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The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 16, 2021

The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): --- 11:35 a.m. Single-lane, alternating traffic is expected to begin moving on the Malahat Highway, the main link on ...

Nov 16, 2021

Joly, Freeland, Ng and Mendicino to take part in summit with Trudeau in D.C.

WASHINGTON - Canada's new foreign affairs minister will be among the federal delegation joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the North American Leaders' Summit. Mlanie Joly is in Mexico City for ...

Nov 16, 2021

Police search for possibly armed man spotted in Sept-Îles in northeastern Quebec

SEPT-LES, Que. - Quebec provincial police are asking people in Sept-les, Que., to stay indoors with a manhunt underway after a possibly armed man was spotted. Police say the area where the suspect was...

Nov 16, 2021

Fuel in Iqaluit's water likely from 59-year-old underground tank: engineers

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Engineers say the source of fuel in Iqaluit's water is likely an underground fuel tank built in 1962. The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't been able to drink their...

Nov 16, 2021

Oceana audit says little progress in Canada's fishery management over last five years

HALIFAX - A new report says Canadian fisheries management has "fallen short" over the last five years, with nearly one in five fish stocks still "critically depleted." More than 80 per cent of the cri...

Nov 16, 2021

B.C. mudslides, call to end ban on gay men donating blood: In The News for Nov. 16

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. 16 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 16, 2021

New minister says natural resources must evolve to include renewables, biofuels

OTTAWA - In a country intent on helping to slow global warming without destroying its economy, Canada's latest natural resources minister says his department can no longer be thought of mainly as the ...

Nov 16, 2021

Powerful Webb space telescope featuring Canadian instruments set for Dec. 18 launch

MONTREAL - In just over a month, the world's largest, most advanced telescope will be launched into orbit from a spaceport in South America, and among those eagerly watching will be Montreal physics p...

Nov 16, 2021

Canadian Blood Services to soon recommend end to ban on gay men donating blood

OTTAWA - An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood - promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 - is set to be recommended within weeks in favour of new screening criteria b...

Nov 16, 2021

B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The Ministry of the Attorney ...

Nov 15, 2021