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Day 12 on campaign trail, Quebec vaccine passport security: In The News for Aug. 26

Day 12 on campaign trail, Quebec vaccine passport security: In The News for Aug. 26

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 Aug. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Cybersecurity experts say Quebec vaccine passport safe, a model for the country

Cybersecurity experts say Quebec vaccine passport safe, a model for the country

MONTREAL — Steven Lachance, a Montreal-based digital security analyst and entrepreneur, says he was worried when the Quebec government announced it would impose a vaccine passport system across the province to reduce COVID-19 transmission.
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Canada's last military flight to leave Kabul Thursday, as Monsef admonishes Taliban

Canada's last military flight to leave Kabul Thursday, as Monsef admonishes Taliban

The Canadian military will end its mission at Kabul airport on Thursday, as Liberal cabinet minister Maryam Monsef sparked controversy by using the term "brothers" to challenge the Taliban to protect those left behind.
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Northwest Territories reinstates mask mandate over growing COVID-19 cases

Northwest Territories reinstates mask mandate over growing COVID-19 cases

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories has issued its first territorywide mask mandate in the face of growing COVID-19 numbers. Chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola said masks will be mandatory in all indoor public spaces starting Thursday.
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Alberta, Saskatchewan not planning to follow B.C. and Manitoba on broad mask mandates

Alberta, Saskatchewan not planning to follow B.C. and Manitoba on broad mask mandates

EDMONTON — Alberta reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesdaybut, along with Saskatchewan, is not planning to follow broad mask mandates announced this week by neighbouring western provinces.
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One presumed dead, one injured in collapse at B.C. construction site: RCMP

One presumed dead, one injured in collapse at B.C. construction site: RCMP

VANCOUVER — One person is believed to be dead and another is in hospital after part of a building collapsed, RCMP in North Vancouver said Wednesday.
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Yukon ending COVID-19 state of emergency, plans to target specific outbreaks

Yukon ending COVID-19 state of emergency, plans to target specific outbreaks

WHITEHORSE — Yukon will lift its civil state of emergency put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic as it shifts to targeting specific outbreaks, Premier Sandy Silver said Wednesday.
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Man in prison for killing of woman in Edmonton hotel appeals conviction, sentence

Man in prison for killing of woman in Edmonton hotel appeals conviction, sentence

EDMONTON — A former long-haul trucker from Ontario who is in an Alberta prison for killing a woman in an Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is appealing his conviction and sentence.
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Montreal police urged to be vigilant after officers allegedly targeted by bullets

Montreal police urged to be vigilant after officers allegedly targeted by bullets

Montreal police officers are trained to be alert for danger, but after two officers were allegedly targeted by bullets earlier this week, members of the force are being urged to be extra careful, Insp. David Shane said Wednesday.
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Affordability issues dotting campaign platforms from major parties

Affordability issues dotting campaign platforms from major parties

OTTAWA — Canada's main political parties say they are putting your pocketbook at the top of their agendas, with varying promises to help make everything from housing to food to mobile phone bills less costly.
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