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B.C. mink farmer decides to destroy 1,000 animals after positive COVID-19 tests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief veterinarian says a mink farmer decided to euthanize the remaining 1,000 animals on his Fraser Valley operation after some of the mink tested positive for COVID-19....
Jan 05, 2021
WHO 'disappointed' at Chinese delays letting experts in
GENEVA - The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is "disappointed" Chinese officials haven't finalized the permissions to allow a team of experts into China to examine the origi...
Jan 05, 2021
Nunavut to start vaccinating elders Wednesday; community clinics to begin next week
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says first doses of a vaccine against COVID-19 are to be given Wednesday to residents at Iqaluit's elders home. Elders and front-line health ca...
Jan 05, 2021
Canada probing whether delaying second COVID-19 vaccine doses could help more people
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she has asked the national vaccine advisory panel to investigate if there is merit to delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines in a bid to get more...
Jan 05, 2021
Info watchdog raps Privy Council Office for terminating access requests from public
OTTAWA - The federal information watchdog has chastised the prime minister's bureaucrats for shutting down several requests from the public without good cause. In a series of decisions made public Tue...
Jan 05, 2021
'I am surprised no one got seriously hurt': union responds to disturbance at P.A. Correctional
A disturbance at the men's jail in Prince Albert Monday highlights the risky job correctional officers face on a day-to-day basis, according to a spokesperson for the union that represents them.Verne ...
Jan 05, 2021
Human rights commission to investigate death of seven-year-old Quebec girl
MONTREAL - Quebec's human rights and youth rights commission is launching an investigation into the death of a seven-year-old girl found Sunday north of Montreal. The commission said in a statement th...
Jan 05, 2021
Carrot River Valley MLA Bradshaw appointed as Minister of Highways
Carrot River Valley MLA Fred Bradshaw has been appointed as the Minister of Highways and Minister responsible for the Water Security Agency.Premier Scott Moe made the appointment on Jan. 4 after accep...
Jan 05, 2021
MLCN ends lockdown status
The lockdown status at Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) has now been downgraded to restricted access.Since 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve, band members were not allowed to leave the community, but now they ...
Jan 05, 2021
Trudeau says he too is frustrated by holiday travellers, pace of vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he shares the frustrations of Canadians with those who've chosen to travel abroad over the holiday season. Trudeau says changes are coming to a new federal ...
Jan 05, 2021
