Workers pulled from Ontario nuclear plants due to ‘concerning trend of safety incidents,’ internal email
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The storage facility for radioactive water is a key part of OPG’s plan to rebuild Darlington, but it is two-and-a-half years behind schedule and already massively over budget. In fact, it is now projected that the final cost may be five times what was originally estimated — $500 million versus a just over $100 million original price tag.
Global News has unearthed some stunning evidence of just how far Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is going to play down the costs of its Darlington Re-build Project.
Contractors told to ignore risks, lower cost estimates at Darlington nuclear plant, auditors say
UN says Canadian funding for reproductive health agency critical after U.S. cuts
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Trump tells crowd questionable story of trade disagreement with Trudeau
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Lyft to launch its ride-hailing service in Toronto on Tuesday
Lyft will operate between Hamilton and Oshawa, Ont., and as far north as Newmarket, Ont. Ride-hailing service Lyft will launch its service in Toronto on Tuesday, marking its first expansion outside the United States.
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Better stay healthy because doctor supply in B.C. is about to get a whole lot worse
That’s because about 40 per cent of B.C. doctors are at — or near — the average age that doctors retire, 65.1. And to exacerbate things, the study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that 40 per cent of doctors reduce their workload at least 10 per cent in the three years before they retire.
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Town Talk: Odd Squad celebrates 20 years of helping addicts recover
ODD EVENING: Twenty years ago, Vancouver police constables Toby Hinton and Al Arsenault founded what would become Odd Squad Productions to help youngsters evade or overcome the lure of drugs. It wasn’t always an easy sell, even among police.
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And with that, I’ll just barely make the 1:00PM PST deadline. Note: everyone is welcome to take a turn on doing these digests. Just let me know and I’ll always be there to help if needed.