Canada
Heat warnings in western US and Canada as wildfires burn
The US National Weather Service (NWS) had warned of a dangerous heatwave and said temperature records would likely be broken over the weekend, forecasting highs...
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Wildfires rage across western Canada and California
Experts say the heat wave on 'steroids' was brought on by the global climate change crisis and has caused several hundred deaths in Canada and the United States.
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Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada, US
At least 134 people have died suddenly since Friday in the Vancouver area, according to figures released by the city police department and the Royal Canadian Mounted police.
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'Heat dome' in western US, Canada brings scorching temperatures
Monday is expected to be the hottest day in big cities such as Seattle and Portland, with all-time record highs likely in both cities.
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Canada shaken by new discovery of hundreds of graves near indigenous school
The exact number of unmarked graves was not specified but it would be 'the most significantly substantial to date in Canada,' the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) said in a statement.
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Canada's Trudeau survives vote of no confidence
The House of Commons voted 211 to 121 in favour of approving the budget, which was proposed in April and contains a plan to spend CAN$101.4 billion (69 billion euros) over three years.
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Canadian MPs pass bill banning LBGTQ 'conversion therapy'
The text defines conversion therapy as "practices, treatment or services designed to change an individual's sexual orientation to heterosexual or gender identity to cisgender or to reduce non-heterosexual sexual attraction or sexual behaviour."
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Moderna seeks approval of COVID-19 vaccine for teens in Europe, Canada
The firm said it also plans to file for emergency approval with the Food and Drug Administration in the United States, where the Pfizer/BioNTech jab is already being administered to adolescents age 12 and up.
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Arctic nations pledge to fight global warming despite rising tensions
Accelerated global warming, untapped resources, new maritime routes opened up by retreating sea ice and the future of local populations all topped the agenda as foreign ministers of countries bordering the Arctic gathered in Reykjavik in Iceland.
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General leading Canada vaccine drive steps aside amid probe
Formerly commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, Major-General Dany Fortin has left his public health assignment 'pending the results of a military investigation,' authorities said in a brief statement, without elaborating.
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Canada recommends J&J vaccine for 30 years and over, probing first batch
Health Canada in March authorised the jab's use for all adults, but doses have yet to be administered, and authorities are still holding back the first shipment of 300,000 doses over possible quality issues.
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Canada records second case of rare blood clot after AstraZeneca shot
The patient, who lives in the western province of Alberta and received a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by the Serum Institute of India, 'has received treatment and is recovering,' Canadian health authorities wrote on Twitter.
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Canadians say they're just as productive working from home
About 3.1 million Canadians, or almost one-third of employees, were working mostly from home at the start of the year in response to the pandemic, Statistics Canada said.
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Canada's first case of virus variant discovered in Brazil detected
It has already been spotted in Europe, as well as Colombia and the United States.
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Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said by September 2021 most Canadians should be inoculated.
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Pfizer to deliver first vaccine doses to Canada this month - PM Trudeau
Pending Health Canada regulatory approval, expected this week, the prime minister said the first shipments to 14 sites across Canada could be delivered next week, with millions more doses to follow in 2021.
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Western allies say China broke Hong Kong deal by ousting lawmakers
The removal of four opposition lawmakers triggered the en masse resignation of their remaining colleagues, the latest move in a deepening crackdown against Beijing's critics following last year's huge and often violent democracy protests.
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Canada, US travel ban extended to 21 October
The world's longest border has been closed to nearly everything but goods trade since 21 March, with the travel ban extended several times since then. Both Canada and the US have seen an uptick in new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
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Three dead after glacier tour bus rolls over in Canada
The all-terrain vehicle rolled off the road near the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park.
