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Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Drones, ATVs hamper B.C.'s wildfire fighting efforts during record-breaking season

Firefighters battling hundreds of blazes in British Columbia say they've been facing more than the usual obstacles when "irresponsible" members of the public interfere with operations.
Lack of compensation for Doukhobor religious group disappointing: B.C. ombudsperson

Lack of compensation for Doukhobor religious group disappointing: B.C. ombudsperson

VICTORIA — Children taken from their homes 70 years ago due largely to the religious beliefs of their parents will soon receive a formal apology from British Columbia's government, but their quest for compensation remains uncertain, says the province
Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it

Alberta moves to decentralize health-care delivery, 15 years after centralizing it

EDMONTON — Alberta's new health minister has been given the go-ahead to decentralize the entire health-care delivery system — 15 years after the province completed a multistage, multiyear process to centralize it.
Saskatchewan government releases recommendations from review of Prince Albert police

Saskatchewan government releases recommendations from review of Prince Albert police

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.
'Courage and resilience:' Judge acquits two men convicted in 1973 killing in Winnipeg

'Courage and resilience:' Judge acquits two men convicted in 1973 killing in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — A courtroom erupted in cheers and applause Tuesday after a Manitoba judge said the words two First Nations men have been waiting a half-century to hear. "You are innocent. You deserve acquittals.
Family remembers firefighter killed in N.W.T. as brave and passionate about his job

Family remembers firefighter killed in N.W.T. as brave and passionate about his job

FORT LIARD, N.W.T. — The sky dumped buckets of rain, explosive thunder and lightning shook Jack Yeadon’s home, and the father started to cry.
'His life was cut way too short': Canadian soldier killed in Quebec gondola crash

'His life was cut way too short': Canadian soldier killed in Quebec gondola crash

MONTREAL — The Ontario man who died in Sunday's gondola crash at the Mont-Tremblant resort was a selfless military member who was devoted to his family, his brother said Tuesday. Sgt. Sheldon Johnson, 50, of Kingston, Ont.
Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'

Filmmaker James Cameron calls Titan submersible implosion 'extreme outlier'

Canadian filmmaker and deepsea explorer James Cameron said Tuesday that the implosion of the Titan submersible that killed five people last month was an extreme outlier in decades of safe exploration.
RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage

RCMP officers' group says Mounties shouldn't be 'scapegoats' in police shortage

VANCOUVER — The voice for almost 20,000 RCMP says its members should not be used as "political pawns" in the dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Surrey over its policing situation.
Opponents of telescope development in Hawaii urge UN to hold Canada accountable

Opponents of telescope development in Hawaii urge UN to hold Canada accountable

Canada is under fire for its support of a controversial telescope slated for development on Hawai'i Island, the largest island in the state, over allegations the project violates Indigenous rights.