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Planes and puppies; Test your fluffy knowledge with In-The-News for Dec. 5
December 05, 2019 - 4:58 AM

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 Dec. 5.
'Floatel' ship arrives in B.C. to house LNG workers, but local permit still needed
January 05, 2024 - 5:21 PM

SQUAMISH, B.C. - A cruise ship renovated to house more than 600 workers at a natural gas construction project north of Vancouver arrived in British Columbia waters this week after a 40-day journey from Estonia, where it had accommodated Ukrainian refugees.
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre gives Ottawa one week to settle sewage dump
October 16, 2015 - 5:06 PM

MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre has given federal environment officials one week to approve the city's plan to dump eight billion litres of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River, but Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq has put the matter on hold until next month.
Facts about E. coli, the reason for the Winnipeg water scare
January 28, 2015 - 3:46 PM

TORONTO - Winnipeg, a city of about 700,000, was put under a boil-water advisory after routine sampling turned up some potentially harmful bacteria in the municipal water supply, namely the presence of E. coli and coliform at extremely low levels. No illnesses have been reported and the most recent tests came back clean, though the boil water advisory remained Wednesday.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Planes and puppies; Test your fluffy knowledge with In-The-News for Dec. 5