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Firefighters from Mexico arrive in B.C. to help fight raging wildfires
British Columbia's public safety minister heaped praise on 100 firefighters from Mexico who arrived in the province on Saturday, July 24, 2021, to work "shoulder to shoulder" with local crews battling hundreds of wildfires.
Pandemic dictates smaller attendance at Mary Simon's installation ceremony as GG
When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday, July 26, 2021, to be installed as the country's next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated.
Technical difficulties mar Day 1 of Quebec vaccination lottery
Quebecers might need to be patient as they try to register in Loto-Québec draws intended for those who have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
U.S. new ambassador to Canada is David Cohen, tech exec and political adviser
President Joe Biden has nominated David Cohen, a tech executive who once served as chief of staff to the mayor of Philadelphia, to be his ambassador to Canada.
Canada's emission plans mean 70% of vehicle sales must be ZEVs
The C.D. Howe Institute says 70 to 75 per cent of Canadian passenger auto sales will have to be zero-emission vehicles by 2030 in order to achieve the federal government's emissions targets.
Company applies to appeal decision rejecting open-pit coal mine in Alberta
The company behind a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains has filed a request to appeal a decision by a review panel that rejected the project as being not in the public interest.
Fires force more evacuations in B.C., Alberta a smoky mess
British Columbia's government says accommodations for wildfire evacuees are filling up as the flames and smoke from numerous blazes spread, forcing more people from their homes and contributing to an eerie, acrid haze that's blanketing cities in neighbouring Alberta.
Calls for police to review use of force in Quebec after video of Black youth's arrest
Opposition party Québec solidaire and a Black community group in Montreal are calling on the provincial government to introduce a policy governing how police interact with young, racialized people.
Annamie Paul's office without staff as Green Party turmoil continues
Green party layoffs are leaving leader Annamie Paul without staff in her office as a feud goes on.
Lytton will rebuild and become a community of the future: Premier Horgan
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and two of his cabinet ministers were flown over the devastated community of Lytton on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, where he said there was "literally nothing left" after a wildfire tore through it last Wednesday.