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Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland

Ottawa 'shouldn't walk around with a stick' to enforce health deals: Holland

OTTAWA — Newly appointed Health Minister Mark Holland says he doesn't want to go waving a stick around as he negotiates the final details of a health accord with provinces and territories, and it'll largely be up to Canadians to hold them accountable
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Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

Chief says excavation of Manitoba church basement found no evidence of human remains

MINEGOZIIBE ANISHINABE — No evidence of human remains has been found during the excavation of a Catholic church basement on the site of a former Manitoba residential school.
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Corrective to Aug. 16 story on Minister Steven Guilbeault's official visit to China

Corrective to Aug. 16 story on Minister Steven Guilbeault's official visit to China

The Canadian Press erroneously reported on Aug. 16 that Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's upcoming trip to China will be the first official visit of a cabinet minister to that country since 2018.
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Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer

Shortage of diabetes and weight loss drug Ozempic expected in Canada: manufacturer

A shortage of diabetes drug Ozempic that is used off-label for weight loss is expected in Canada, manufacturer Novo Nordisk and Health Canada said on Friday.
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A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

A look at wildfires and evacuations in N.W.T. and B.C.

YELLOWKNIFE — Some 20,000 people from Yellowknife and thousands more from other communities in the Northwest Territories have been ordered to leave due to nearby wildfires.
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Northwest Territories under threat by wildfires — and lack of local news

Northwest Territories under threat by wildfires — and lack of local news

Residents of the Northwest Territories are feeling the effect of the news vacuum on Facebook as they flee communities that are under threat by wildfires.
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Top-secret briefing on foreign interference left out key documents: Green leader

Top-secret briefing on foreign interference left out key documents: Green leader

OTTAWA — Green Party Leader Elizabeth May said a top-secret briefing on foreign interference this week did not allow her to access key intelligence documents.
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Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires

Hydro-Québec workers, vulnerable Cree community members evacuated due to wildfires

MONTREAL — Much-needed rain fell in parts of northwestern Quebec on Friday, where high-intensity forest fires have forced the partial evacuation of a Cree community and employees of the province's hydroelectric utility.
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Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Russian justice officials, political court

Canada joins U.S., Britain in sanctioning Russian justice officials, political court

OTTAWA — Canada is again joining the U.S. and Britain in sanctioning officials accused of corruption, this time involving Russia's justice system.
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In the news today: Wildfires prompt evacuation orders for thousands in N.W.T., B.C.

In the news today: Wildfires prompt evacuation orders for thousands in N.W.T., B.C.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today … Thousands left in Yellowknife urged to get out Officials in the Northwest Territories are urging thousands of residents remaining
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