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Rapid COVID-19 test recalled after Health Canada has concerns
An Ottawa biotech company is voluntarily recalling a rapid test for COVID-19 after Health Canada expressed concern about its effectiveness, dealing a setback to expanded testing in the country.
Fort McMurray cleans up flood damage on anniversary of 2016 wildfire evacuation
As residents of Fort McMurray continued to assess their flood-damaged homes and businesses and began the difficult task of cleaning them this weekend, they also marked the anniversary of the start of an evacuation that emptied the northern Alberta city four years ago.
Provinces begin easing COVID-19 lockdown restrictions
A much anticipated new phase in the COVID-19 pandemic starts today, May 4, 2020, with several provinces beginning the process of slowly loosening some of their lockdown restrictions.
Imperial Oil reports $188M loss
Imperial Oil Ltd. is slowing or deferring maintenance work throughout its operations as it tries to ensure employee safety in the wake of a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected 83 workers at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta.
Oil and gas drilling forecast revised to 49 year low
The Petroleum Services Association of Canada has revised its 2020 Canadian drilling forecast to an almost 50-year record low of 3,100 oil and gas wells, a level not seen since 2,900 wells were drilled in 1972.
Wet'suwet'en agree to deal with government over Coastal Gaslink pipeline
Hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia say they will sign an agreement with the federal and provincial governments that affirms their title and rights.
Ottawa to address growing COVID-19 threat to First Nations, Inuit communities
The federal government will be under pressure today, May 1, 2020, to explain what it's doing to prevent COVID-19 from spreading like wildfire through First Nations reserves and remote Inuit communities in the North.
Local news media being 'kneecapped' by COVID-19
Local reporting is being kneecapped by pandemic-driven cuts to media outlets across B.C. at a time when community-specific, trustworthy reporting is vital to public health.
Supreme Court to hear provincial appeals of carbon tax to September
Canada's national fight over the carbon tax won't get sorted out at the Supreme Court of Canada until the fall.
A look at provinces plans to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have begun to release plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.