Thursday, October 12th, 2023
Climate change threatens winter roads connecting northern Ontario’s remote communities
Warmth, temperature volatility cutting First Nations off from provincial road network For many northern Ontario First Nations, apart from air travel, the only connection to the rest of the province is seasonal winter roads built each year on the frozen rivers, lakes, muskeg and earth. As climate change continues to narrow the window during which winter roads are useable, Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) gathered in Thunder Bay to strategize how to keep its communities connected in a rapidly thawing north. In a summit overview handout, NAN said that climate change has “reduced theRead more
Remember this spring’s $20M gold heist at Pearson? Brink’s is suing Air Canada to get its money back
Security company suing to get back the money it lost in the caper Brink’s is suing Canada’s biggest airline for roughly $20 million for allegedly letting a thief walk into an Air Canada facility at Toronto’s Pearson airport and walk out with gold bars and cash. The Miami-based security company is suing Air Canada to get back the money it lost in the caper, which went down this past spring. According to court documents obtained by CBC News, on April 14th Brink’s was commissioned by two Swiss banks — Raiffeisen and Valcambi —Read more