False wildfire and election information is thriving online. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press - image credit)With unprecedented wildfires and a provincial election happening at the same time, Alberta is ripe for the spreading of false information online. Scroll to continue with content Ad ADVERTISEMENTWildfire evacuees have said in interviews that false information has filled gaps where updates from officials have fallen short. Disinformation involves the spreading of false information with the intent to mislead. Terry Reith/CBCAlthough there are many other available digital tools used to debunk false information, Silverman said whether or not people fall for false facts depends mostly on their state of mind.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A security guard was one of the three people killed in a shooting at a Kansas City bar early Sunday that also wounded two others, including one critically wounded, according to family members. Honystye Chancellor told the Kansas City Star that her stepfather, 41-year-old Jason McConnell, was killed in the shooting while working security at the door of the bar. Kansas City police said that when multiple officers arrived at the bar, they found five victims and began providing medical aid. Police said two of the victims died at the scene — one was found inside the bar and the other was outside the building in Kansas City, Missouri.

Winnipeggers dressed in formal attire and revved up their motorcycles on Sunday for an annual ride fundraising for prostate cancer research and raising awareness of men's mental health. "I want the future of men's mental health to be moving in a positive direction," Marc Perreault, co-host of the Winnipeg event, told CBC News outside of the shop. "I think it's wonderful to have this event," Jarniewski told CBC News, saying the subject of men's mental health is often ignored. © Radjaa Abdelsadok/Radio-Canada James Christie and Belle Jarniewski showed their support for Sunday's ride, riding alongside in a vehicle. He hit the pavement for men's health for the first time in 1993 in Toronto.

Extending regional planning to suburbs and exurbs is key to catapulting cities toward their climate goals, even as funding and capacity limits make it harder to implement climate pledges, two Brookings Institution researchers say in a recent blog post. “Suburbs and exurbs may be adding to the country’s climate challenges, but they are also central to addressing them,” write Brookings consulting intern Megumi Tamura and Metro fellow Joseph W. Kane. Regional planning could also help local leaders address some of the country’s largest GHG sources, like car-centric transportation networks, which stretch across jurisdictions. So setting clear benchmarks and sharing data across entire regions is critical to initiating climate collaborations. The post cites a successful effort by San Diego’s Climate Science Alliance to gather comprehensive climate impact data throughout the region into a single report.

It’s been an epic experience.”Oh, and to all those back at the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club gearing up to party with him soon, you’ll have to wait. The ensuing par putt secured Block a place among the top 15 and ties, guaranteeing him a slot in next year’s PGA Championship at Valhalla. Block’s finish was the best for a club pro at the PGA Championship since Lonnie Nielsen finished in a tie for 11th in 1986 at Inverness Club. Wow.′ I’m losing my voice and my hands hurt from clapping so hard,” Val Block said of her husband’s remarkable week. “They told me just to be me and not be a club pro, but be a tour pro, which I guess I proved this weekend with a 15th place finish in a major that ... ” Block said before stopping in mid-sentence.

“In Canada, all meteorites are considered Canadian cultural property automatically through the Cultural Property Export and Import Act,” he said in an interview. “... ”If it’s public property, say an American comes in and finds (the meteorite,) they have to apply to export it from Canada. “The expert examiner then might say, ‘well, this is of potential outstanding significance and national importance,’” he said. Anyone taking a meteorite out of Canada without the requisite permit can face fines of up to $25,000, as much as five years in prison or both. Since Canada is a vast country, Herd said thousands of meteorites may have fallen in remote places.

Social Security is insuranceDear Liz: My wife was 69 at the time of her passing. She was still working and not collecting Social Security. When I spoke with Social Security, I was told that I cannot collect on my wife’s Social Security. Is there anything I can get from my wife’s Social Security? Social Security is not a 401(k) or other retirement fund that you pay into over time and then draw from in retirement.

Toronto police officers are investigating after a woman was found dead in a residential unit in the city’s west end Sunday morning. Toronto Fire said crews and EMS services responded to reports of “unknown trouble” near Harbord Street and Ossington Avenue at around 11:44 a.m. In the vicinity, firefighters found a woman without vital signs in a second-floor apartment. Toronto Police Services were contacted, and officers arrested a man, upon arrival. Police told the Star officers remain on the scene investigating, and no other details can be provided at this time.

A plan that could potentially see some federally owned buildings in Ottawa-Gatineau converted into affordable housing is gaining support from a local councillor and a homelessness advocacy group. "Non-profit affordable housing is always part of the solution. It's really, really critical," she said. © Kate Porter/CBC While converting the buildings would be a complicated process, adding more affordable housing locally is 'really, really critical,' said Burkholder Harris. Informing federal, provincial, municipal and Indigenous partners about the opportunity to use the properties for affordable housing, community spaces or businesses is part of that process.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Alberta Wildfire monitoring thunderstorms as rain moves through province” – below is their description. As rain falls in parts of Alberta, a special air quality statement remains in effect as officials monitor weather patterns that may lead to more wildfires. As of Sunday morning, 93 wildfires are burning in Alberta. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/1.6850913 CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.

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CBC News published this video item, entitled “Alberta’s air has turned toxic. How damaging is wildfire smoke to children?” – below is their description. Right now, Alberta’s air quality is currently rated one of the lowest on Earth as wildfires scorch the province. How damaging is the smoke to children and pregnant women, and what can people do to protect themselves? Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment?

Saskatchewan has the most young children living in child care deserts in Canada. Saskatchewan has the worst child-care deserts in Canada, according to a report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) titled Not Done Yet: $10-a-day child care requires addressing Canada's child-care deserts. Macdonald said making some changes in the way child care is delivered could help reduce the number of child-care deserts in the province. She remembers the stresses and tears that came with adjusting operations to meet the demands of $10-a-day child care under short notice. "I would say that a majority of early childhood educators have two jobs, some might have three," Schmidt said.

They went ahead 5-2 an inning later, constructed around a trio of slick stolen bases by Santiago Espinal, Whit Merrifield and George Springer. Except nothing is ever safe as houses around the Jays. Third time through the order, Springer lined a 2-and-0 cutter into the Jays bullpen, ushering Espinal across the plate ahead of him to tie the game 2-2 in the fifth. It was more of the same for the Jays in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Brandon Belt walked and Chapman doubled, so runners on second and third.

The upcoming debut of Amazon's newest office space at the former post office depot in downtown Vancouver is generating buzz among the city's business and tech sectors, despite mass layoffs in the industry and record-high office vacancy rates. The south tower of The Post building at Georgia and Hamilton streets is scheduled to start welcoming 3,000 employees by September. "This isn't going to be just an Amazon office, it's going to be a space for the community," Gable said. In total, both towers will offer 1.1 million square feet of new office space for about 6,000 employees. Hollingshead points out that tech companies like Amazon were "bursting at the seams" in their offices prior to the pandemic.