A state of emergency has been declared for the whole Province of British Columbia as rapidly growing fires in Kelowna and West Kelowna force thousands from their homes.
State of emergency in B.C. as Kelowna battles volatile wildfire
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Yellowknife is now under evacuation order and all residents are asked to be out of the city by Friday at noon.
Yellowknife has a population of approximately 22,000.
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Envoys from Turkey, India, Brazil, South Africa, and Mexioc will also attend, while Russia has not been invited.
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Dozens of national security advisers and senior-ranking officials are descending on the Red Sea city of Jeddah for a meeting that kicks off Friday evening.
The aim is to bring together countries from the “global south,” such as India, Brazil and South Africa — as well as European Union countries, along with the United States and Canada — to rally around Ukraine’s efforts to broker a peace plan.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is hopeful that countries endorse his own ten-point plan for peace.
China, which in the past had laid out its own peace plan, has confirmed (Reuters) it would participate in the Saudi-led talks this weekend.
The talks come as the Global South has faced the fallout of Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal and a subsequent increase in grain prices.
“The findings are in line with polling the defence department conducted between Dec. 19, 2022 and Jan. 15, 2023. That phone and internet survey found only one in five Canadians saw the CAF as a modern institution, with 29 per cent saying it’s outdated,” reports Global News.
Most Canadians told Ipsos Global Public Affairs pollsters “their concerns about defending Canada are directly related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (71 per cent) and China’s recent actions in the Taiwan Strait (69 per cent).”
These trees will capture and store carbon from the atmosphere, improve air and water quality, help to restore nature and biodiversity, cool our urban centres, and create and support thousands of green jobs.
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Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the federal government’s plan to plant two billion trees by 2030 is on track, but focusing on adapting to climate change is more important than ever.
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Police-reported crime in Canada, as measured by the Crime Severity Index (CSI), increased for the second consecutive year, up 4% in 2022. The Violent CSI rose in 2022, reaching its highest point since 2007. The Non-violent CSI also increased in 2022 but remained lower than before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Those most likely to make a career move now and in the remaining months of 2023 are:
- Gen Zers (64 per cent)
- Marketing and creative professionals (51 per cent)
- Working parents (51 per cent)
- Employees who have been with their company for 2-4 years (56 per cent)
- Contract work is a viable route for many professionals, with 31 per cent of workers saying they are interested in contract roles in the future.
Workers exploring other employment opportunities are motivated by:
- A higher salary (55 per cent)
- Better benefits and perks (28 per cent)
- Remote work options (26 per cent)
Compensation, benefits, flexible schedules and remote work options are also the top factors professionals look for when evaluating job postings.
When applying for an open role, professionals said they’d lose interest and withdraw from consideration due to:
- Poor communication and follow-up from the hiring manager (56 per cent)
- Excessive — or more than three — rounds of interviews (46 per cent)
- Delayed decision-making/lengthy timeline (38 per cent)
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