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Saskatchewan Expands Coverage for Cystic Fibrosis Medication
Saskatchewan is expanding coverage for Trikafta, a cystic fibrosis (CF) medication. Starting August 1, Trikafta will be available to CF patients ages six and older who meet the medical criteria."We ar...
Jul 19, 2022
Random COVID-19 testing resumes at four major airports; tests to be done offsite
Mandatory random COVID-19 testing resumes today for travellers coming in through Canada's four major airports in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal. But the actual tests will be completed outsid...
Jul 19, 2022
Methanol in blood of teens who died in South African tavern
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month. Methanol was found i...
Jul 19, 2022
Nova Scotia mass killer accumulated cash through 'illegitimate or suspicious' means
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia mass killer used "illegitimate or suspicious means" to amass cash and enjoy a lifestyle well beyond his reported $40,000 annual income, the inquiry into his 2020 murders has ...
Jul 19, 2022
UK shatters its record for highest temperature
LONDON (AP) - The U.K. weather office says Britain has shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered, with a provisional reading of 39.1 degree Celsius (102.4 degrees Fahrenheit) in Cha...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau tour begins and wildfires continue to burn: In The News for July 19, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, July 19, 2022 ... What we are watchin...
Jul 19, 2022
Trial continues for Jake Virtanen, former Canucks forward charged with sexual assault
VANCOUVER - A defence lawyer is expected to cross-examine a woman today who claims she was sexually assaulted by former Vancouver Canuck Jake Virtanen. The 23-year-old woman, whose identity is covered...
Jul 19, 2022
Fisheries report brings hope to Indigenous communities, sparks anger in industry
OTTAWA - A Mi'kmaw lawyer from the community at the centre of a violent backlash over its self-governed lobster fishery says she's "very hopeful" about a new Senate report that calls for the full impl...
Jul 19, 2022
Wildfire threats grow in western provinces, as warmer and drier weather forecast
Canada's western provinces are dealing with a number of wildfires caused by warmer and drier weather. The B.C. Wildfire Service is keeping an eye on the Nohomin Creek Fire, which measures more than 20...
Jul 19, 2022
Trudeau tours B.C. cherry farm, where weather events have affected crop
KELOWNA, B.C. - The prime minister got a first-hand look at how heat and wildfires in British Columbia last year combined with mild temperatures in the earlier months of 2022 have left fruit growers w...
Jul 19, 2022