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A sign outside the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple is seen after the killing on its grounds in June 2023 of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada September 18, 2023. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that domestic intelligence agencies were actively pursuing credible allegations tying New Delhi's agents to the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, 45, in June. "We've been working with the U.S. very closely, including on the public disclosure yesterday," the source said. India quickly dismissed Trudeau's assertion as absurd, and said it was expelling a Canadian diplomat, a tit-for-tat move after Canada expelled India's top intelligence figure on Monday. New Delhi, which has urged Ottawa to act against anti-Indian elements, has long been unhappy over Sikh separatist activity in Canada.

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☆ Ford barrels toward new Canadian strike that could affect F-Series pickup production
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A Unifor strike would disrupt Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus crossovers. F-Series, Mustang could be disruptedIf a prolonged Canadian strike occurs, the work stoppage could eventually impact U.S. production of the vehicles. Gasoline V8 models make up about 50% of Mustang and 20% of F-150 models sold in the U.S. Large F-Series trucks exclusively have V8 engines. But a majority of those vehicles sold have diesel V8 engines rather than gasoline, according to the company. The Canadian union picked Ford as its "target" company instead of following the UAW's new strategy of bargaining with all three automakers.

Persons: Ford, Carlos Osorio, Wheaton, Lana Payne, Jerry Dias, Cole Burston Organizations: Ford DETROIT, Ford, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Chrysler, Plant, Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus, Reuters, Detroit, UAW, Worker Institute, Cornell University, Unifor, Detroit automakers, U.S, Canadian Locations: Oakville, Oakville , Ontario, Canada, U.S, Mexico, Toronto , Ontario

☆ Canada gov't vows draft law soon to tackle inflation, housing crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Toronto, Ontario in Toronto, Ontario, Canada December 13, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week announced a tax break designed to boost the construction of new rental apartment buildings and relieve pressure on the Canadian housing market. Later on Monday, the heads of major grocery chains will meet government ministers who are demanding to see a plan to counter soaring food prices. Canadian retailers say they are not to blame for surging food prices, and instead point to food manufacturers and producers for passing on higher costs to the grocers. The grocery chains attending the meeting in Ottawa are Loblaws (L.TO), Sobeys (EMPa.TO), Metro (MRU.TO), Walmart (WMT.N) and Costco (COST.O), which together represent 80% of the Canadian market.

Persons: Carlos Osorio, Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland, Trudeau, Karina Gould, Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren, Bernadette Baum Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Liberal, Finance, Competition, Conservatives, Metro, Walmart, Costco, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Ottawa

☆ Canada expels Indian diplomat as it investigates India’s possible link to Sikh activist’s slaying
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a press conference following a cabinet shuffle, at Rideau Hall, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 26, 2023. Canada expelled a top Indian diplomat Monday as it investigates what Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called credible allegations that India's government may have had links to the assassination in Canada of a Sikh activist. Trudeau told Parliament that he brought up the slaying with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G-20 last week. Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said the head of Indian intelligence in Canada has been expelled as a consequence. It called on Canada to work with India on what New Delhi said is a threat to the Canadian Indian diaspora.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Narendra Modi, Modi, Mélanie Joly, " Joly, Hardeep Singh, Dominic LeBlanc, Joly, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Pierre Poilievre, Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh, Sikh, Singh, Nijjar Organizations: Canada's, Rideau Hall, Indian, Canadian, Indian Embassy, Associated Press, Public, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, United Nations, Assembly Relations, Conservative, Opposition New, India's Ministry, External Affairs, Sikh Organization of Canada Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, Indian, Surrey, British Columbia, Ottawa, India, New York City, United Kingdom, Delhi

☆ Canada risks more than C$50 billion in clean tech as incentives in limbo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Steve Scherer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

OTTAWA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - More than a year after Canada first announced incentives to jumpstart clean technology projects there is still no money flowing, and if they are not in place soon, more than C$50 billion ($37 billion) in investments could be at risk, industry groups said. The government "urgently needs to get as much of this out the door this fall as possible." Masterson says there are "well beyond C$25 billion of proposed investments" in more than a dozen projects in his industry that are waiting for the incentives. An additional C$17 billion in ITCs for clean hydrogen, electricity and manufacturing were announced six months ago and those are at an earlier stage. Adam Auer, president of Cement Association of Canada, said his members have "billions" in projects that are waiting on the ITCs.

Persons: Justin Trudeau's, Bob Masterson, Masterson, Trudeau, Dennis Darby, Darby, Adam Auer, Rachelle Schikorra, Steve Scherer, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Canada, Justin Trudeau's Liberal, Chemistry Industry Association of Canada, Canadian Manufacturers, CME, Cement Association of Canada, Dow Chemicals, Reuters, Thomson Locations: OTTAWA, United States, U.S, Exshaw , Alberta, Canada, Fort Saskatchewan , Alberta

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday that “agents of the Indian government” carried out the killing of a Sikh community leader in British Columbia last June. Speaking in the House of Commons, Mr. Trudeau said that he raised India’s involvement in the shooting of Hardeep Singh Nijjar directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Group of 20 summit meeting earlier this month “in no uncertain terms.” He said the allegation was based on intelligence gathered by the Canadian government. “Any involvement of a foreign government in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil is an unacceptable violation of our sovereignty,” Mr. Trudeau told lawmakers. He said Canada would pressure India to cooperate with the investigation into the killing. Mélanie Joly, the foreign minister, later announced that Canada had expelled an Indian diplomat whom she described as “the head” of Indian intelligence in Canada.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, ”, Trudeau, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Narendra Modi, ” Mr, Mélanie Joly Organizations: British Columbia, Group, Canadian Locations: British, Canada, India, Indian

The tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions came after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada was investigating “credible allegations” linking India to the June killing of Canadian citizen and prominent Sikh leader, Hardeep Singh Nijjar. India’s foreign ministry on Tuesday responded in kind, saying it had expelled a senior Canadian diplomat based in India. “The concerned diplomat has been asked to leave India within the next five days,” it said in a statement. We have conveyed our concerns at senior levels to India,” a statement shared with CNN said. That operation caused huge anger within the Sikh community and Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards in the aftermath.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Hardeep Singh, ” Trudeau, Mélanie Joly, ”, Trudeau, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, “, ” Nijjar, Nijjar, Penny Wong, Narendra Modi, Modi, Guru Nanak, Indira Gandhi, Gandhi Organizations: CNN, Ottawa, British, Sikh Organization, India’s, Indian National Investigation Agency, Khalistan, Government of, Canadian Government, Reuters, Canadian, Relations, Analysts, Indian Army, of, Air Locations: India, New Delhi, Canada, Indian, Ottawa, Canadian, Surrey, British Columbia, Government of India, Canada’s, Toronto, of Canada, Punjab, Britain, Pakistan, Air India, Australia

[1/4] A person shops in the poultry section at a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOTTAWA, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Canada's five major grocery chains have agreed to help the government in its bid to stabilize soaring prices, a senior minister said on Monday, following talks to address an issue that is hurting the ruling Liberals. Innovation Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne made the announcement after two hours of what he said were difficult discussions with the chains. "They have agreed to support the government of Canada in our efforts to stabilize prices in Canada," Champagne told reporters, without giving details. "We're all committed to finding solutions to stabilize prices ... it's an industry issue.

Persons: Carlos Osorio, Francois, Philippe Champagne, Champagne, Eric La Fleche, We're, It's, Justin Trudeau, Karina Gould, Trudeau, Steve Scherer, David Ljunggren, Bernadette Baum, Bill Berkrot Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Innovation, Metro, Walmart, Costco, Conservatives, Liberal, Thomson Locations: Toronto , Ontario, Canada, Ottawa, it's

REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTORONTO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal (BMO) (BMO.TO) is winding down its indirect retail auto finance business and shifting focus to other areas in a move that will result in an unspecified number of job losses, Canada's third-largest bank said. The bank, which announced the move on Saturday, has conducted this business in Canada and the United States. Under the indirect retail auto finance business, the bank works with car dealerships to arrange financing for buyers, who make monthly payments to the lender. "By winding down the indirect retail auto finance business, we have the ability to focus our resources on areas where we believe our competitive positioning is strongest," BMO said in a statement to Reuters. The remaining loans in this portfolio are primarily auto loans, but also include other loans, including loans for boats, recreational vehicles and motorcycles, Edward Jones analyst James Shanahan said.

Persons: Chris Wattie, Paul Hunsley, Edward Jones, James Shanahan, Nivedita Balu, Denny Thomas, Jane Merriman, Susan Fenton, Will Dunham, Diane Craft Organizations: of Montreal, BMO, REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Montreal, Reuters, The, Bank, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, United States, California, Toronto

A Bank of Montreal (BMO) logo is seen outside of a branch in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsTORONTO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Bank of Montreal (BMO) (BMO.TO) is winding down its retail auto finance business and shifting focus to other areas in a move that will result in an unspecified number of job losses, Canada's third largest bank said on Saturday. "By winding down the indirect retail auto finance business, we have the ability to focus our resources on areas where we believe our competitive positioning is strongest," BMO said in a statement to Reuters. Under the indirect retail auto finance business, the bank provides financing to the vehicle seller instead of directly to the buyer, who makes monthly payments to the lender. The United States now accounts for more than two-thirds of BMO's overall profits.

Persons: Chris Wattie, Paul Hunsley, Gross, Nivedita Balu, Denny Thomas, Jane Merriman, Susan Fenton Organizations: of Montreal, BMO, REUTERS, Rights, Bank of Montreal, Reuters, Bank, Thomson Locations: Ottawa , Ontario, Canada, United States, California, Toronto

☆ Tsegay, Duplantis topple records at Eugene Diamond League
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Gudaf Tsegay smashed the women's 5,000 metres world record and Armand Duplantis raised the bar again for the men's pole vault on Sunday, as the season-ending Eugene Diamond League meet concluded on a high. Shericka Jackson came off the turn with a massive lead to retain her women's 200 metres Diamond League championship title in 21.57, but came short of her goal to break Florence Griffith-Joyner's world record. The Jamaican Jackson won the 100 metres Diamond League championship a day earlier and finished more than half a second ahead of Ivorian Marie-Josee Ta Lou on Sunday, as Anthonique Strachan of the Bahamas took third in 22.16. The Canadian Arop finished five hundredths of a second slower and Algerian Djamel Sedjati took third in 1:43.06. Dutch World Champion Femke Bol collected her third Diamond League championship with a confident 51.98 performance in the 400 metres hurdles, as American Shamier Little took second in 53.45 and Jamaican Rushell Clayton finished third in 53.56.

Persons: Tsegay, Armand Duplantis, Eugene Diamond, Sweden's Duplantis, Shericka Jackson, Florence Griffith, Jackson, Ivorian Marie, Josee, Lou, Anthonique Strachan, Andre De, Kenny Bednarek, Erriyon Knighton, It’s, De, Mu, Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, Toppin, Kenyan Emmanuel Wanyonyi, Marco Arop, Canadian Arop, Djamel Sedjati, Femke Bol, Little, Rushell Clayton, Yaroslava, Joe Kovacs, Ryan Crouser, Amy Tennery Organizations: Eugene Diamond League, Kenyan, Diamond, Diamond League, Bahamas, Canadian, Thomson Locations: Budapest, Ivorian, Andre De Grasse, Canada, United States, Tokyo, De Grasse, Ukrainian, New York

☆ Lance Stroll: Formula One driver suffers huge crash during Singapore GP qualifying
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Formula One driver Lance Stroll will miss Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix after the Canadian suffered a huge crash in Saturday’s qualifying, his Aston Martin team said. In a statement on Sunday, the team said the 24-year-old was “still sore” and that repairing the car was a “huge job.”Lance Stroll crashes during the qualifying. “Our priority now is that he makes a full and speedy recovery. Stroll is ninth in the drivers’ championship. The Japanese Grand Prix takes place on September 24.

Persons: Lance, Aston Martin, ”, Mohd Rasfan, Mike Krack, ” Lance, Caroline Chia Organizations: CNN, Singapore, Prix, Canadian, Getty Locations: AFP

☆ Ford also faces strike at Canadian plants Monday night
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Unifor, the union that represents autoworkers in Canada, is preparing to go on strike against Ford on Monday night. The 3,400 Unifor members at the plant produce the Ford Edge and the Lincoln Nautilus SUVs. The two plants have a total of 1,700 Unifor members. It has not had a US strike since 1978, nor a Canadian strike since 1990. But Payne said her members at Ford are prepared to strike Monday night if the company doesn’t step up to its demands.

Persons: Ford, Lana Payne, “ We’re, ” Payne, –, Jeff Schuster, ”, Payne, she’s, Unifor, ” Ford Organizations: New, New York CNN, United Auto Workers, Ford, CNN, UAW, Ford Edge, Lincoln Nautilus, Nautilus, – Ford, General Motors, North American, Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler, GlobalData, GM, Canadian, US Locations: New York, Canada, Toronto, Oakville , Ontario, Windsor , Ontario, Detroit, Windsor, Warren , Michigan, United States, Mexico, America

The U.S. National Hurricane Center discontinued a tropical storm warning for the coast of Maine, while Environment Canada ended its tropical storm warning in New Brunswick. Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesA tropical storm warning remained in effect for parts of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and the Magdalen Islands. Lee flooded coastal roads in Nova Scotia and took ferries out of service while fanning anxiety in a region still reeling from wildfires and severe flooding this summer. In eastern Maine, winds died down enough by late afternoon Saturday for utility workers to begin using bucket trucks to make repairs. Central Maine Power and Versant Power had hundreds of workers, including out-of-state crews, assisting the effort.

Persons: Lee, Prince Edward Island, Pam Lovelace, “, Brian Lunt, Lunt, Power, ”, Sarah Thunberg, Billy Bob Faulkingham, Danny Mitchell, ” Mitchell, Betsy Follansbee, Fred, jogged, “ We’re, ” Follansbee, Maine’s, Ren Renton, Sandy, Hurricane Fiona, Jill Maepea, ___ Sharp, Robert Bumsted, Patrick Whittle, Michael Casey, Mark Thiessen, Rob Gillies, Kathy McCormack Organizations: BAR, Maritime, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Environment Canada, Canadian, Magdalen, Authorities, Halifax Stanfield International, New Brunswick, Police, Central Maine Power, National Weather Service, Republican, Maine Legislature, Winter Harbor Police, Associated Press Locations: Maine, New England, Maritime Canada, New Brunswick, Halifax , Nova Scotia, Eastport , Maine, Maine , New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, U.S, Bar Harbor , Maine, Acadia, Halifax, New, Searsport , Maine, Massachusetts, Portland , Maine, Bar Harbor, Higgins, Scarborough , Maine, Maine’s Bailey, of Maine, New York, New Jersey, Hurricane, Canada, Canadian, England, Cape Elizabeth , Maine, Boston, Rio, Las Vegas, Anchorage , Alaska, Toronto, Concord , New Hampshire

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Millions of people were under storm watches and warnings Saturday as Hurricane Lee churned toward shore, bearing down on New England and eastern Canada with heavy winds, high seas and rain. Train, who is also a firefighter, was going to wait out the storm on the island in Casco Bay. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 brought gusts as high as 186 mph (300 kph) and sustained winds of 121 mph (195 kph) at Massachusetts’ Blue Hill Observatory. The region learned the hard way with Hurricane Irene in 2011 that damage isn’t always confined to the coast. Downgraded to a tropical storm, Irene still caused more than $800 million in damage in Vermont.

Persons: Lee, Louise Fode, New Englanders, There’s, Bruce Young, it’s, Steve Train, Ian Hubbard, Lee won’t, Hurricane Fiona, Kyle Leavitt, Hurricane Irene, Irene, ___ Sharp, Whittle, Rob Gillies Organizations: BAR, National Hurricane Center, U.S ., National Weather Service, Canadian Hurricane Centre, New, New Brunswick Emergency Management Organization, Portland . Associated Press Locations: Maine, New England, Canada, Portland , Maine, Bar Harbor, Tennessee, Lee, England, Canadian, of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Massachusetts, U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Bermuda, New, Long, Casco Bay, Hurricane, Vermont, Portland, Toronto

☆ Hurricane Lee path: Now a post-tropical cyclone, storm brings rain to New England and Atlantic Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Aya Elamroussi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Now a post-tropical cyclone, Lee continues to churn hurricane-strength winds early Saturday morning while delivering rainfall to parts of southeastern New England and Atlantic Canada, according to the National Hurricane Center. Weakening is forecast tonight and Sunday while Lee moves across Atlantic Canada,” the National Hurricane Center said Saturday in its 5 a.m. advisory, adding the storm has lost sufficient tropical characteristics to be considered a hurricane. ET Saturday, the hurricane center said. “These conditions are likely to lead to downed trees and potential power outages,” the hurricane center warned. A sustained wind of 43 mph and 59 mph gust were recently measured at Dennis, Massachusetts, the hurricane center said.

Persons: Lee, “ Lee, Maura Healey, Michael Brennan, Jamie Rhome, ” Rhome, Steve Heaslip, ”, Kyle Leavitt Organizations: CNN, National Hurricane Center ., Atlantic, National Hurricane Center, US, Massachusetts Gov, New, Organization Locations: New England, Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia, Maine, Canadian, New Brunswick, Eastport , Maine, Halifax , Nova Scotia, US East Coast, Massachusetts, Lee’s, Dennis , Massachusetts, New Hampshire , Massachusetts, Rhode, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, Canada, Florida, Toms River , New Jersey, Ortley, Nauset, East Orleans , Massachusetts

☆ Storm Lee makes landfall in Canada, downing trees and knocking out power
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( John Morris | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/15] A tree on the ground is pictured after taking down the power lines and shutting off access to this road in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada, September 16, 2023. The still-powerful weather system packed maximum sustained winds of 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher gusts, forecasters said. In the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, around 120,000 people were without power on Saturday as winds knocked down trees and felled power lines. "The intensity of the storm is strong," said Paul Mason, the executive director of the Nova Scotia Emergency Management Office. It marks the second year in a row that such a powerful storm has reached Canada after Hurricane Fiona ripped into eastern Canada a year ago.

Persons: John Morris, Lee, Crews, Matt Drover, PowerOutages.us, Paul Mason, Joe Biden's, Fiona, David Ljunggren, Idrees Ali, Maria Caspani, Daniel Trotta, Brendan O'Brien, Kim Coghill, Mike Harrison, Diane Craft, Daniel Wallis, David Gregorio Our Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Nova, Nova Scotia Emergency Management Office, NHC, Canadian Hurricane Centre, Thomson Locations: Liverpool , Nova Scotia, Canada, Nova Scotia, Canada's Nova Scotia, Atlantic, U.S ., Maine, Halifax, Eastport , Maine, Atlantic Canada, Canadian, of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Massachusetts, Bermuda, Ottawa, Washington, New York, Carlsbad , California, Chicago

☆ Weakening storm Lee bears down on New England and Canada with still-dangerous winds, heavy rains
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Storm Lee toppled trees and cut power to tens of thousands Saturday as it began lashing New England and eastern Canada, threatening hurricane-force winds, dangerous surf and torrential rains as its center spun closer. Severe conditions were predicted across parts of Massachusetts and Maine, and hurricane conditions could hit the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. In Maine, the nation's most heavily forested state, the ground was saturated and trees were already weakened by heavy summer rains. A tropical storm warning stretched from the New Hampshire-Maine border through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island to northern New Brunswick. Utilities reported nearly 200,000 customers without power from Maine to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Persons: Storm Lee, Todd Foisy, Foisy, Joe Biden, Prince Edward Island Organizations: U.S ., Atlantic Canada, National Weather Service, U.S, National Hurricane Center, Utilities, Halifax Stanfield International Locations: England, Canada, Massachusetts, Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, U.S, Eastport , Maine, Halifax, Nova, Scotia, New Hampshire, Prince, Nova Scotia's

☆ Canada's housing crisis will take years to solve, finance minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Sept 16 (Reuters) - An affordable housing crisis that is hurting the Canadian government's popularity will take years to resolve, even if construction hits an 80-year high, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday. Her comments were among the first by a senior member of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal administration to acknowledge the scale of the challenge. Polls show the Liberals trailing their Conservative rivals, who blame Ottawa for high inflation and soaring home prices. Housing is mainly the responsibility of the 10 provinces as well as major municipalities, with Ottawa's role limited to policy advice and financial incentives. Reporting by David Ljunggren; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Chrystia Freeland, Justin Trudeau's, Freeland, David Ljunggren, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Finance, Justin Trudeau's Liberal, Liberals, Conservative, Ottawa, Housing, Thomson Locations: Canada, Montreal

☆ Lee weakens to post-tropical cyclone, knocks out power as it nears Atlantic coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( John Morris | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] A man walks near a large lawn chair that was tipped over, after Hurricane Lee was downgraded to a post-tropical storm and started to impact Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, September 16, 2023. REUTERS/John Morris Acquire Licensing RightsSHELBURNE, NOVA SCOTIA Sept 16 (Reuters) - The Lee storm system weakened into a post-tropical cyclone as it closed in on New England and Atlantic Canada on Saturday, producing hurricane-force winds that knocked out power to more than 100,000 people. Strong winds, coastal flooding and heavy rains were already occurring in parts of New England and Atlantic Canada, it added. In the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, more than 100,000 people were without power early on Saturday after high winds brought down trees. Lee has been churning as a large hurricane over the Atlantic for more than a week, briefly threatening Bermuda but mostly harmless for anyone on land.

Persons: Hurricane Lee, John Morris, Lee, Crews, Matt Drover, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Fiona, David Ljunggren, Idrees Ali, Daniel Trotta, Brendan O'Brien, Kim Coghill, Mike Harrison, Diane Craft Organizations: REUTERS, NOVA, Atlantic Canada, The U.S, National Hurricane Center, Nova, Canadian Hurricane Center, U.S, Thomson Locations: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, New England, Atlantic, The, Halifax Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada, Canadian, of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Halifax, Fundy, Maine, Massachusetts, Bermuda, Ottawa, Washington, Carlsbad , California, Chicago

BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can't compete with Florida or the Caribbean. Lee remained a Category 1 hurricane late Friday night with sustained winds of 80 mph (128 kph). One recent study found climate change could result in hurricanes expanding their reach more often into mid-latitude regions, which include New York, Boston and even Beijing. While hurricanes and tropical storms are uncommon in New England, the region has been seen its share of violent weather events. The Great New England Hurricane of 1938 brought gusts as high as 186 mph (300 kph) and sustained winds of 121 mph (195 kph) at Massachusetts’ Blue Hill Observatory.

Persons: Lee, ”, Joshua Studholme, they’re, Andra Garner, Garner, Kerry Emanuel, Emanuel, “, ” Garner, Hurricanes Carol, Edna, Hurricane Bob, Superstorm Sandy, Storm Irene, Michael Casey Organizations: BOSTON, Yale University, U.S ., Rowan University, New, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hurricanes, Hurricane, AP Locations: New England, Florida, of Maine, England, Canadian, of Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Boston, Beijing, Boston , New York, Norfolk , Virginia, New Englanders, U.S, U.S . East Coast, New Jersey, New York City, Gulf, Atlantic City , New Jersey, Vermont

☆ What It’s Like to Watch This Year’s Wildfires After Spending a Summer Planting Trees. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Claire Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

So after my school term ended I moved, along with a few dozen eager summer planters, to a bush camp outside of Hearst, roughly halfway between Toronto and James Bay. I had duct tape wrapped around each finger and on both heels to cover up the blisters. Perhaps the ethos was best captured by Charlotte Gill in “Eating Dirt,” her book about tree planting: “We didn’t make millions, and we didn’t cure AIDS. At my peak, I planted a few thousand saplings a day. After camp costs and taxes were deducted, I might clear $6,000 in a summer.

Persons: Charlotte Gill, Will Arnett, “, ”, “ Let’s Locations: Ontario, Hearst, Toronto, James Bay, Canadian

As Hurricane Lee churned closer to coastal New England on Friday, with winds expected to intensify by nightfall, cruise ships sought refuge in Portland, Maine, and homeowners in Provincetown, Mass., piled sandbags. An arborist in Halifax, Nova Scotia, fielded dozens of calls from residents expecting tree damage. Yet, like others in a region accustomed to powerful nor’easters, if not hurricanes, Mr. Crobar was not particularly fazed by what was coming. “We like to sensationalize the weather, but it’s just a natural part of the earth,” he said. The storm was expected to make landfall in the Canadian province of New Brunswick late on Saturday, but forecasters said its sprawling size meant that severe effects would be felt in New England, too.

Persons: Lee, John Crobar, Crobar, ” Locations: New England, Portland , Maine, Provincetown, Mass, Halifax , Nova Scotia, Sandwich, Cape Cod, Canadian, New Brunswick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday he had invited the heads of Canada's five largest grocery chains, including Sobeys (EMPa.TO), Metro (MRU.TO) and Loblaw (L.TO), to Ottawa next week to discuss how they planned to control sky-rocketing food prices. Trudeau's move comes when governments across the globe, especially in Europe, have expressed concern over soaring food prices as they seek to address a cost-of-living crisis that has intensified after the pandemic subsided and since the Russia-Ukraine war began. However, after a similar move from the French government in June, analysts were skeptical about Trudeau's warning. They argued it was a "political" tactic and might be ineffective in lowering lingering food inflation. "Both PM Justin Trudeau and François-Philippe Champagne (Canada's industry minister) spoke tough about this topic and it is difficult to envision what teeth they have to hold grocers accountable," said Ben Jang, portfolio manager at Nikola Wealth.

Persons: Justin Trudeau, Trudeau's, François, Philippe Champagne, Ben Jang, Michael Ashley Schulman, Allan Small, Granth Vanaik, Pooja Desai Organizations: Metro, Loblaw, Nikola Wealth, Running, Capital Advisors, iA, Wealth, Carrefour, Lipton, Nestle, PepsiCo, Unilever, Thomson Locations: Ottawa, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Bengaluru

☆ Hurricane Lee churns toward New England, eastern Canada
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Brendan O'Brien | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Hurricane Lee barreled across the North Atlantic toward New England and Eastern Canada on Friday, threatening to bring drenching rains, powerful winds and a life-threatening storm surge to the region over the weekend. Lee is expected to weaken into a strong tropical storm before making landfall in southwestern Nova Scotia as a strong tropical storm late on Saturday, the Canadian Hurricane Center said. In Canada, more than 1 million people in Nova Scotia and eastern New Brunswick were also under a tropical storm warning as the massive storm crawls northward over the open waters of the Atlantic. Some spots, such as Cape Cod in Massachusetts and eastern Halifax County in Nova Scotia may see storm surge of up to 3 feet (91 cm), forecasters said. Lee is the latest storm in what is proving to be a busy hurricane season that has featured a higher-than-average number of named storms.

Persons: Lee, Michelle Wu, Hurricane Idalia, Idalia, Brendan O'Brien, Mark Porter Organizations: Canadian Hurricane Center, U.S, Boston, U.S . National Weather Service, NWS, Facebook, Hurricane, Thomson Locations: New England, Eastern Canada, Nova Scotia, Connecticut , Rhode Island , Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Canada, New Brunswick, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Halifax County, Nantucket, Florida, Georgia, Chicago

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