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Health Canada reverses course, will review applications for COVID-19 home tests

Health Canada reverses course, will review applications for COVID-19 home tests

OTTAWA — Health Canada has reversed course on home test kits for COVID-19, saying it will now review applications for such devices. In June, the department indicated it would not review such applications.
Mastodon migrations north offer clues about today's animal movements: study

Mastodon migrations north offer clues about today's animal movements: study

WHITEHORSE — The migration of extinct mastodon herds to Yukon and Alaska during warm periods between ice ages could hold clues and warning signs for today's animals moving north during a warming climate, says a new research paper.
COVID-19 in schools inevitable, reducing class sizes unrealistic: Kenney

COVID-19 in schools inevitable, reducing class sizes unrealistic: Kenney

COVID-19 cases disrupted the reopening of two Alberta schools on Tuesday, but Premier Jason Kenney said his government has accepted that such infections are inevitable and don't warrant closing down all classrooms.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 1

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 1

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:24 p.m. EDT on Sept. 1, 2020: There are 129,425 confirmed cases in Canada.
NDP says documents prove youth minister played key role in WE decision

NDP says documents prove youth minister played key role in WE decision

OTTAWA — Federal New Democrats are citing recently released documents as proof that Youth Minister Bardish Chagger was the key driver in the Liberal government's decision to have WE Charity administer a multimillion-dollar student-volunteer program.

Snowbird jets grounded after crash take off from airport in Kamloops, B.C.

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A pair of Snowbird jets took off from Kamloops, B.C., Tuesday, more than three months after a fatal crash near the city's airport. The jets were given approval last week to head to their home base in Moose Jaw, Sask.
Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82

Former British Columbia chief justice Lance Finch dies at 82

VANCOUVER — Lance S.G. Finch, a former chief justice of British Columbia, has died at the age of 82. Chief Justice Robert J. Bauman says as a judicial leader, Finch was strong, steady and humble.
Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume later this week

Quebec daycare workers begin rotating strike as talks set to resume later this week

MONTREAL — A union representing 10,000 Quebec home daycare workers began the first of a series of rotating strikes Tuesday, leaving thousands of families to find alternate child-care arrangements.
High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life

High vaccine use urged by Tam, Njoo to beat COVID-19, restore pre-pandemic life

OTTAWA — Canadians will need to roll up their sleeves and get vaccinated in large numbers to finally corral COVID-19 before life can return to a semblance of its pre-pandemic state, Canada's top public health officers said Tuesday.
Deceased former principal secretary of N.B. vice-regal office embezzled funds: RCMP

Deceased former principal secretary of N.B. vice-regal office embezzled funds: RCMP

FREDERICTON — A senior civil servant who had control of the former New Brunswick lieutenant-governor's finances is accused of siphoning hundreds of thousands of dollars in public funds into his personal coffers between 2012 and 2019.