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Florida will work to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, officials say
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Florida will work to phase out all childhood vaccine mandates in the state, building on the effort by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to curb vaccine requirements and other he...
Sep 03, 2025

Quebec wants court to declare branch of Swedish battery developer Northvolt insolvent
MONTREAL - The Quebec government wants a judge to declare insolvent the North American branch of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. Quebec filed the court application in an attempt to recoup some...
Sep 03, 2025

They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they're students at Canada's newest med school
TORONTO - Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada's newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country's future doctors....
Sep 03, 2025

Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta's boundary
CALGARY - Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is ...
Sep 03, 2025

Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.'s Kootenay region near Alberta's boundary
CALGARY - Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia's Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is ...
Sep 03, 2025

Montreal transit constables should be better armed, says workplace safety board
MONTREAL - Quebec's workplace safety board says Montreal's transit constables fear for their security and should be better armed. Its recommendation is included in a report the board produced for the ...
Sep 03, 2025

Kelowna and Vernon set new heat records
Record-breaking temperatures scorched the Okanagan on Tuesday as both Vernon and Kelowna set new daily highs.Kelowna reached 37.1 C, edging past the previous mark of 36.2 set in 2017. Vernon also brok...
Sep 03, 2025

A new WHL rivalry begins tonight in Kelowna
A new Western Hockey League rivalry kicks off tonight as the Kelowna Rockets host the Penticton Vees for the first time at Prospera Place. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m., marking a historic first matc...
Sep 03, 2025

Temperatures reach 40 C in Lytton, as heat warnings persist across province
Heat warnings and air-quality advisories are persisting in parts of British Columbia after daily high temperature records fell in a dozen communities, and the mercury rose to 40 C in the Fraser Canyon...
Sep 03, 2025

System failed Quebec girl whose 2019 killing led to youth protection reforms: coroner
MONTREAL - A coroner says Quebec's child protection services failed a young girl from Granby, Que., whose death in 2019 galvanized the province into reforming the system. Ghane Kamel's report says ins...
Sep 03, 2025

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