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Debate on hybrid Commons sittings, more rain for BC : In The News for Nov. 24

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 Nov. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Nov 24, 2021

Conservatives say virtual Commons proceedings allow government to dodge scrutiny

OTTAWA - Conservative MPs will oppose a government proposal today to return to a hybrid format in the House of Commons, which has allowed MPs to participate virtually in proceedings during the COVID-1...

Nov 24, 2021

B.C. announces financial help for evacuees as storm approaches south coast

British Columbia's public safety minister says more than 6,500 people have registered as evacuees and those whose homes were flooded last week are eligible for a $2,000 grant through the Canadian Red ...

Nov 24, 2021

Environmentalists threaten Alberta Premier Kenney with lawsuit over inquiry remarks

A coalition of at least eight environmental groups is threatening to sue Alberta Premier Jason Kenney for defamation if he doesn't retract and apologize for statements saying a public inquiry found th...

Nov 24, 2021

'There's nowhere to put them': Nunavut community still without morgue

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - When James Dulac's friend died in 2019, his body was kept the same way others are in his northern Nunavut community - in a shed with no heat or electricity. Dulac, who lives in G...

Nov 24, 2021

'It was devastating': B.C. woman shares story of flood damage to family farm

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Tiffany de Leeuw says her in-laws realized the gravity of the disaster facing their farm on the Sumas Prairie when a field flooded in 30 minutes. She said her father-in-law and brot...

Nov 24, 2021

Three more provinces announce plans for COVID-19 child vaccination programs

Parents in Alberta can start booking online COVID-19 vaccination times for their children on Wednesday as three more provinces announced the rollout of similar inoculation programs on Tuesday. Alberta...

Nov 23, 2021

Conservatives say all MPs should vote on vaccination mandate to enter House

OTTAWA - Conservatives say all 338 members of Parliament should be able to vote on whether they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Tory whip Blake RichardsaskedCo...

Nov 23, 2021

Quebec long-term care homes 'forgotten' in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says

MONTREAL - Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" ...

Nov 23, 2021

Woman back in Canada with young daughter after years in Syrian prison camps

OTTAWA - A Canadian woman who spent more than two years in Syrian prison camps is home from Iraq after fighting Ottawa to get an emergency travel document. The woman's lawyer, Paul Champ, says she arr...

Nov 23, 2021