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British Columbia’s premier says trying to work with the federal government can feel like — quote — “beating our heads against a wall”
David Eby told reporters yesterday he’s continually disappointed by the lack of discussion and collaboration with Ottawa.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston echoed similar sentiments in his letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in asking for him to “work with us in a true partnership” to revitalize co-operative federalism.
Canada’s premiers are in Halifax this week for the three-day Council of the Federation conference, which ends today. (The Canadian Press)
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Officials say yesterday ground crews began preparing their attack against a roaring wildfire near Labrador City that forced thousands of people to evacuate last week.
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says crews were on the ground doing preliminary work around the perimeter of the fire.
Water bombers from the province and Quebec doused it from above.
Labrador City is home to about 7-thousand-450 people and is the second community in the region to be evacuated because of forest fires in as many months. (The Canadian Press)
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An online fundraising page has identified 13-year-old Eli Young as the victim of last week’s flash floods in western Nova Scotia.
A friend of Eli’s family says the boy’s loved ones are shocked by his death.
Eli was swept into a ditch in a Wolfville park on Thursday in a flood that caused extensive damage across western Nova Scotia.
He had completed Grade 7 two weeks ago. (The Canadian Press)
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The Nova Scotia government is criticizing municipalities for their decision not to request an emergency alert during flooding last week that killed a 13-year-old boy and caused extensive damage.
Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr says an alert must normally come from the municipalities because they are best positioned to prepare messages.
Lohr says the province had to take the unusual step of issuing an alert on its own at 8:30 p-m after more than 100 millimetres fell in a few hours.
The alert was issued three hours after reports describing submerged roads and people fleeing their homes, and an hour after R-C-M-P received a call about a youth who disappeared into a drain ditch. (The Canadian Press)
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R-C-M-P in Nova Scotia are investigating a fatal collision.
They say officers responded to a call about a collision between a truck and a van at the intersection of Highway 14 and South Rawdon Road, just before noon on Monday.
They say the 25-year-old van driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the truck’s driver and passenger reported minor injuries. (The Canadian Press)
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There is an increasing sense of grief for residents of a Nova Scotia town repeatedly hit with extreme weather events.
Jennifer Moore was helping a neighbour on flood-prone Stannus Street, in Windsor last week when she fell face-first in waist-deep brown water in her driveway.
It was the third time in three years the catch basin on the street overflowed, after 1.2 metres of water mixed with sewage poured into Moore’s basement.
She says the repeated flooding is “very difficult” on the family’s mental health. (The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
