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Keeping COVID variants at bay, Habs lose in Game Five : In The News for July 8

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 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...

Jul 08, 2021

2.1M square kilometres covered: Nunavut to reveal updated land-use proposal

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to release an updated land-use proposal today after years of consultation and earlier drafts. The plan is to determine which parts of the territory are open to resource e...

Jul 08, 2021

Conservative 'COVID-era leader' Erin O'Toole heads to heartland in first big tour

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole is going back to where he started. The Conservative leader is set to travel to Calgary, where the Ontario MP kicked off his bid to win leadership of the federal party in its hear...

Jul 08, 2021

No 'quick fix' to cause of deadly military helicopter crash, procurement chief says

OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official warns there is no "quick fix" to the software issue identified as the primary cause of last year's deadly helicopter crash off the coast of Greece, ...

Jul 08, 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 07, 2021

Canadiens fans saddened by loss, proud team made it to Stanley Cup final

MONTREAL - There were tears on the streets of downtown Montreal Wednesday night, as the Canadiens ended their Stanley Cup run with a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the fans outside the Bell ...

Jul 07, 2021

Green party layoffs leave Annamie Paul's office without staffers as turmoil drags on

OTTAWA - Green party layoffs are leaving leader Annamie Paul without staff in her office as a feud goes on. Three sources affected by the cuts, who were granted anonymity because they were not authori...

Jul 07, 2021

Former Montrealer among deceased in Florida condo collapse; three Canadians missing

MONTREAL - The first Canadian victim identified in the collapse of a South Florida condominium is a former Montrealer. Ingrid "Itty" Ainsworth, 66, died in the collapse in late June along with her hus...

Jul 07, 2021

Climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely, study concludes

A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded. An...

Jul 07, 2021

Trudeau noncommittal on TRC's call for Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation

OTTAWA - Some experts say the naming of Canada's first Indigenous governor general could give the federal government a timely opportunity to tackle a key recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation...

Jul 07, 2021