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Flooding and power outages are causing headaches in some parts of Quebec after summer storms and rainfalls. In Quebec City, a pair of vehicles are stuck in an underpass that quickly filled up with water. The city received up to 50 millimetres of water in just two hours this morning. According to …

The majority of Quebec residents had their power back Monday morning after a strong storm swept across the province Sunday, knocking down power lines and flooding major intersections and buildings. Slightly more than 4,600 clients were without power across the province on Monday morning, according to Hydro-Quebéc’s outage map. This is down from the …

At nearly every one of their daily wildfire media briefings, Saskatchewan officials are asked why they haven’t called on the military for support. Right next door in Manitoba, late last month, military helicopters airlifted residents from remote communities. And year after year, the Canadian Armed Forces respond to natural disasters …

The Ford government’s push to get beer, wine and ready-made cocktails into convenience stores ahead of schedule will cost taxpayers more than $600 million, the province’s budget watchdog says. The finding was included in a new report Monday by the Financial Accountability Office (FAO) that comes just one day before Premier Doug …

The first thing Jeremy Bray does every morning is check whether he can still move his left thumb.  He wakes up daily with the fear he may have lost the only way he has to operate his wheelchair, maintain a job and live independently. Bray has  spinal muscular atrophy, a rare degenerative …

After the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government tabled its secularism bill, Premier François Legault recorded a video address that intended to reassure people who felt the proposed legislation was going too far. “I feel like saying ‘finally,'” the premier said in French with a joyful tone in the video released …

The government of Saskatchewan has formed an accessibility advisory committee to help assess and improve accessibility in the province. Accessibility is challenging, as each disability can require different accommodations. “I am seeing strides in Saskatchewan,” said Bobbi Janzen, accessibility advisory committee member. The committee is made up of a range …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Swifties of Saskatchewan have hit the finish line and have set a new record for the longest Taylor Swift friendship bracelet. The previous record of 852.19 metres was blown out of the water, with the Saskatchewan bracelet coming in at 1,200 …

When local councillors and mayors descend on Ottawa next week for an annual municipal lobbying event, homelessness and growing social problems in Ontario’s towns and cities will be top of mind. The Association of Municipalities of Ontario conference in Ottawa — set to run from Aug. 18-21 — is an …

Endometriosis patients in Nova Scotia are urging provincial politicians to adopt the federal pharmacare bill once it passes through the Senate. The bill, if it becomes law, could make contraceptives such as IUDs and birth control pills free to Nova Scotians, which would help people suffering from conditions such as …