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Day 12 on campaign trail, Quebec vaccine passport security: In The News for Aug. 26

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Aug 26, 2021

Cybersecurity experts say Quebec vaccine passport safe, a model for the country

MONTREAL - Steven Lachance, a Montreal-based digital security analyst and entrepreneur, says he was worried when the Quebec government announced it would impose a vaccine passport system across the pr...

Aug 26, 2021

Trudeau, O'Toole in central Canada while Singh to campaign in Winnipeg

The Liberal and Conservative leaders are to be in central Canada for Day 12 of the federal election campaign, while the head of the NDP is expected to spend most the day in Winnipeg. Liberal Leader Ju...

Aug 26, 2021

Northwest Territories reinstates mask mandate over growing COVID-19 cases

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has issued its first territorywide mask mandate in the face of growing COVID-19 numbers. Chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kandola said masks will be mandato...

Aug 25, 2021

Man in prison for killing of woman in Edmonton hotel appeals conviction, sentence

EDMONTON - A former long-haul trucker from Ontario who is in an Alberta prison for killing a woman in an Edmonton hotel room a decade ago is appealing his conviction and sentence. Bradley Barton was s...

Aug 25, 2021

Montreal police urged to be vigilant after officers allegedly targeted by bullets

Montreal police officers are trained to be alert for danger, but after two officers were allegedly targeted by bullets earlier this week, members of the force are being urged to be extra careful, Insp...

Aug 25, 2021

One presumed dead, one injured in collapse at B.C. construction site: RCMP

VANCOUVER - The RCMP say one person is believed to be dead and another is in hospital after part of a building collapsed in North Vancouver on Wednesday. Sgt. Peter DeVries says fire and rescue person...

Aug 25, 2021

Alberta, Saskatchewan not planning to follow B.C. and Manitoba on broad mask mandates

EDMONTON - Alberta and Saskatchewan say they are not planning to follow broad mask mandates announced this week by neighbouring western provinces. Manitoba and British Columbia are reintroducing mask ...

Aug 25, 2021

Yukon to end COVID-19 state of emergency, warns of Delta threat

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier says the territory will lift its civil state of emergency put in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sandy Silver says certain health measures, like mask-wearing and physi...

Aug 25, 2021

Canadian imams urge Muslim community to get vaccinated against COVID-19

CALGARY - Canadian imams are urging members of the Muslim community to get vaccinated to protect themselves and others from COVID-19. Twenty-five religious leaders have issued a joint statement pointi...

Aug 25, 2021