In a comprehensive study, rising temperatures pose a significant threat to the health of prisoners in the U.S., especially in Texas and Florida. Heat conditions exceed safe thresholds in these prisons, potentially causing severe health issues for the incarcerated population. Limited cooling options, concrete structures, and the geographical location of prisons amplify the threat of extreme temperatures. Key quote:"When temperatures rise, prisoners are sitting ducks, utterly powerless to protect themselves from lethal levels of heat and humidity." Be sure to read EHN's coverage: Increasing temperatures and heatwaves threaten our physical and mental health.

Hundreds of activists stormed a chemical plant in Lyon, France, to protest against the production of 'forever chemicals', demanding cleanup of pollution and compensation for affected locals. In short:More than 400 Extinction Rebellion and Youth For Climate members conducted a “citizen’s inspection” at Arkema’s PFAS-producing plant. The action resulted in the arrest of eight individuals and highlighted the local impact of PFAS contamination on water and soil. Despite Arkema’s recent pollution control efforts, the protest underscores long-term environmental concerns and demands for corporate accountability. Here’s everything you need to know about “forever chemicals” and how to avoid them.

A performance by former Misfits lead singer Michale Graves has been cancelled by the Up + Downtown Music Festival in Edmonton over views he expressed on social media. Brent Oliver, the festival's artistic director, said the board was alerted of Graves' views on social media on Tuesday. "We found some posts that were antithetical to the safer spaces policy and our policies for inclusion for the festival," said Oliver. There's just a lot of political and personal views on his social media that do not align with the festival." "I don't need to be on the defence for my social media accounts," he said.

An 80-centimetre caiman appears to have spent at least a day on the lam before he was grabbed by a zookeeper in a pond near Toronto’s High Park on Monday. Teghan Stadnyk spotted the alligator-like creature swimming in Catfish Pond on the weekend. "He was just, like, hanging out there," said Stadnyk of the caiman. A call to the expertsCity crews had gone to the park after media reports about the caiman first surfaced on Monday afternoon. They spotted the caiman sunning itself, but didn't have the equipment needed to catch it.

Season 19 of Dragons Den (submitted image) Entrepreneur's wanted Dragons Den holds Okanagan casting call Mar 5, 2024 | 7:00 PMAuditions for season 19 of the hit CBC show Dragons Den will be held in Kelowna on Thursday, March 7 at the Innovation Centre from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show has been hosting both virtual and in-person auditions in Toronto, Halifax, Montreal, Kelowna, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Winnipeg. All applicants must apply online, regardless if they are attending an in-person audition or a virtual audition. Those who are invited to film for the show will need to be available for 1-2 days in Toronto in May 2024.

After co-hosting for the last few weeks, Elma Moses took over as the sole host of CBC Radio's Cree-language program Winschgaoug, on Tuesday. (Vanna Blacksmith/CBC - image credit)After a career as an educator, translator and archivist, Elma Moses is starting something new: passing down her Cree language skills through storytelling as the new host of CBC Radio's Winschgaoug. Over the years, Moses has been able to work in the Cree language — ever since her very first job as a translator. Moses looks onto Eastmain river, where a charter plane would take her and other children and fly them to residential school. Moses, a residential school survivor originally from Eastmain, Que., looks onto the Eastmain River.

This year, for the first time at Radiodays Europe, attendees are being given the chance to listen to and critique audio, together. Set to make its debut at the Radiodays Europe conference in Munich from March 17 to 19, The Audio Room has 6 sessions in total where you can take part in these collaborative sessions where you deep dive into evaluating the audio you hear. It’s a place to observe, discuss, and learn from the best in the industry, and is suitable for everyone who has a passion for audio. Curators:Alison Broddle CBC (CA)Marlies Hartendorf Q Music (NL)Des Paul Greatest Hits Radio (UK)John Simons Simo Radio (UK)Liam Thompson Ireland’s Classic Hits (IE)Book your place at the Radiodays Europe Audio RoomThis year, for the first time at Radiodays Europe, attendees are being given the chance to listen to and critique audio, together. Set to make its debut at the Radiodays Europe conference in Munich from March 17 to 19, The Audio Room has 6 sessions in total where you can take part in these collaborative sessions where you deep dive into evaluating the audio you hear.

Housing claims 13 purchasers never lived in homes they agreed would be their principal residences — in violation of agreements signed for the right to buy at discount prices. Housing as part of a multi-pronged effort to combat the affordable housing crisis. The civil claims say Vivid buyers all attended an affordable housing program education session where they were told the project was financed by B.C. Housing claims realized significant personal profit by acting as the realtor for a number of purchasers in the Vivid building. Housing claims Yu made commissions worth nearly $53,000 from the sale of 12 units.

Dartmouth basketball players vote Tuesday on whether to form a union. (AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)The Dartmouth men’s basketball team voted to unionize Tuesday in an unprecedented step toward forming the first labor union for college athletes and another blow to the NCAA’s deteriorating amateur business model. “Today is a big day for our team,” said Dartmouth juniors Cade Haskins and Romeo Myrthil, who have led the effort. The case could also wind up in federal court, which would likely delay negotiations over a collective bargaining agreement until long after the current members of the basketball team have graduated. ___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

At the first Winterlude in 1979, it was more than skaters and Beavertails out on the Rideau Canal. A special ice sculpture at Winterlude pays tribute to the event that ran from 1979 until 1985 and featured quarter-mile horse races on the ice. Bill Galvin founded the Trotting on the Rideau harness races, and told CBC Radio's All in a Day that the event was a real spectacle. Galvin was active in the harness racing community and knew the history of harness racing both on the Ottawa River and the canal. "They came from all over North America to race on the canal, because of the very smooth surface," Galvin said.

Ms. Collins had continued to live independently in Surrey, with some assistance from family and friends, until a week before her death. As a result, Ms. Collins was scarcely known in the United States. She was also overlooked at times even in Canada, where jazz “occupied a decidedly marginal place” in popular culture for years, according to Canadian jazz scholar Marian Jago. “In those days we were so poor that we didn’t even have hot water,” Ms. Collins recalled. Survivors include four children, Rick Collins, Judith Collins Maxie, and Barry and Tom Collins; nine grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

The emergency decree was issued after a deadly weekend that marked a new low in Haiti's downward spiral of violence. Last week, Haitians tried to flee Port-au-Prince amid clashes between security forces and armed gangs. The Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince is closed on Monday, Foreign Affairs Canada said, due to the unpredictable security situation. WATCH l UN official tells CBC multi-pronged approach needed in Haiti (2023):Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget.

"One of my Christmas tree farmers was telling me it cost $15,000 a year for him to insure his Christmas tree farm." "In the spring when the snow melted, there was thousands of Christmas trees planted, and I said 'Kids, we're going to be Christmas tree growers.'" Canada's Christmas tree exportsCanada also exports almost half the trees it grows. Submitted by George PowellPaul Huesken says a chronic shortage of Christmas trees in B.C. Brennan says demand for table-top trees and slender, shorter trees — more conducive to smaller living spaces — are on the rise.

$100 hustlesNetCredit put this list together by studying more than 81,000 job advertisements on Fiverr, a broad-based work platform. SideHusl.com‘s editors culled the NetCredit list to focus on the three categories of $100 hustles that dominated the list. Other $100 hustles include mobile app marketing. It’s worth noting that many of these design jobs are the visual equivalent of the marketing work discussed above. WritingOnly two writing jobs appear in the top 20 $100 hustles.

It seems like everyone I talk to about a new job wants to work totally remote or, at the very least, hybrid. As with most tech workers, Sally packed up her laptop and even her desktop equipment and headed home to her rented apartment. Heck, why not work remote from Boise … or the Bahamas? The article quoted some upper-level managers who said it’s easier to lay off remote staff than locals, because they don’t have a close relationship with other remote workers. One large Midwest company now insists that all employees must be in the office at least one week a month.