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Ramping up B.C. flood relief and COVID vaccines for kids: In The News for Nov. 19

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. 19 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 19, 2021

Kenney leadership in question as UCP annual general meeting set to begin in Calgary

CALGARY - The United Conservative Party's annual general meeting is set to begin later today as Premier Jason Kenney deals with rising discontent in his caucus, party and from Albertans. Kenney is exp...

Nov 19, 2021

'I have nothing left': Merritt, B.C., family asking for help after losing home

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Barkad Khan wiped away tears Thursday as he made another "frustrating" visit to one of the emergency reception centres set up to help residents from Merritt, B.C., who have been force...

Nov 19, 2021

Canada has thrown away at least one million COVID-19 vaccine doses: survey

An informal survey shows that at least one million doses of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine supply have gone to waste. The Canadian Press asked health ministries across the country to provide how many doses...

Nov 19, 2021

Kids' COVID-19 vaccine approval, easing of border measures to be announced today

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to make two major announcements on the pandemic front today, starting with the approval of Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine for children, then later detailed plan...

Sheldon Spackman Nov 19, 2021

More military deployments amid flooding state of emergency

VANCOUVER - As rescue and relief efforts ramp up in areas hardest hit by flooding and mudslides, the B.C. government is expected to provide more information today about the state of emergency it has d...

Nov 19, 2021

Floods another blow for restaurants in B.C. Interior, operators and advocates say

Restaurant operators in British Columbia's southern Interior are scrambling after flooding and landslides closed highways and rail lines, cutting businesses off from the supply chains they rely on. It...

Nov 19, 2021

Conservative senators defy O'Toole on expulsion of senator who challenged leadership

OTTAWA - Sen. Denise Batters may no longer be welcome in the Conservatives' national caucus but she's still a member of the party's Senate caucus. Conservative senators have chosen to keep Batters in ...

Nov 18, 2021

Tensions building in Wet'suwet'en territory as B.C. pipeline conflict continues

HOUSTON, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia say they are enforcing an injunction barring protests from blocking an access road used by Coastal GasLink pipeline workers. The RCMP wouldn't con...

Nov 18, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to examine timing of roadside breath tests

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case that hinges on the time police took to arrange a breath test for a Quebec man. Early one afternoon in April 2017, police got word of some...

Nov 18, 2021