As part of its plan to protect Ontario and keep communities safe, the Ontario government has increased what’s the Fire Protection Grant funding from $10 million to $20 million Province Wide. The investment will help municipal fire departments expand cancer prevention initiatives and improve emergency response to lithium-ion battery related incidents.
With no new talks planned, the students at Laurentian University are starting to become nervous, according to reports… as the strike continues. While students seem generally supportive of professors’ cause, there are some concerns about the potential impact on the winter semester.
Canadians across the country have been hit with a barrage of wintry weather that’s brought low temperatures and massive amounts of snow, but those eagerly awaiting the warm embrace of spring may have to wait a little longer come March. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, April and May are expected to bring “cooler-than-normal temperatures” to most of Canada and it could be an unseasonably cool spring.
