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Parks Canada plans first captive breeding program for Jasper National Park caribou

Parks Canada plans first captive breeding program for Jasper National Park caribou

EDMONTON — Caribou herds in Canada's Rocky Mountains are now so precarious that Parks Canada is preparing a plan to round up females from nearly vanished herds and pen them in a captive breeding program to replenish others.
B.C. casino didn't always fulfil reporting rules for cash buy-ins, inquiry hears

B.C. casino didn't always fulfil reporting rules for cash buy-ins, inquiry hears

VANCOUVER — The inquiry into money laundering has heard British Columbia's largest casino didn't always comply with reporting requirements on large cash buy-ins as suspicious transactions became increasingly common a decade ago.
'He was so sick,' says daughter of Saskatoon man who committed suicide in hospital

'He was so sick,' says daughter of Saskatoon man who committed suicide in hospital

REGINA — Allan Landrie died alone on the floor of a locked hospital washroom that nobody opened for more than three days.
'We are at risk:' Leadership sounds alarm as COVID-19 cases surge among First Nations

'We are at risk:' Leadership sounds alarm as COVID-19 cases surge among First Nations

WINNIPEG — Grand Chief Arlen Dumas shook his head in shock when he saw the line indicating new First Nations infections on a chart during the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs most recent COVID-19 meeting.
Trudeau government eyes national declassification centre for historical spy documents

Trudeau government eyes national declassification centre for historical spy documents

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is looking at ways to pry open Canada's neglected national security vaults, possibly through creation of a centre to declassify historical documents, a newly released memo reveals.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday Oct. 30, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday Oct. 30, 2020

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:54 p.m. EDT on Oct. 30, 2020: There are 231,998 confirmed cases in Canada.
'It means a lot': Planning underway for permanent Humboldt Broncos crash memorial

'It means a lot': Planning underway for permanent Humboldt Broncos crash memorial

TISDALE, Sask. — The makeshift memorial of hockey sticks, jerseys, flowers and crosses is weathered and worn by time. The only thing vivid are the memories and the pain.
Nunavut members of the legislature choose new cabinet minister

Nunavut members of the legislature choose new cabinet minister

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Members of the legislature in Nunavut have picked one of their colleagues to join cabinet after voting out a minister last week.
Canadians need to cut contacts by a quarter to control COVID-19 outbreak: Tam

Canadians need to cut contacts by a quarter to control COVID-19 outbreak: Tam

New federal projections suggest that Canadians need to cut a quarter of their contacts to keep the COVID-19 outbreak under control, as several provinces wrestle with how far their lockdown measures should go to reinforce that message.
Federal parties rake in millions despite pandemic

Federal parties rake in millions despite pandemic

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic hasn't stopped federal political parties from raking in millions of dollars in donations.
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