After last summer's heat waves, deadly floods and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging Canadian health professionals to help their patients better prepare for climate change-related extreme weather and natural disasters.
With this year's wildfire season arriving across Canada, Jason Woodbury, chief of the Miscouche, P.E.I., fire department, wants people to be proactive to keep their homes and properties safe. As he tells CBC’s Sheehan Desjardins, there are simple actions people can take to reduce their risks from any type of blaze.
Finding it ever harder to attract job candidates, the police department is offering to pay a large chunk of Atlantic Police Academy tuition, if recruits agree to work in the small P.E.I. city for five years after graduating.