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Fire devastation in B.C. and Canada Day reckoning: In The News for July 2

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 July 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 02, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Jul 02, 2021

'So excited to be a police officer:' Mother remembers Mountie killed in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON - Melanie Patton last saw her son over the May long weekend when they met for a belated Mother's Day celebration in Saskatoon. Mother's Day is a big tradition in the Patton family, complete ...

Jul 02, 2021

Fire destroys most homes and buildings in Lytton, B.C.; some residents missing

Residents of a community in British Columbia's Interior desperately searched for loved ones and tried to process the loss of their homes on Thursday after learning that most of the village of Lytton h...

Jul 01, 2021

'There's some anxiety': Alberta health minister and family swarmed on Canada Day

CALGARY - Protesters surrounded Alberta's health minister, his wife and two young sons Thursday at the conclusion of a Canada Day parade and a celebration of the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions....

Jul 01, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's getting his second dose of vaccine on Friday

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's about to get his second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking to the CBC, the prime minister says he's scheduled to get the shot on Friday. His wife, So...

Jul 01, 2021

Last Ice Area may not last: Study says High Arctic sea ice affected by climate change

The Last Ice Area may not last. Scientists and conservation groups have counted on the icy ocean north of Ellesmere Island and Greenland to remain frozen year-round for long into the future, providing...

Jul 01, 2021

B.C. business operators cautiously excited about return to near-normal

VANCOUVER - The buzz of full restaurants and tills ringing will start to become familiar on Thursday as British Columbia largely returns to the rhythms of pre-pandemic life. While businesses are excit...

Jul 01, 2021

Canada Day dawns as country reckons with horrific legacy of residential schools

OTTAWA - The country's second pandemic-shaded Canada Day is underway, with events again scaled back due to COVID-19, or cancelled as Canadians reckon with the horrific legacy of residential schools on...

Jul 01, 2021

This moving day, Quebec housing shortages no longer just a big-city problem

MONTREAL - It isn't easy to find an apartment in St-Donat, Que., these days, much less an affordable one. An influx of city dwellers seeking more space has caused housing demand to surge in the commun...

Jul 01, 2021