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Farmed salmon virus source, amplifies disease transmission in wild salmon: B.C. study
VICTORIA — Evidence shows a debilitating virus found in British Columbia salmon was transferred from Atlantic fish farms, which then spread from Pacific aquaculture operations into wild fish, says a study published Wednesday.
May 26, 2021 5:20 PM
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, May 26
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 7 p.m. COVID-19 case counts in B.C. continue to fall with a report of 250 new cases on Wednesday, the lowest number since late October.
May 26, 2021 5:09 PM
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Climate ambition, push for electric vehicles driving down need for oil: report
OTTAWA — The expected uptake of electric vehicles and stricter measures worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are the top reasons why a climate-focused research group is calling on governments not to invest any more money in Alberta's oil sect
May 26, 2021 4:52 PM
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Echaquan inquiry: Quebec nurse testifies patient's condition needed more attention
MONTREAL — A veteran Quebec nurse told a coroner's inquest Wednesday he had raised concerns about the care Joyce Echaquan had received at the hospital before she died and how she had lacked supervision.
May 26, 2021 4:44 PM
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Bloc Québécois fails to pass motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois failed to unanimously pass a motion recognizing Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law.
May 26, 2021 3:50 PM
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Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says it is 'appalled' at discovery of severed bear paws
VANCOUVER — The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs says it is "appalled and horrified" at the "gruesome" discovery of severed bear paws in the province's Interior.
May 26, 2021 3:44 PM
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Feds got supplies to provinces during COVID-19 despite issues with stockpile: AG
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada couldn't immediately handle a massive surge in demand for personal protective equipment when COVID-19 began because it had ignored years of warnings that the national emergency stockpile of medical supplies
May 26, 2021 3:44 PM
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Mike Duffy retires after career tainted by Senate expenses scandal
OTTAWA — Mike Duffy is retiring from the Senate, a parliamentary chamber that has been fundamentally transformed as a result of his turbulent 12-year term as a senator.
May 26, 2021 3:19 PM
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Feds couldn't keep up with Indigenous communities' demand for nurses, paramedics: AG
OTTAWA — The federal government was unable to meet more than half of the demands for nurses and paramedics from Indigenous communities and organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic, says the auditor general in a report released Wednesday.
May 26, 2021 3:10 PM
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Half of Canadians have had one COVID-19 shot; Alberta sets ambitious reopening plan
TORONTO — More than half of all people in Canada have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, health authorities reported Wednesday, as Alberta charted an ambitious course to lift most pandemic restrictions by early July.
May 26, 2021 2:46 PM
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