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First Nations communities push for all-season road in northern Manitoba

First Nations communities push for all-season road in northern Manitoba

WINNIPEG — First Nations leaders are renewing their push for an all-season road on the east side of Lake Winnipeg that would connect several remote communities to goods, services and health care in the south.
Dentists, hygienists still in the dark on details of federal dental-care plan

Dentists, hygienists still in the dark on details of federal dental-care plan

OTTAWA — With just months to go before patients can start making appointments, dentists, hygienists and other dental-care providers are still waiting for crucial details about how the federal government's new dental-care plan will work and how much t
Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins

Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins

EDMONTON — Alberta's fire chiefs are "urgently" asking the provincial government to explain how it's getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and to release its preparedness strategy.
Four arrested, one more suspect sought in death of teen near Belleville, Ont.

Four arrested, one more suspect sought in death of teen near Belleville, Ont.

QUINTE WEST, Ont. — Four people have been arrested and police are seeking one more in the death of a teen in Quinte West, near Belleville, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called on the morning of Jan.
Montreal firefighter drowning: Safety board highlights 'decisions made on the fly'

Montreal firefighter drowning: Safety board highlights 'decisions made on the fly'

MONTREAL — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has concluded that a lack of planning contributed to the October 2021 capsizing of a rescue boat that killed a Montreal firefighter.
New Brunswick's only private abortion provider announces it is closing its doors

New Brunswick's only private abortion provider announces it is closing its doors

FREDERICTON — A private abortion clinic in Fredericton says it has finally shut its doors, citing a steep rent increase and a lack of funding from the provincial government. A notice on Clinic 554's website says abortion care ended as of Wednesday.
Investigators recover voice recorder, talk to lone survivor of N.W.T. plane crash

Investigators recover voice recorder, talk to lone survivor of N.W.T. plane crash

EDMONTON — Investigators probing a plane crash that killed six people in the Northwest Territories have recovered the cockpit voice recorder and talked to the lone survivor.
Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin shares surprise at team success

Vancouver Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin shares surprise at team success

VANCOUVER — Patrik Allvin admits to being a little surprised at the Vancouver Canucks' success this NHL season.
'Completely overwhelmed': Family doctors in Alberta take concerns to social media

'Completely overwhelmed': Family doctors in Alberta take concerns to social media

CALGARY — One family doctor in Calgary says she doesn't know how much longer she can continue to care for her 1,500 patients.
Federal banking regulator sets final guidelines around integrity and security

Federal banking regulator sets final guidelines around integrity and security

TORONTO — Canada's banking regulator has released final guidelines on how it expects banks to protect themselves against foreign interference and other risks related to integrity and security.