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Federal task force considers a national flood insurance program
OTTAWA - A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring...
Nov 26, 2020
Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader
HALIFAX - The Indigenous leader at the centre of a dispute over Nova Scotia lobster says the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officers could lead to trouble on the water nex...
Nov 26, 2020
Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update
OTTAWA - Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to put a pause on planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan.Th...
Nov 26, 2020
Province removes fee for harvesting Christmas trees from Crown land
The provincial government has removed the $5 fee for harvesting up to three Christmas trees from Crown land for personal use.The province says the move could make it easier for individuals to get thei...
Nov 26, 2020
Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month
OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month. Dr. Supriya Sharma says the Health Canada review is most advanced f...
Nov 26, 2020
Province updates adoption process to simplify, remove barriers
EDMONTON, AB. - As Alberta marks Adoption Awareness Month, the provincial government says it is taking action to make the process easier to navigate.Right now, the province has a complex process for a...
Nov 26, 2020
Toronto Raptors place seldom-used centre Dewan Hernandez on waivers
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors have waived centre Dewan Hernandez.Hernandez split last season between the NBA and Raptors 905 of the G League after Toronto selected him with the 59th pick of the 2019 d...
Nov 26, 2020
AHS announces new acute care measures for visitors
Effective November 25, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is introducing temporary measures for visitor access to AHS acute care sites that have an outbreak or are in communities where COVID-19 transmissio...
Nov 26, 2020
Crude by rail shipments bouncing back after big slump
CALGARY - Canadian exports of crude oil by rail are bouncing back after falling to an eight-year low in July.The Canada Energy Regulator says rail shipments of oil in September amounted to 94,440 barr...
Nov 26, 2020
Canadians who say they've been targeted by foreign agents want co-ordinated response
OTTAWA - Canadians who say they have been victims of threats and intimidation by Chinese, Iranian and Russian foreign agents argue domestic police forces are ill-equipped to deal with their concerns.T...
Nov 26, 2020