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Number of wildfires in B.C. falls to below 250; cooler temperatures in forecast
VANCOUVER - Emergency Management BC says the number of active wildfires in the province has fallen below 250. The agency says in a news release that the number of active wildfires in B.C. is about 240...
Aug 26, 2021
Group of Canadian long-term care operators to enforce mandatory COVID-19 shot policy
A group of major Canadian long-term care operators will require COVID-19 vaccination for all staff this fall. Chartwell Retirement Residences, Extendicare, Responsive Group Inc., Revera Inc., and Sien...
Aug 26, 2021
Liberals will hike supplementary pensions for low-income seniors, Trudeau says
QUEBEC - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is courting the votes of Canada's oldest citizens - those most likely to actually cast a ballot - with a promise to increase federal aid to lower-income seniors....
Aug 26, 2021
No charges in case of Montreal-area private care home where dozens died of COVID-19
MONTREAL - Quebec's Crown prosecutor's office says the owners of a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens died during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic will not face criminal ch...
Aug 26, 2021
South Dakota AG pleads no contest to 2 counts in fatal crash
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest plea to two misdemeanor traffic charges for a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who...
Aug 26, 2021
Canadian goalkeeper Labbé expected to sign two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain
Goalkeeper Stephanie Labb, whose penalty shootout heroics helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is expected to undergo a medical Thursday and sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain....
Aug 26, 2021
Red Deer City Councillor Buck Buchanan issues formal apology for social media comments
RED DEER, AB - Red Deer city councillor Buck Buchanan has issued a public apology for comments he made on social media earlier this year.During council's regular meeting on Tuesday, Buchanan directed ...
Aug 26, 2021
Day 12 on campaign trail, Quebec vaccine passport security: In The News for Aug. 26
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Aug 26, 2021
Cybersecurity experts say Quebec vaccine passport safe, a model for the country
MONTREAL - Steven Lachance, a Montreal-based digital security analyst and entrepreneur, says he was worried when the Quebec government announced it would impose a vaccine passport system across the pr...
Aug 26, 2021
Trudeau, O'Toole in central Canada while Singh to campaign in Winnipeg
The Liberal and Conservative leaders are to be in central Canada for Day 12 of the federal election campaign, while the head of the NDP is expected to spend most the day in Winnipeg. Liberal Leader Ju...
Aug 26, 2021