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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Regina Mayor Sandra Masters in his office in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, May 16, 2022. Masters says no decision has been made on whether the city will keep the name of the agency in charge of tourism for the Saskatchewan capital after a controversial rebranding roll out.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Regina mayor says tourism campaign 'regrettable'

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 12:30 PM CDT

Regina’s mayor says no decision has been made on whether the city will keep the name of its tourism agency after a controversial rebranding rollout.

Experience Regina apologized on the weekend and removed phrases online that seemed to make light of the Saskatchewan capital's name rhyming with vagina.

"Not all can get past it," Sandra Masters said Wednesday.

"But, by and large, people make mistakes. We are human beings. It’s human beings running all these things.”

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Alberta's auditor wants oilpatch liability reforms

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Alberta's auditor wants oilpatch liability reforms

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 8:30 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Alberta's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities still hasn't spelled out how it will collect security to ensure cleanups and doesn't do enough to check that the work gets done, the province's auditor general said Thursday.

"We conclude that (the Alberta Energy Regulator) had liability management processes in place during the audit period, but not all those processes were well designed and effectively mitigating risks associated with closure of oil and gas infrastructure," said Doug Wylie's report.

The report acknowledges that the United Conservative Party government has failed to come to grips with Alberta's increasingly pressing problem of what to do with the thousands of abandoned and inactive wells and kilometres of pipeline that remain on the landscape, said University of Calgary resource law professor Martin Olszynski.

"There are obvious things that can be done and they refuse to do those things," he said.

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Alberta Auditor General Doug Wylie speaks in Edmonton on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Wylie says the province's system for managing environmental risks from old oilpatch facilities needs significant improvement. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Biden and Trudeau: 'There is warmth between them'

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Biden and Trudeau: 'There is warmth between them'

James McCarten, The Canadian Press 5 minute read 12:47 PM CDT

WASHINGTON - Hollywood has Ben and Jennifer. Music fans have Beyoncé and Jay-Z. But in Canadian politics right now, it's all about Justin and Joe.

OK, so maybe Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden don't capture the North American zeitgeist like a glitzy celebrity couple. But there's palpable affection between the prime minister and the U.S. president — and those who know say it's authentic.

"They relax around each other, and there is a warmth between them," said Kirsten Hillman, Canada's ambassador to the U.S.

"They laugh quite a bit, but they also are both sincerely interested in working through, with each other, the big issues facing our two countries and the world."

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the InterContinental Presidente Mexico City hotel in Mexico City, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. There's palpable affection between the two leaders, and those who know say it's authentic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion

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Feds: Woman charged in Wyoming clinic fire opposes abortion

Mead Gruver And Amy Beth Hanson, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: 1:36 PM CDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman accused of setting fire last year to a Wyoming abortion clinic that was under construction told investigators she opposed abortion and was experiencing anxiety and nightmares over the facility opening, authorities say in court documents.

According to the court filing, Lorna Roxanne Green, of Casper, told Matthew T. Wright, an agent with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, that she broke into the Wellspring Health Access clinic in Casper on May 25, poured gasoline around the facility and lit it.

Several tipsters identified Green as a possible suspect after the reward for information in the case was increased to $15,000 earlier this month. Officers arrested Green in Casper on Tuesday.

Green, 22, made an initial appearance by video Thursday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Kelly Rankin in Cheyenne. She remained jailed in Wheatland, a town of 3,500 people about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Cheyenne, with no bond set yet.

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FILE - The fire-damaged Wellspring Health Access clinic is cordoned by tape on May 25, 2022, in in Casper, Wyo. A woman was arrested for setting fire to the building in Wyoming that was being renovated to house the state’s only full-service abortion clinic, authorities said Wednesday, March 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver, File)

Another nurse quits Manitoba sex assault program

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Another nurse quits Manitoba sex assault program

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 4:08 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's largest hospital has brought in reinforcements following the resignation of several nurses from a provincial program that serves sexual assault victims.

Doctors and nurse practitioners have agreed to fill in temporarily as needed so that the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or SANE, program at the Health Sciences Centre can continue to operate with fewer interruptions.

"There is a significant number of people that have stepped forward so … we will be able to commit to filling those gaps as best we can," Jennifer Cumpsty, the hospital's executive director of acute health services, said Thursday.

The SANE program relies on casual nurses who normally work in other areas and agree to pick up shifts. They examine victims and collect physical evidence of sexual assault.

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A Winnipeg hospital official says another nurse has resigned from a sexual assault examination program, and other health-care professionals are stepping in to fill the gap. Staff is shown at a COVID-19 unit at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Winnipeg Free Press/Mikaela MacKenzie POOL

POTUS and the PM, together at last in Canada

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POTUS and the PM, together at last in Canada

James McCarten, The Canadian Press 8 minute read Updated: 8:34 PM CDT

OTTAWA - U.S. President Joe Biden arrived Thursday evening in Ottawa for a whirlwind 27-hour visit expected to focus on both the friendly and thorny aspects of the Canada-U.S. relationship, including protectionism and migration on both sides of the border.

The welcoming party for the president and first lady Jill Biden included Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly, the American ambassador to Canada, David Cohen, and Canada's envoy in the U.S., Kirsten Hillman.

Biden began his time in Ottawa by meeting Gov. Gen Mary Simon.The U.S. president along with the first lady were then greeted byPrime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, at their home at Rideau Cottage.

"This will be the first true, in-person bilateral meeting between the two leaders in Canada since 2009," said White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby.

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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, not shown, at the Summit of the Americas, in Los Angeles, Calif., Thursday, June 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Parks Canada says reservation system working well

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Parks Canada says reservation system working well

Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 5:45 PM CDT

CALGARY - Campers logged into their computers, tablets and smartphones bright and early Thursday morning hoping to book their favourite sites in Banff National Park this summer.

Some people got an early spot in the online queue, while others were as far back as 40,000 in line.

"It was actually fairly seamless," said Calgarian Michael Kwadrans, who was able to log into the site relatively quickly after getting a spot in the 2,000s when reservations opened at 8 a.m. local time.

"I gripped about the old system a few times. I didn't have high hopes for the new system."

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Moraine Lake in Banff National Park is shown in Lake Louise, Alta., in June 2020. Parks Canada says its new online reservation system to book camping sites and other activities at national parks appears to have worked well during its first week of operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Pope's visit cost Ottawa at least $55 million

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Pope's visit cost Ottawa at least $55 million

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 9:20 AM CDT

A family member of residential school survivors says the minimum $55-million price tag for the Pope’s visit to Canada last year feels like another slap in the face for Indigenous people.

“Think of all the money that could have gone to survivors, all of the money that could have gone to healing, all of the money that was rightfully supposed to be given to folks who survived genocide,” Michelle Robinson, who is Sahtu Dene, said from Calgary.

Documents obtained by The Canadian Press under freedom of information laws show the federal government spent a minimum of $55,972,683 for the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Canada over six days last July.

Pope Francis apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools during stops in Alberta, Quebec and Nunavut.

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Pope Francis and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon watch a traditional dance during the final public event of his papal visit across Canada as he prepares to leave Iqaluit, Nunavut on Friday, July 29, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

More sex assault nurses resign in Manitoba

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More sex assault nurses resign in Manitoba

Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 7:04 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - Two more nurses who helped examine sexual assault victims in Manitoba have resigned a day after one-third of the program's nurses stepped down, leaving one community health centre concerned about access to care.

The provincial agency that delivers health care said Wednesday that the two nurses, who work on a casual basis, had resigned from the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre.

On Tuesday, four of the program's 13 casual nurses quit.

"These departures have resulted in a gap in service coverage over the past day and we are working to minimize future gaps," a spokesman for Shared Health said in a statement.

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The trauma bay is photographed during simulation training at a Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. Two more nurses who helped examine sexual assault victims in Manitoba have resigned a day after one-third of the program's nurses stepped down. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Arrest made in fire at planned Wyoming abortion clinic

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Arrest made in fire at planned Wyoming abortion clinic

Mead Gruver, The Associated Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:15 PM CDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A woman was arrested on charges of setting fire to a building in Wyoming that was being renovated to house the state’s only full-service abortion clinic, authorities said Wednesday, hours after a judge temporarily blocked a ban on abortion that went into effect a few days ago.

Lorna Roxanne Green, 22, of Casper, was arrested on Tuesday by Casper police and agents from the FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Wyoming U.S. Attorney Nicholas Vassallo said in a statement.

Green faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted, according to the statement. She is scheduled to appear in federal court in Cheyenne on Thursday morning.

The fire was set on May 25, 2022, at a stucco house in Casper, the state’s second-largest city and the site of frequent anti-abortion protests.

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Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect

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Judge halts Wyoming abortion ban days after it took effect

Mead Gruver, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:02 PM CDT

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion will again be legal in Wyoming — at least for now — after a judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a ban that took effect a few days earlier.

Teton County District Court Judge Melissa Owens’ decision halts the ban amid a challenge in her court to a law that took effect Sunday. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved the law despite earlier rulings by Owens that had blocked a previous ban since shortly after it took effect last summer.

Owens put the new ban on hold after a hearing Wednesday in which abortion-rights supporters said the law harms pregnant women and their doctors and violates the state constitution. Owens suspended the ban for at least two weeks.

The ban prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy except in cases of rape or incest that’s reported to police, or to save a woman’s life.

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FILE - Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon delivers his State of the State address to the Wyoming Legislature on Feb. 14, 2022, in Cheyenne, Wyo. With the nation's first explicit ban on abortion pills, Wyoming has pushed to the front of efforts to prohibit the most common type of abortion. (Rhianna Gelhart/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP, File)

Fatality review of Alberta teen's death adjourns

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Fatality review of Alberta teen's death adjourns

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 3:59 PM CDT

CALGARY - An Alberta education official told a fatality inquiry Wednesday that different rules were in place in 2013 that allowed a malnourished 15-year-old Calgary boy who died of sepsis and untreated diabetes from being seen by school staff.

Alexandru Radita weighed only 37 pounds when he was brought to hospital in May 2013.

His parents, Emil and Rodica Radita, who were found guilty in 2017 of first-degree murder, refused to accept the boy had diabetes when he was initially diagnosed in B.C. with the disease in 2000.

He was hospitalized twice due to malnutrition and taken into foster care before later being returned to his parents, who moved to Calgary in 2008.

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Alexandru Radita is shown in a handout photo from his 15th birthday party, three months before his death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Government of Alberta *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Information commissioner to probe Kearl leak

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Information commissioner to probe Kearl leak

Bob Weber, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:20 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Alberta's information commissioner has started an investigation into how the province's energy regulator notified the public about tailings pond releases at Imperial Oil's Kearl mine.

"Information and Privacy Commissioner Diane McLeod has launched an investigation into the Alberta Energy Regulator concerning AER’s consideration of the public interest override," said a news release Wednesday from the commissioner.

In the release, McLeod said the probe is to examine whether the regulator had a duty to release information about risks to the environment, public health or a group of people.

"Did AER have a duty … to disclose information that is clearly in the public interest?" the release asks.

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Key First Nation 'cautious' after talks with B.C.

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Key First Nation 'cautious' after talks with B.C.

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VANCOUVER - Leaders of Saskatchewan's Key First Nation say they held a "productive discussion" with senior officials from British Columbia and have agreed to keep talking about critical outstanding issues.

The First Nation released a statement one day after a news conference in Vancouver that outlined its first steps to control its own child welfare services.

Vancouver was selected because the First Nation is still waiting for answers from B.C. about 13-year-old Noelle O'Soup, a Key First Nation member who disappeared from a B.C. group home and was found dead a year later.

The statement says the Key First Nation chief and council met with Attorney General Niki Sharma and Children and Family Development Minister Mitzi Dean and all sides agreed to continue work toward a joint strategy to address important issues.

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VANCOUVER - Leaders of Saskatchewan's Key First Nation say they held a "productive discussion" with senior officials from British Columbia and have agreed to keep talking about critical outstanding issues.

The First Nation released a statement one day after a news conference in Vancouver that outlined its first steps to control its own child welfare services.

Vancouver was selected because the First Nation is still waiting for answers from B.C. about 13-year-old Noelle O'Soup, a Key First Nation member who disappeared from a B.C. group home and was found dead a year later.

The statement says the Key First Nation chief and council met with Attorney General Niki Sharma and Children and Family Development Minister Mitzi Dean and all sides agreed to continue work toward a joint strategy to address important issues.

GM to stop making the Camaro but a successor may be in works

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GM to stop making the Camaro but a successor may be in works

Tom Krisher, The Associated Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 2:31 PM CDT

DETROIT (AP) — The Chevrolet Camaro, for decades the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production.

General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday it will stop making the current generation early next year.

The future of the car, which is raced on NASCAR and other circuits, is a bit murky. GM says another generation may be in the works.

“While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro's story,” Scott Bell, vice president of Chevrolet, said in a statement.

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FILE - This is a 2020 Camaro on display at the 2020 Pittsburgh International Auto Show, Feb. 13, 2020, in Pittsburgh. The Chevrolet Camaro, for years the dream car of many teenage American males, is going out of production. General Motors, which sells the brawny muscle car, said Wednesday, March 22, 2023, that it will stop making the current generation early next year. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Ottawa to spend $1.5B on drugs for rare diseases

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Ottawa to spend $1.5B on drugs for rare diseases

Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 2:47 PM CDT

MONTREAL - The federal government will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to drugs used to treat rare diseases, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Wednesday.

Almost all the funding envelope — $1.4 billion — will go to the provinces and territories, Duclos said, which will share the costs of the drugs with Ottawa. Another $33 million will go to Indigenous Services Canada to support eligible First Nations and Inuit patients with rare diseases, he added.

Duclos said he wants to increase coverage for existing drugs and create a list of new and emerging treatments that would be subsidized relatively equally across the country, removing the need for people to move outside their home province for care.

"The national strategy will increase and harmonize coverage for existing drugs; it will add coverage with emerging and new drugs; it will speed up the ability to do important diagnostics, especially for children," he told reporters in Montreal.

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Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, on Friday, March 10, 2023. The federal government says it will spend up to $1.5 billion over the next three years to improve access to new drugs used to treat rare diseases.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Some flooding expected in Manitoba this spring

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Some flooding expected in Manitoba this spring

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:06 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's annual battle against spring flooding may not be too onerous this year, provincial flood forecasters said Wednesday.

The flood risk is low or moderate along most rivers, including the Assiniboine, Pembina, Roseau and Souris, due to low snowfall over the winter and low soil moisture when the ground froze.

The exception is the Red River, because of heavy snowfall upstream in North Dakota that is to soon melt.

"There's a lot of snow that happened about a month ago and they've had a number of systems since that time," Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Doyle Piwniuk said.

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Some sections of Highway 75 south to the United States are closed as a result of Red River flooding south of Winnipeg, Sunday, May 15, 2022. The Manitoba government is expecting flooding along the Red River south of Winnipeg this year, although not enough to overcome community dikes and diversions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

Boyd Group Services reports US$14.2M Q4 profit

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Boyd Group Services reports US$14.2M Q4 profit

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 6:45 AM CDT

WINNIPEG - Boyd Group Services Inc. says it earned US$14.2 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$4.9 million a year earlier.

The autobody repair shop chain, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to 66 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from 23 cents per diluted share for the last three months of 2021.

Sales totalled nearly US$637.1 million, up from US$516.2 million a year earlier.

Same-store sales for the quarter rose 20.7 per cent compared with a year earlier.

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WINNIPEG - Boyd Group Services Inc. says it earned US$14.2 million in its fourth quarter, up from US$4.9 million a year earlier.

The autobody repair shop chain, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, says the profit amounted to 66 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up from 23 cents per diluted share for the last three months of 2021.

Sales totalled nearly US$637.1 million, up from US$516.2 million a year earlier.

Same-store sales for the quarter rose 20.7 per cent compared with a year earlier.

Look for U.S. 'goodwill' on border treaty: envoy

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Look for U.S. 'goodwill' on border treaty: envoy

James McCarten, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:26 PM CDT

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, says Canada's ambassador to the U.S.

Kirsten Hillman, in Ottawa to prepare for Biden's impending arrival on Thursday, said the administration understands how the Safe Third Country Agreement impacts the flow of migrants across the Canada-U.S. border.

Since those migrants are travelling in both directions, taking steps to discourage would-be refugees from slipping over the border undetected would be in the interest of both countries, she acknowledged.

"I think it does benefit both countries, and I actually think they do recognize that," Hillman said in an interview.

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A family of asylum seekers from Colombia is met by RCMP officers after crossing the border at Roxham Road into Canada Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023 in Champlain, New York. President Joe Biden’s administration is not dismissing out of hand the idea of renegotiating the bilateral 2004 treaty that governs the flow of asylum seekers across its northern border, says Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

No winning ticket for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot

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No winning ticket for Tuesday's Lotto Max jackpot

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 12:03 AM CDT

There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $40 million draw.

The jackpot for the next draw on March 24 will be an estimated $50 million with two $1 million Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.

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There was no winning ticket sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $40 million draw.

The jackpot for the next draw on March 24 will be an estimated $50 million with two $1 million Maxmillion prizes up for grabs.

B.C. fish farm closures prompt court challenge

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B.C. fish farm closures prompt court challenge

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia salmon farming company is going to court to challenge the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island.

Documents filed in Federal Court in Vancouver by Mowi Canada West apply for a judicial review of the decision last month by Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray to shut down 15 salmon farms.

Mowi's application seeks an order quashing or setting aside Murray's decision to shut down the company's 11 open-net salmon farms located off the Discovery Islands, near Campbell River.

It asks the court to have the matter referred back to Murray and a declaration the minister's February decision was "unreasonable, invalid and unlawful."

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An Atlantic salmon is seen at a fish farm near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. A British Columbia salmon farming company is seeking to challenge in court the federal government's decision not to renew the licences for its open-net Atlantic salmon farms off Vancouver Island.THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward

Manitoba nurses quit, union blames government

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Manitoba nurses quit, union blames government

Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

WINNIPEG - Four of 13 nurses working on a casual basis to help examine victims of sexual assault in Manitoba resigned Tuesday, and their union blamed a lack of staffing and support.

"It is very unfortunate that these nurses advocated as fiercely as they did for a program that they clearly are invested in to have seen no meaningful changes from their advocacy," Darlene Jackson, president of the Manitoba Nurses Union, said in a written statement.

"As a result, we are seeing experienced, skilled nurses leave a program that desperately needs them.”

It is the latest blow to the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, or SANE, program at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, which has failed at times to live up to its plan to operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Manitoba Health Minister Audrey Gordon is sworn in at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Four nurses hired on a casual basis to help examine victims of sexual assault in Manitoba have resigned in one day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Changes coming to spill reporting: Alberta premier

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Changes coming to spill reporting: Alberta premier

Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith says laggardly public notification of Imperial Oil oilsands wastewater spills has illuminated the need for Alberta to ensure future alarms are sounded quicker.

Smith says her government is working with the province's oilsands regulator to develop better policies to give affected groups timely notification.

“Good practice and being a good neighbour (means) more communication is better,” Smith said Tuesday at an unrelated news conference in Mundare, Alta.

“That’s going to be our approach going forward. I’ve talked to the environment minister about that and the energy minister about that and the regulator about that.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith leaves following a meeting on health care with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers, in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Oklahoma court OK’s abortion to preserve mother’s life

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Oklahoma court OK’s abortion to preserve mother’s life

Ken Miller, The Associated Press 3 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.

It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court s truck down Roe v. Wade.

The court ruled that a woman has the right under the state Constitution to receive an abortion to preserve her life if her doctor determines that continuing the pregnancy would endanger it due to a condition she has or is likely to develop during the pregnancy. Previously, the right to an abortion could only take place in the case of medical emergency.

“Requiring one to wait until there is a medical emergency would further endanger the life of the pregnant woman and does not serve a compelling state interest,” the ruling states.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned a portion of the state’s near total ban on abortion, ruling women have a right to abortion when pregnancy risks their health, not just in a medical emergency.

It was a narrow win for abortion rights advocates since the U.S. Supreme Court s truck down Roe v. Wade.

The court ruled that a woman has the right under the state Constitution to receive an abortion to preserve her life if her doctor determines that continuing the pregnancy would endanger it due to a condition she has or is likely to develop during the pregnancy. Previously, the right to an abortion could only take place in the case of medical emergency.

“Requiring one to wait until there is a medical emergency would further endanger the life of the pregnant woman and does not serve a compelling state interest,” the ruling states.

Inquiry resumes into death of untreated teen

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Inquiry resumes into death of untreated teen

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Tuesday, Mar. 21, 2023

CALGARY - A 15-year-old boy who died in Calgary weighing just 37 pounds was also near death in a British Columbia hospital about a decade earlier, a child welfare official from that province testified at the teen's fatality inquiry.

Alexandru Radita was brought to a hospital in 2003 by ambulance with a bloated stomach, rotten teeth and thinning hair, and he was extremely underweight, the deputy director of Child Welfare in B.C. testified Tuesday at the Calgary inquiry.

"It was about insulin and it was probably the most grave report that we had on this family in British Columbia," James Wale said. "It was a very concerning report. Alex was near death."

The teen died of bacterial sepsis in May 2013, which was brought on by complications from untreated diabetes and starvation.

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