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B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...
Jun 09, 2021
Report says Canada needs to bolster plane certification, rely less on U.S. regulators
OTTAWA - A new parliamentary report says Canada's aircraft certification process needs retooling in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners. In a study released Wednesday, the House ...
Jun 09, 2021
Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...
Jun 09, 2021
NDP joins call for provincial gov’t to apologize for residential schools
The revelations from a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week have the harm caused by residential schools fresh in many people's minds now, and some are taking the opportunity to call for an ...
Jun 09, 2021
Hoback's home security tax credit proposal fails
Prince Albert MP, Conservative Randy Hoback, says he's 'astonished' the governing Liberals along with the NDP didn't support his proposed home security system tax credit of up to $5,000 a year.Hoback ...
Jun 09, 2021
Defender Bianca St-Georges happy to be healthy and back in camp with Canada
Bianca St-Georges' first call-up to the Canadian women's soccer team proved to be painful when she injured her knee in camp before the SheBelieves Cup in February, requiring surgery. "A freak accident...
Jun 09, 2021
55+ eligible for second COVID-19 vaccines starting Thursday
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) expanded eligibility of second COVID-19 vaccine doses for those 55 years and older-the SHA announced in a statement on Wednesday.Starting on Thursday at 8 a.m.,...
Jun 09, 2021
Man asked to leave P.A. National Park for leaving food unattended
A Prince Albert man is feeling frustrated after he and his friends were forced to leave their campsite in Prince Albert National Park last weekend. Officials told him he broke the wildlife safety rule...
Jun 09, 2021
San Antonio base locked down for hour after gunfire reported
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - An Air Force base in San Antonio was placed on lockdown for about an hour Wednesday after military officials said gunfire was reported near a base gate. Two gunshots were reported h...
Jun 09, 2021
Number of active COVID-19 cases drop below 1,000 for first time since November
With only 57 new cases of COVID-19 and 171 recoveries to report in the province today, active case numbers have dropped below 1,000 cases for the first time since Nov. 7, 2020.Total case numbers in th...
Jun 09, 2021