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The Bennett Bridge was engulfed in fire smoke in August 2019 Exposure to air pollution in Canada leads to nearly 8,000 deaths a year, according to a new study. The research, published today in a Health Effects Institute (HEI) report, looked at mortality in 7.1 million Canadians over the past 25 years. Long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM2.5) was found to be most harmful when combined with other pollutants such as ozone....

L’ancien animateur du centre aéré Mille Potes, aujourd’hui âgé de 26 ans, était jugé pour avoir violé et agressé sexuellement cinq fillettes âgées de 3 à 5 ans au moment des faits, en 2016, commis un jour à l’heure de la sieste. L’affaire avait provoqué l’émoi des familles Arkachiennes. Une marche blanche a été organisée en 2019 après de nouvelles plaintes de familles. Cinq d’entre eux avaient adhéré en tant que partis politiques....

Emergency crews were called about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Main Street Mall, home to a pet store, a flooring store, a paint store and a tax office. “There were animals – we were able to get some of them out, but the majority of them were lost,” said Fire Chief Kelvin Toews. Steven Larson, manager of Best West Pet Foods, said three reptiles were rescued before the fire escalated....

As part of its ongoing effort to combat government-sponsored mercenary spyware, Apple will offer a new “Lock Mode” in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura. The average person will never use this arrangement, but it should provide enhanced protection for common targets of world governments, such as journalists and dissidents. Looks like the Pegasus spyware really pushed Apple over the edge. Developed by Israel’s NSO, Pegasus exploits zero-click vulnerabilities to hack into Apple devices....

Um mit Inhalten von Podigee und anderen externen Inhalten zu interagieren oder diese anzuzeigen, benötigen wir Ihre Zustimmung. Aktivierung externer Inhalte Deutschland bereitet sich auf einen Energie-GAU im Herbst vor. Was passiert, wenn Putin das Gas komplett abdreht? Arbeitgeberpräsident Rainer Dülger rechnet mit dem Schlimmsten: „Wir stehen vor der größten Krise, die das Land je hatte“, sagte der Präsident der Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA). „Es sieht so aus, als ob Russland ernsthaft das Gas ausgeht oder langfristig gar nichts liefert“, sagte Dulger....

Erster Eindruck und Start Im Lieferumfang sind neben der kompakten Überwachungskamera eine Halterung, ein USB-Ladekabel und der Akku enthalten. Einen USB-Adapter legt der Hersteller zwar nicht mit ins Paket, sollte aber in den meisten Fällen (in mehreren Varianten) in jedem Haushalt vorhanden sein. Arlo Go 2 im Test: Die perfekte Überwachungskamera für Wohnwagen, Boot und Co.? Zum Einstieg schieben wir einfach den Akku in das Gehäuse, legen die SIM-Karte ein und koppeln die Überwachungskamera mit der Smartphone-App – fertig....

Artist’s impression of the James Webb Space Telescope as seen in space. Credit: ESA/ATG medialab After six months of testing and testing, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is finally ready to open a new window on the universe, capturing the faint light of the first stars and galaxies, probing the mysteries of black holes and studying the atmospheres of alien worlds. On Tuesday, NASA will unveil the first color images from the $10 billion observatory, pictures expected to rival or surpass the first spectacular images from the refurbished Hubble Space Telescope nearly three decades ago....

In Canada, inflation hit a 39-year high of 7.7 percent in May — well above the two percent target rate that central banks typically aim for. The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point on June 1 to 1.5%. Since then, he has signaled a willingness to move in a more aggressive direction. “We may need to make more interest rate moves to bring inflation back to target....

The company, which proposed a merger of its UK and international news channels in May, said the new-look channel would launch next April and be called BBC News. UK viewers will no longer be provided with a domestic rolling news service, including the loss of shows such as Dateline London after 25 years, with the channel featuring a mix of international content as well as “new flagship programs based on high-profile journalists”....

BC plans to expand eligibility for second booster shots this fall, although specific details about exactly when different age groups will be eligible were not revealed at a July 8 press conference. BC lags behind the rest of Canada in the percentage of the population who have received two booster doses. Recent Health Canada data shows that only 5.2 per cent of British Columbians have received two booster doses or four doses of the vaccine in total....

“Playing Fanny Brice on Broadway has been a lifelong dream of mine,” Feldstein posted on Instagram tonight, “and doing it these past few months has been a great joy and a true honor. Once production decided to take the show in a different direction, I made the extremely difficult decision to step away earlier than expected. I will never forget this experience and from the bottom of my heart, I want to thank every person who came to August Wilson for the love and support you showed me and our amazing cast and crew....

Beatriki Egli trauert um ihre Großeltern Beatrice Egli durchlebt derzeit eine schwierige Zeit. In den letzten drei Monaten verlor sie ihre Großeltern. Gepostet: vor 56 Minuten | Aktualisiert: vor 44 Minuten Freud und Leid liegen so nah beieinander. Während Beatrice Egli (34) gerade die Veröffentlichung ihrer neuen Single „Volles Risiko“ feiert, kämpft sie privat mit einem schweren Schicksalsschlag. Egli trauert um ihre Großeltern. „Die Zeit auf dieser Erde ist sehr kurz....

Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News Getty Images BEIJING – Two months after the start of the latest Covid epidemic in China, many companies in the country’s two largest cities by GDP are facing new or existing restrictions on their operation. Over the weekend, the capital, Beijing, closed theme parks and banned food from restaurants to control Covid – just as the five-day holiday was about to begin. During last year’s holidays, domestic tourism revenues more than doubled from the previous year, according to official figures....

Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s overall and economic approval numbers have hit the lowest levels of his presidency and fallen more than those of his two predecessors, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey. With Americans feeling crushed under the weight of rising prices, Biden’s economic approval fell 5 points from the previous survey in April to just 30%. The president’s economic record is supported by just 6% of Republicans, 25% of independents and 58% of Democrats, a number far too low for his own party....

He also offered a message to people outraged by last month’s Supreme Court ruling that ended a constitutional right to abortion and protesting across the country: “Keep protesting. Keep speaking your mind. It is extremely important.” The president, speaking to reporters during a stop on a bike ride near his family’s beach home in Delaware, said he did not have the power to force the more than a dozen states with strict restrictions or outright bans on abortion to allow the process....

Four people were on board when it capsized. One of them managed to get ashore safely, one drowned and two others are missing. On Tuesday, the RCMP confirmed that a body was recovered at approximately 3:00 p.m. the previous day. Canmore RCMP, Kananaskis Emergency Services, Alberta conservation officers and a cadaver dog continue to search for the missing boater, who RCMP say is male. “The Alberta RCMP sends its deepest condolences to all those affected by this tragedy,” it said in a statement....

Comment Mounted Border Patrol agents who confronted Haitian families last September on the banks of a river in Del Rio, Texas, did not hit the migrants with their reins but used “unnecessary” force and lacked proper guidance from supervisors, according to with a long-awaited internal report released on Friday. Images of the incident widely circulated along the Rio Grande showed US agents waving reins and shouting profanities as they briefly tried to block families bringing food to a sprawling, chaotic encampment where 15,000 migrants seeking entry to the United States had arrived....

The child’s family flagged down a passing ambulance on its way to hospital following the crash on Saturday afternoon in the Tottington area. He was pronounced dead by paramedics before being taken to hospital, Manchester Police said. A police spokesman said: “The boy had suffered serious injuries after a collision with a tractor on farmland off Bentley Hall Road. “The tractor driver is helping us with our investigations and a scene remains on the farm....

Diplomatic sources said officials were working on a “multi-year” economic package that France believes could break the smugglers’ model. The sources said it would be similar to the £54m deal last July which paid for more patrols, surveillance, border security and asylum camps off the northern French coast. It follows a thaw in tensions between the two countries since September, when Priti Patel, the home secretary, blocked payments unless France stopped more migrants before they reached the UK....