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Canada's climate adaptation plans under scrutiny as flooding hits both coasts
OTTAWA - Heavy rains that flooded both the East and West coasts of Canada are drawing attention to how ill prepared most of this country is for the extreme weather that comes with a changing climate. ...
Nov 24, 2021
The Human: Richard Jenkins' real, lived-in performances
NEW YORK (AP) - For a long time, it bothered Richard Jenkins that he didn't look or come off like the movie stars he grew up with. How could he, the son of a dentist from DeKalb, Illinois, measure up ...
Nov 24, 2021
COVID-19 vaccinations for Yukon kids to start in early December: premier
WHITEHORSE - COVID-19 vaccinations for children in Yukon between the ages of five and 11 will start in early December. Premier Sandy Silver says being able to vaccinate kids is what the territory "has...
Nov 24, 2021
Verdict reached in trial of men charged in Arbery killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) - The jury in the trial of the three white men charged in Ahmaud Arbery's slaying reached a verdict Wednesday after more then 10 hours of deliberation. The decision comes almost tw...
Nov 24, 2021
Iran tampered with victims' electronic devices in aftermath of PS752 downing: report
OTTAWA - A new report is accusing Iranian authorities of tampering with the electronic devices and misidentifying the remains of some of the passengers killed on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752. The fin...
Nov 24, 2021
Woman missing after her Spences Bridge-area home was washed away in flash flood
SPENCES BRIDGE, B.C. - Among the fallout from last week's massive flood event is a woman who is missing after her home was washed away.Staff Sgt. Janelle Shoihet of RCMP E-Division says the woman live...
Nov 24, 2021
Annual cost of prison isolation units to be $2.8 million each, budget officer says
OTTAWA - A new analysis by the parliamentary budget officer says the annual cost of units for keeping federal prisoners apart from the general jail population will be $2.8 million apiece by 2026-27. I...
Nov 24, 2021
Flooding reported in Cape Breton and western Newfoundland as storm stalls over region
Torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads and bridges in western Cape Breton and southwestern Newfoundland on Wednesday, as a huge storm spent a third day slowly trudging over Atlantic Ca...
Nov 24, 2021
Government opens College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants
OTTAWA - The federal government has opened a new college to regulate immigration consultants and armed it with stronger authorities than the past regulator. Potential immigrants and refugees often rel...
Nov 24, 2021
Quebec kids start getting COVID shots as provinces gear up for next stage of roll-out
MONTREAL - Children in Quebec are rolling up their sleeves today for COVID-19 shots as provinces launch the next stage of the country's immunization effort. Quebec's campaign to inoculate kids with fi...
Nov 24, 2021
