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Four major airports begin screening passengers for elevated temperatures

Four major Canadian airports will begin taking passenger's temperatures starting today as part of the effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.The federal government says temperature screening stations are set up at airports in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.Transport Canada says temperature screening will be expanded to another 11 airports by September. The agency says employees who enter restricted areas of the airport will also be screened. Passengers who have temperatures above 38 degrees will not be allowed to travel and will be asked to re-book after two weeks.The new screening m...

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau testifies on WE Charity controversy

The question of how the Liberals will use the 912-million-dollars budgeted for a COVID-19 student-volunteer program remains unanswered, as Justin Trudeau wrapped up a 90-minute appearance before the House of Commons finance commi...

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476 COVID-19 cases reported in Canada, Ontario numbers drop and Alberta virus figures cuntinue to rise

There are 115,470 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 59,073 confirmed (including 5,670 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 38,986 confirmed (including 2,769 deaths, 34,741 resolved) Alberta: 10,603 confirmed (including 190 deaths, ...

Woman, teenage children assaulted at Cultus Lake: RCMP

The RCMP is investigating the assault of a woman of colour and her two teenage children reported to have occurred in Chilliwack last weekend.Corporal Mike Rail says a group of South Asian men allegedly directed a number of racial slurs toward the family during a fight at the Entrance Bay area at Cultus Lake.Rail says the two teenage children were treated in hospital for injuries and later released. He says Entrance Bay was crowded at the time of the incident on Saturday and police are asking anyone with information to contact them. ...

Safety board says poor maintenance caused ship fire off Haida

The Transportation Safety Board says a fire that broke out in the engine room of a container ship off Haida Gwaii was caused by poor maintenance. Five of the 22 crew members onboard the MOL Prestige were seriously hurt in the fire on Jan. 31, 2018. The board's report says the fire started when cold fuel oil was added into a high temperature tank caused oil to spew from the top and catch fire. It found equipment in the engine room hadn't been maintained as required and even though engine crew had identified hazards, they went unaddressed. The safety board says several other safety issues were ...

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Government says full-time school for students in B.C.

Most students from kindergarten to Grade 12 are to return to British Columbia schools full time in September.Education Minister Rob Fleming says enhanced safety measures and additional resources to prevent the spread of COVID-19 w...

Vancouver resident finds lost teddy bear containing her mother's voice recording

Mara Soriano says her knees buckled as a two Good Samaritans handed her a bag containing a brown teddy bear in a red-and-white dress and white jacket.For the past four days Soriano has walked up and down Vancouver alleyways, looked under dumpsters, put up posters and responded to every email and tweet that she thought could lead her back to a teddy bear that carried her late mother's voice.Last night she sobbed with joy when she was reunited with the bear.The bear was stolen while she was moving to a new apartment on Friday, and Soriano put out a call for it on social media that soon went vir...

MPs on ethics committee to meet amid parliamentary probe of WE agreement

MPs on the House of Commons ethics committee will meet this afternoon to push forward their own parliamentary probe of the federal government's aborted deal with WE Charity to run a student-volunteer program.The committee is seek...

Slight drop in COVID-19 figures in B.C., Ontario and Alberta

There are 114,994 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 58,897 confirmed (including 5,670 deaths, 50,886 resolved) Ontario: 38,910 confirmed (including 2,768 deaths, 34,567 resolved) Alberta: 10,470 confirmed (including 187 deaths, ...

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Delhi Schools up to 5th Standard Closed, Online Classes to Be Held: Atishi

In response to the escalating pollution levels in Delhi NCR, the government has issued orders for online classes for students up to class V until further notice. According to reports, Chief Minister Atishi announced today on X (f...

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