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Remote communities locking down, banning outsiders as COVID-19 spreads
January 02, 2022 - 2:22 PM

OTTAWA - The latest wave of COVID-19 is bringing health-care resources in some remote communities in Canada to the breaking point as case numbers explode.
'We want to be able to decide': Inside the battle over the Ring of Fire
October 10, 2023 - 5:46 AM

NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. - On a rock-covered beach in the heart of the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, Alex Moonias gazes east, then north. All he sees is undisturbed land, water and air.
Halifax airport CEO hopes for more on-site COVID testing 'sooner rather than later'
May 09, 2021 - 10:00 AM

HALIFAX - The chief executive of Atlantic Canada's largest airport is hoping for COVID-19 testing for arriving passengers "sooner rather than later," as an added measure to combat Nova Scotia's third wave of the pandemic.
Pfizer supply bolstered as Moderna cuts delivery, Ontario turns down Trudeau's help
April 16, 2021 - 5:33 PM

The federal government is buying more doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech as it moves to offset reduction in supply from another producer. And while it offered to help Ontario distribute its shots, the hot-spot province turned down that assistance as the premier piled on more restrictions on Friday.
Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study
March 20, 2020 - 12:56 PM

A study by Toronto epidemiologists suggests that Canada's largest province could run out of intensive care beds and ventilators by late April, even assuming a sharp drop in the current infection rate.
Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog
February 20, 2020 - 4:58 PM

VANCOUVER - A civilian police watchdog has released a letter that was described Thursday as "explosive" by a supporter of hereditary chiefs opposed to a pipeline in northern British Columbia because it criticizes the RCMP for using buffer or exclusion zones.
Canada pushing for Amazon protections in free-trade talks with Brazil
August 27, 2019 - 6:24 PM

OTTAWA - Canada is forging ahead with trade talks with the South American Mercosur trading bloc, hoping to push Brazil to better protect the critical Amazon rainforest, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
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'Not a lot left:' Ranch near Waterton ravaged by southern Alberta wildfire
September 14, 2017 - 6:09 AM

WATERTON, Alta. - Members of a southern Alberta ranching family say they will rebuild after a wildfire swept through their property just outside Waterton Lakes National Park.
Corrections Canada seeks company to run chainsaw sessions for inmates
July 07, 2015 - 1:06 PM

OTTAWA - Inmates at 11 prisons across the Prairies are in line for chainsaw safety training to help prepare them for future employment once they are released.
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THOMPSON: Department of War name change comes with hefty bill for American taxpayers
OPINION Last month, President Donald Trump decided he liked the sound of Department of War a lot more than Department of Defense. It was - like so many Trump impulses - a move that did little to change reality other t

Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit

Why Okanagan cannabis shops aren't dominating the black market
Law abiding cannabis companies in the Okanagan deal with the government taking its piece of the pie at every turn, while trying to compete with a black market that's still going strong. Cannabis in B.C. gets taxed at several points betw

The story behind the Shuswap's familiar and historic Trickle Inn
A large, charming white house with green trim has been a familiar site for people travelling through the Shuswap for decades. Perched on side of the Trans-Canada Highway in Tappen, the house was a family home for the Carlin family for sever

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Remote communities locking down, banning outsiders as COVID-19 spreads

'We want to be able to decide': Inside the battle over the Ring of Fire

Halifax airport CEO hopes for more on-site COVID testing 'sooner rather than later'

Pfizer supply bolstered as Moderna cuts delivery, Ontario turns down Trudeau's help

Dire scenario for intensive care even if COVID-19 infection rate drops: study

Unreleased report finds stop checks, searches of protesters unlawful: Watchdog

Canada pushing for Amazon protections in free-trade talks with Brazil

Top stories of 2018 - July-Dec.

'Not a lot left:' Ranch near Waterton ravaged by southern Alberta wildfire

Corrections Canada seeks company to run chainsaw sessions for inmates

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