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Canada aims to keep COVID-19 vaccine waste below five per cent: PHAC

Canada aims to keep COVID-19 vaccine waste below five per cent: PHAC

OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada says it hopes to keep the number of wasted doses of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada under five per cent. That would amount to 3.7 million of the 73.
MPs return to House of Commons as Liberals set short deadline to pass new aid bill

MPs return to House of Commons as Liberals set short deadline to pass new aid bill

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have returned to the House of Commons for the first time in five months and were quickly told they have until just before the holidays to OK a new round of pandemic aid.
Promoting French and preserving Indigenous languages a priority: Petitpas Taylor

Promoting French and preserving Indigenous languages a priority: Petitpas Taylor

OTTAWA — New Official Languages Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says protecting Indigenous languages to make sure they are taught to future generations is a priority for the Liberal government, alongside promoting French throughout Canada.
Parliament resumes and horror in Milwaukee: In The News for Nov. 22

Parliament resumes and horror in Milwaukee: In The News for Nov. 22

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
B.C. mudslide victim identified as rugby player originally from Calgary

B.C. mudslide victim identified as rugby player originally from Calgary

CALGARY — Last Monday, as flooding and mudslides ravaged British Columbia, Dean Hopkins got a distraught call from his close friend's wife, saying her husband was missing.
Feds waiving normal EI rules for British Columbians left jobless by extreme flooding

Feds waiving normal EI rules for British Columbians left jobless by extreme flooding

The federal government promised to expedite employment insurance applications and ease travel restrictions at British Columbia's borders on Sunday, among a host of measures meant to help residents of the flood-ravaged province recover from recent sto
Plane carrying doses of COVID-19 vaccines for kids touches down in Canada

Plane carrying doses of COVID-19 vaccines for kids touches down in Canada

HAMILTON — The first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for children landed in Canada on Sunday, clearing the way for provinces and territories to gear up in earnest for the next phase of the national mass immunization campaign.
'Particularly dark': Kamloops, B.C. pastor urges parishioners to help those in need

'Particularly dark': Kamloops, B.C. pastor urges parishioners to help those in need

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A pastor in Kamloops, B.C. urged his followers Sunday to fight against the darkness by doing good for those individuals in the province suffering as a result of widespread flooding.
Kenney more confident in his leadership following United Conservative Party meeting

Kenney more confident in his leadership following United Conservative Party meeting

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he is more confident in his leadership after a three-day annual general meeting of the United Conservative Party than he has felt in a "very long time.
Tory vaccination status in spotlight after MP tests positive on eve of new Parliament

Tory vaccination status in spotlight after MP tests positive on eve of new Parliament

OTTAWA — Concern over the vaccination status of Conservative MPs was front and centre on the eve of a new session of Parliament after one of them tested positive for COVID-19.