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Kananaskis park pass reaps $10 million for improvements, says

Alberta's environment minister says a new pass for a popular Alberta mountain park has generated more than $10 million from users of Kananaskis Country.Jason Nixon says money from the pass has been used entirely on upgrades to the park, located just west of Calgary. He says the money has paid for trail and facility maintenance, visitor services, search and rescue and waste management. He also says revenues from the pass have allowed Alberta's government to hire 20 conservation officers.Parks visitors began paying the fee for the first time on June 1,with a yearly pass costing $90 for a private...

Saskatchewan to send six COVID-19 patients to Ontario for intensive care

Saskatchewan is transferring six COVID-19 patients from its overcrowded intensive care units to Ontario hospitals. Some are arriving as soon as today. And Premier Scott Moe is asking the federal government to send help in the form of health-care workers able to work in intensive care settings. Moe says he appreciates any help Ottawa can provide and realizes that while it may not be a large number of staff, it will be a specialized contingent. Although Moe says more people are getting vaccinated since the province announced a new proof of vaccination or proof of negative test requirement. ...

Saskatchewan to send six COVID-19 patients to Ontario for intensive care

Saskatchewan is transferring six COVID-19 patients from its overcrowded intensive care units to Ontario hospitals. Some are arriving as soon as today. And Premier Scott Moe is asking the federal government to send help in the form of health-care workers able to work in intensive care settings. Moe says he appreciates any help Ottawa can provide and realizes that while it may not be a large number of staff, it will be a specialized contingent. Although Moe says more people are getting vaccinated since the province announced a new proof of vaccination or proof of negative test requirement. ...

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Judge strikes down Maj.-Gen. Fortin's request for reinstatement to vaccine campaign

A federal judge has rejected a top Canadian soldier's bid to get his job back as the head of vaccine rollout in Canada. The decision by Justice Ann Marie McDonald follows a two-day hearing last month in which government lawyers a...

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Quebec police cancel Amber Alert after 2 kids, aged 3 and 1, found safe

Quebec provincial police cancelled an Amber Alert on Thursday afternoon after two young children who had allegedly been abducted were found safe in New Brunswick. Police said on Twitter Thursday that the two children, aged 3 and ...

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Pfizer to seek approval for its vaccine for kids as young as five in about a week

Pfizer Canada says it is preparing to ask Health Canada to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids as young as five by mid-October.The U.S. drugmaker submitted a formal request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today and th...

All federal employees, air and rail travellers must be fully vaccinated

The federal government has announced that public servants must attest they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by October 29th, or be put on unpaid administrative leave. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement this morning, saying the new policy applies to the core public service, air travel and rail employees and travellers. He says there will be few exceptions.Officials say the policy will affect more than 267,000 core public-service and RCMP workers, and will apply even to those who work from home and outside of the country. ...

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Elections Canada announces vote recount in Quebec riding of Trois-Rivieres

Elections Canada says there will be a recount in a Quebec riding where the Bloc Quebecois narrowly fought off the Conservatives. The judicial recount will start today in Trois-Rivieres, where the difference between the Bloc and T...

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O'Toole says Conservative caucus is united despite vote giving MPs power to oust him

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says the party caucus is fully united. Speaking after the party's first caucus meeting since last month's election defeat, O'Toole said all Conservatives were disappointed with the outcome, none m...

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Jagmeet Singh Criticizes Mark Carney Over Brookfield’s Tax Haven Ties

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has criticized Mark Carney over the ties of Brookfield, the company Carney once headed, to offshore tax havens. Singh expressed concern that Carney may be unwilling to address the issue of offshore tax hav...

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