I am concerned that the parties' marital and financial relationship was designed, in whole or in part, to mislead Canadian immigration authorities and/or Chinese currency regulators, Branch wrote in a judgment on Tuesday (new window). The parties' conflicts during the marriage at least suggest that they were trying to wrestle with their problems rather than simply biding their time before a pre-planned divorce, Branch wrote. Then, just two weeks after the divorce, his ex-wife purported to lend him $600,000, the judge wrote. If the respondent required funds, one would have assumed that his ex-wife would have been one of his last options, not his first, Branch wrote. In his divorce order, Branch equally divided ownership of the disputed jewellery and awarded He 75-per-cent ownership of the UBC apartment.

August 18, 2023 17:32 UTC

Cincinnati Bengals Fantasy Football Outlook: Is Ja'Marr Chase The Fantasy WR1? Practice Mock Drafts, check out ADPs, grab our fantasy football rankings, and get advice for trades with our trade analyzer. QBBurrow has been one of the best and most consistent QBs in fantasy football since the arrival of Ja’Marr Chase. TE Jr.Smith Jr. has always been an intriguing player who has upside in fantasy football. The problem is, their talent didn't translate to fantasy football success in 2022.

August 18, 2023 16:50 UTC

Why is Canada’s 2023 fire season so bad? The advancing flames clear debris from the forest floor and cycle nutrients through the soil, allowing new growth to emerge, while the heat opens the cones of black spruce trees, releasing the seeds within. A mix of young and old forest supports a vast array of wildlife — including moose and caribou, predators like wolves, owls, foxes and martens, their small prey, and more than 300 species of migratory songbird that breed in the boreal each summer. However, due to human-caused climate change, boreal forests today are experiencing longer summers and warmer and drier conditions, making it easier for fires to ignite and spread. And as fires become more frequent and intense, parts of the boreal don’t have enough time to rejuvenate between burns, making them less resilient and productive.

August 18, 2023 16:15 UTC

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August 18, 2023 15:36 UTC

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Dozens lining up to catch evacuation flight out of Yellowknife” – below is their description. People who have been unable to drive out of Yellowknife to flee incoming wildfires are gathering at a local high school to be shuttled to evacuation flights. CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

August 18, 2023 14:42 UTC





A massive line of people at Sir John Franklin High School in Yellowknife, who are waiting to register for an evacuation flight out of the wildfire-threatened city, is moving slowly — amid light rain. “Nobody can believe this is happening.”Airlines adjustingAir Canada says it’s added two extra flights out of Yellowknife on Thursday — doubling the number of flights it would have under normal conditions. All the flights scheduled out of the city today are full, the company said. Although flights are nearly full, at the time I am sending this there is a Yellowknife-Edmonton flight for $272 for example for tomorrow.”WestJet, meanwhile, said it’s added an extra recovery flight scheduled on Thursday from Yellowknife to Calgary, and is using bigger aircraft to run previously scheduled flights. wildfires, CBC NewsNorway: Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway, The Associated PressRussia: New NOAA report finds vast Siberian wildfires linked to Arctic warming, The Associated PressUnited States: Wildfires in Anchorage?

August 18, 2023 08:14 UTC

Fantasy Football Draft Analysis: Running Back Draft TrendsYesterday I checked out the biggest movers among the quarterback position in fantasy football ADP over the last week; today we move along to perhaps the most volatile position in fantasy football: running back. As always, all ADP information is taken from our ADP Tool, which is the best place around to keep track of market trends in fantasy football. Here are the biggest risers and fallers among the top fantasy running backs over the last seven days:Get ready for draft season! Practice Mock Drafts, check out ADPs, grab our fantasy football rankings, and get advice for trades with our trade analyzer. Fantasy Football ADP Fallers: Running BacksDalvin Cook, New York Jets (+4.7)Here is the other side of the coin from Achane's rise.

August 18, 2023 07:24 UTC

Fantasy Baseball Week 20 Mid-Week Waiver Wire Pickups: Grayson Rodriguez, Ke'Bryan Hayes, and More! With that, let’s dive in and see who’s popped up as a mid-week waiver add for Week 20! As always, check out the fantasy assistant for personalized waiver wire recommendations and team analysis. The 32-year-old is on-pace to hit 30 home runs and should be on fantasy rosters despite his .246 average. I'd be surprised if this hot streak lasts very long, but Rosario is in a good lineup and deserves a look while he's hitting.

August 18, 2023 04:57 UTC

The great news is that Canadian films and filmmakers always have a prominent place at our festival. At the same time, I think as related to Canadian cinema, we're really, really excited. Canadian movies at this year's TIFFTIFF Chief Programming Officer Anita Lee speaks during a presentation of the festival's Canadian films on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox in Toronto. Photo: (CBC) / Jenna BenchetritChristian Sparkes's The King Tide will screen in the festival's Platform section, which spotlights director-led cinema. A Montrealer based in Toronto, Jenna holds a master's degree in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University.

August 17, 2023 21:53 UTC

And Del Castillo warned: What happens in the oceans doesn't stay in the oceans. El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO)By now, most people have likely heard of either La Niña or El Niño, as we have just come out of three consecutive years of La Niña, and have now entered the El Niño phase. It has three phases: La Niña, El Niño and the neutral phase. For example, La Niña can bring higher rainfall to Indonesia and less rainfall to parts of the central and tropical Pacific. But once again, scientists are trying to better understand AMOC and the potential role that ocean warming and glacier melt will play in its circulation.

August 17, 2023 15:50 UTC

Nunavik currently needs approximately 800 additional social housing units, which means many people in the region live in overcrowded conditions. “I know some families living three to four people in one bedroom,” Jeannie Dupuis, the assistant director general at Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, the Nunavik regional school board, said. As of September 2022, the latest available figures, the school board was still short some 160 units for its staff. Each year the school board presents its housing needs to the Quebec provincial government, which then approves funding for the projects. “Sometimes the price is double or triple once they’re completed,” Sarah Aloupa, president of the Kativik school board said.

August 17, 2023 14:31 UTC

The timeline shows public updates on the fires were spotty and often vague, and much of the county’s attention was focused on another dangerous, larger fire in Upcountry Maui that was threatening neighborhoods in Kula. It shows no indication that county officials ever activated the region’s all-hazard siren system, and reveals other emergency alerts were scarce. The Lahaina fire, meanwhile, had escaped containment and forced the closure of the Lahaina Bypass road by 3:30 p.m. Just before 5 p.m., Maui County shared a new Lahaina fire report on Facebook: “Flareup forces Lahaina Bypass road closure; shelter in place encouraged.”Many were already running from the flames. At 5:20 p.m., Maui County shared another Lahaina fire update on Facebook: Evacuations in one subdivision were continuing, but access to the main highway was back open.

August 17, 2023 09:17 UTC

The latest fires in Canada, which have seen 20,000 people told t evacuate their homes in the city of Yellowknife, come two months after an outbreak of fires in the country engulfed North American cities including New York (pictured). Residents of Canada’s most northerly city have been told to evacuate as wildfires spread through the northwest territories. Other local communities in northern Canada have already suffered mass destruction as the wildfires spread throughout the region. A family escaping from Hay River said their car began melting around them as they drove away after an evacuation order was issued on Sunday. Canada has suffered far greater devastation from wildfires this year than usual.

August 17, 2023 08:38 UTC

But a CBC News analysis of actual wait times found that people usually end up waiting much longer than the website's estimate. He said unreasonable wait times are among the main sources of complaints to his office. Photo: (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)The hours-long wait times are a regular feature of Kelowna, B.C. However, service demands do fluctuate, and at times callers experience higher than normal wait times, the spokesperson said. When service needs increase, the CRA does its best to rehire experienced, previously trained contact centre service representatives.

August 17, 2023 03:39 UTC

July statistics from the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) revealed that Kevo, Utsjoki in Lapland experienced the highest count of hot days that month. Hot temperatures are considered anything over 25 C.The occurrence of hot days elsewhere in the country ranged between zero and two. When analyzing the average July temperatures in the country, the FMI said the month remained within the normal range. “The average monthly temperature in Lapland was approximately between 12 C and 15 C degrees, while in other parts of the country the range was around 14 C to 17 C,” the agency said. “In Lapland, precipitation levels were slightly below the long-term average.

August 16, 2023 20:43 UTC