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Ottawa school bus routes cancelled for thousands of students due to driver shortage

Ottawa school bus routes cancelled for thousands of students due to driver shortage

OTTAWA — Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage.
Regulator yanks thousands of wells from troubled oil company, transfers for cleanup

Regulator yanks thousands of wells from troubled oil company, transfers for cleanup

Alberta's energy regulator has transferred control of thousands of oil and gas wells and other facilities held by a troubled Calgary company to the group that's responsible for cleaning up poorly maintained or abandoned sites.
'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought

'Marathon in a sauna': emergency projects aim to help B.C. salmon through drought

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's prolonged drought risks damaging the salmon population for generations and has led to a series of emergency, rapidly deployed projects in an effort to intervene.
Vancouver cop charged after pedestrian struck in city's Downtown Eastside last year

Vancouver cop charged after pedestrian struck in city's Downtown Eastside last year

VANCOUVER — Prosecutors in British Columbia have approved multiple charges against a Vancouver police officer a year after a pedestrian was hit by a police car in the city's Downtown Eastside. Const.
Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison

Correctional Service reports death of inmate at Victoria-area prison

VICTORIA — The Correctional Service of Canada says an inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder has died at the Victoria-area William Head Institution.
Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert

Is hurricane Lee headed for Canada? The 'spaghetti models' can be misleading: expert

HALIFAX — For residents of Canada's East Coast, some of the latest images showing the potential path northward for hurricane Lee are disturbing.
COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected

COVID-19 numbers spike in B.C. but no more cases of new variant are detected

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is experiencing a spike in COVID-19 numbers, with cases, test positivity, hospitalizations and deaths all up in recent weeks.
Russian invasion, foreign interference on Trudeau's agenda at G20 summit

Russian invasion, foreign interference on Trudeau's agenda at G20 summit

NEW DELHI — Foreign interference at home and Russia's invasion in Ukraine are both top-of-mind issues for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he heads into the two-day G20 leaders' summit in India this weekend.
Quebec man facing arson charges in northern wildfires detained ahead of bail hearing

Quebec man facing arson charges in northern wildfires detained ahead of bail hearing

A Quebec man facing arson charges for allegedly setting forest fires during the province's unprecedented wildfire season will remain detained ahead of a bail hearing on Monday. Brian Paré, 37, of Chibougamau, Que.
New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

New questions for wind, solar in Alberta create more confusion for industry: advocate

EDMONTON — New information requirements for Alberta power generators including wind and solar projects will create further problems for a booming renewables industry that government policy has already slowed, said an industry advocate.