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Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks

Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks

A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found they spread misinformation about the province's oil
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'It was devastating': B.C. woman shares story of flood damage to family farm

'It was devastating': B.C. woman shares story of flood damage to family farm

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — Tiffany de Leeuw says her in-laws realized the gravity of the disaster facing their farm on the Sumas Prairie when a field flooded in 30 minutes.
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'There's nowhere to put them': Nunavut community still without morgue

'There's nowhere to put them': Nunavut community still without morgue

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — When James Dulac's friend died in 2019, his body was kept the same way others are in his northern Nunavut community — in a shed with no heat or electricity.
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No winning ticket for Tuesday's $22 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Tuesday's $22 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $22 million Lotto Max jackpot. That means the grand prize for the next draw on Nov. 26 will grow to an estimated $27 million. The Canadian Press
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Ottawa clarifies COVID-19 travel exemption on B.C.-U.S. border during floods

Ottawa clarifies COVID-19 travel exemption on B.C.-U.S. border during floods

OTTAWA — The federal minister of emergency preparedness says border guards have been advised that British Columbia residents can cross into the United States for essential supplies because of flooding in the province after some were reportedly facing
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Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs

Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs

Parents in Alberta can start booking online COVID-19 vaccination times for their children on Wednesday as three more provinces announced the rollout of similar inoculation programs on Tuesday.
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Some evacuees allowed to return home as British Columbia braces for storm

Some evacuees allowed to return home as British Columbia braces for storm

As some evacuees from devastating flooding in British Columbia were allowed to return home Tuesday, the mayor of Abbotsford said preparations were progressing for another storm that's expected later this week.
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Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House

Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House

OTTAWA — Conservatives say all 338 members of Parliament should be able to vote on whether they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons.
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TC Energy seeks to recoup costs from U.S. for cancelled Keystone XL pipeline project

TC Energy seeks to recoup costs from U.S. for cancelled Keystone XL pipeline project

WASHINGTON — Pipeline giant TC Energy is formally seeking to recover more than US$15 billion in "economic damages" from the U.S. government following President Joe Biden's Day 1 decision to cancel the cross-border Keystone XL expansion project.
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Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says

Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says

MONTREAL — Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" the senior care model in the province.
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