{"id":159189,"date":"2023-05-31T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mediaintel.asia\/?p=919091"},"modified":"2023-05-31T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T00:00:00","slug":"morning-update-more-than-150-halifax-area-homes-lost-to-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinalegalblog.com\/en\/2023\/05\/31\/morning-update-more-than-150-halifax-area-homes-lost-to-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Update: More than 150 Halifax-area homes lost to wildfire"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Open this photo in gallery: A sign directs evacuees at a centre where food and shelter are being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfires burning in suburban Halifax on May 30, 2023.Darren Calabrese\/The Canadian Press
\nGood morning,
\nWildfires that officials say are the worst they have ever seen remain out of control in the Halifax area, destroying more than 150 homes as more than 16,000 people remain evacuated and the province put a ban on all activity in forests.
\nAbout 146 firefighters and three helicopters are working to contain the largest blaze and protect homes in an area covering at least 788 hectares, and the intensity isn\u2019t expected to let up, provincial and municipal fire officials said yesterday.
\nMeanwhile, Halifax officials are facing questions about a 2021 report from the municipality\u2019s Auditor-General that said three now-evacuated subdivisions had inadequate provisions for fire safety.
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\nExtreme risks of AI include human extinction, experts say
\nA group of researchers and executives most familiar with artificial intelligence, as well as developing the technology for market, believes global leaders need to mitigate the risks of AI in the same way they prepare for nuclear annihilation or infectious disease.
\nThe warning came yesterday in a 22-word statement endorsed by more than 350 industry leaders including Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio, and OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman. The statement reads:
\n\u201cMitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.\u201d
\nChina\u2019s purpose was to suppress votes, former Tory leader says
\nFormer Conservative party leader Erin O\u2019Toole elaborated in the House of Commons yesterday on his recent CSIS briefing on foreign election interference.
\nAccording to the MP, the spy agency said he was targeted by a Chinese Communist Party operation intended to misinform him and suppress his party\u2019s voters. O\u2019Toole then took the opportunity to lay blame at the feet of the Liberal government.
\n\u201cThe problem does not lie with our proud, hard-working intelligence agencies,\u201d he said. \u201cIt lies in the willful blindness of senior figures in this government and in the senior offices that advise it.\u201d
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\nOttawa hopes for collaboration as Danielle Smith vows to stop federal energy and climate policies
\nAlberta Premier Danielle Smith pledged to put a stop to two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s marquee energy policies in her election night victory speech, but the federal government believes it can bridge the divide by promising federal cash to pay for the required power grid investments and by making separate concessions to the oil and gas industry.
\nUkrainian drones threaten Moscow
\nHours after its capital, Kyiv, was attacked by missiles and drones launched from Russia, Ukraine appears to have returned fire on Tuesday in the form of drones aimed at Moscow. Air defences fended off the worst of the attacks, Russia\u2019s military said, but some buildings were damaged. The attacks continued on Wednesday.
\nGlobe publisher warns of possible C-18 overreach
\nPhillip Crawley, publisher of The Globe and Mail, was among the news industry leaders warning senators in a committee hearing that Bill C-18, as currently worded, could threaten journalistic independence by compelling news organizations to divulge information to regulators.
\nMorning markets
\nMarkets await vote on U.S. debt deal: Global shares fell on Wednesday ahead of a crucial vote in Washington on the U.S. debt ceiling, while commodities came under pressure after data highlighted faltering growth in China\u2019s economy. Just after 5:30 a.m. ET, Britain\u2019s FTSE 100 was down 0.16 per cent. Germany\u2019s DAX and France\u2019s CAC 40 lost 0.35 per cent and 0.48 per cent, respectively. In Asia, Japan\u2019s Nikkei closed down 1.41 per cent. Hong Kong\u2019s Hang Seng lost 1.94 per cent. New York futures were weaker. The Canadian dollar as down at 73.33 US cents.
\nWhat everyone\u2019s talking about
\nWith Danielle Smith\u2019s win, the Wildrose Party has firm control of Alberta
\n\u201cThe great civil war that has torn the conservative movement in Alberta asunder for the past 15 years must now be declared over. Wildrose won. That rural-libertarian faction is now directing the foot soldiers in the big conservative tent. The party is led by a former Wildrose leader, surrounded by a Wildrose brain trust, and energized by a cadre emboldened by the zeal of victory.\u201d \u2013 Jen Gerson
\nWith Alberta election over, Danielle Smith must formally toss out her provincial pension plan idea
\n\u201cPresumably, an Alberta pension plan could change at the whim of one government \u2013 maybe even the government that chose to enact it. Politicians, when seeking re-election, aren\u2019t always looking at the long-term best interests of their constituents.\u201d \u2013 Anthony Pizzino
\nGiven recent history, it\u2019s clear something is broken on the Canadian end of the NHL
\n\u201cVegas has the benefit of playing to an audience that does not take joy out of ripping them for decisions they haven\u2019t made yet, or have just made. Unlike up here, people judge the Vegas hockey team based on outcomes, not Instagram polls. Up here, we do it differently. Losing isn\u2019t a habit so much as a tradition.\u201d \u2013 Cathal Kelly
\nToday\u2019s editorial cartoon
\nOpen this photo in gallery: Editorial cartoon by Brian Gable published May 31, 2023.Illustration by Brian Gable
\nLiving better
\nA \u2018be prepared\u2019 checklist for vacationers
\nRob Carrick\u2019s travel checklist, published today in his Carrick on Money newsletter, can help to minimize stress while you\u2019re away \u2013 whether on a summer vacation or an extended trip of the kind favoured by snowbirds.
\nMoment in time: May 31, 1997
\nConfederation Bridge opens
\nOpen this photo in gallery: ANDREW VAUGHAN\/The Canadian Press
\nConfederation Bridge, the longest in the world crossing ice-covered water, opened to much fanfare on this day in 1997. The bridge featured a 13-kilometre road that winds over the whitecaps of the Northumberland Strait, connecting Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick. For the first time, motorists could drive onto the island without taking a ferry. The federal government christened it Confederation Bridge, nixing a recommendation by a panel to name it Abegweit Crossing. Abegweit, the anglicized colonial term for Epekwitk, is a Mi\u2019kmaq word that means \u201ccradled in the water,\u201d and was the word Mi\u2019kmaq people of the Atlantic provinces had used for thousands of years to refer to PEI. A day before the official opening of Confederation Bridge, John Joe Sark of the Mi\u2019kmaq Grand Council led a Mi\u2019kmaq ceremony to name the bridge after his people \u2013 an effort that was largely forgotten until recently. A year ago, amid pressing calls across the country for reconciliation, PEI lawmakers called on Ottawa to change the name to Epekwitk Crossing. Mr. Sark, upon his death in January at 77, was referred to as a \u201cbuilder of bridges\u201d for his lifelong efforts at reconciliation and defending Indigenous rights. The bridge has not yet been formally renamed. Lindsay Jones
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Open this photo in gallery: A sign directs evacuees at a centre where food and shelter are being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfires burning in suburban Halifax on May 30, 2023.Darren Calabrese\/The Canadian Press
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