-hour service, integration with neighboring transit systems, and service improvement.
While Toronto and Mississauga both earned a composite score of about 69 percent — or a B grade — Toronto had the lowest score for transportation reliability, with only 58 percent of trips being on time. Other municipalities scored over 70 percent on reliability.
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Fishing concerns 10 years after Lac-Megantic
Pierre Grenier says that since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., which spilled 100,000 gallons of crude oil into the Chaudiere River, fishing hasn’t been the same.
Anglers like him catch less fish and their catches are more and more mature fish, a sign that fewer fish are being born. The fish, Grenier said, “don’t bite like they used to.”
Experts from Quebec’s Environment Department will be deployed in the coming weeks to study the river’s recovery since a runaway crude oil train derailed and exploded 10 years ago, killing 47 people and destroying parts of the downtown area. devastated.
Wage Growth Eases Amid Inflation Struggle: Experts
Economists say early signs of a slowdown in wage growth are an indicator that the Bank of Canada’s fight against inflation is slowly gaining ground.
But, they add, it’s too early to say whether Canadians will regain the purchasing power they lost amid continued price increases.
BMO economist Shelly Kaushik says growth is just one factor the national bank looks at in its ongoing battle against inflation.
On Friday, Statistics Canada said the economy was essentially unchanged in April, neither growing nor contracting.
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This report from The Canadian Press was first published on July 5, 2023.
