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[published_date] Officials are pulling another brand of salami off the shelves due to an ongoing salmonella outbreak: Rea brand Soppressata Salami Sweet, according to an update from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Other products include Rea brand Genoa Salami Sweet, Rea brand Genoa Salami Hot and Bona brand Mild Genova Salami.  Consumers can subscribe for updates on…

[published_date] One person has been arrested after a small passenger aircraft was allegedly "hijacked" and landed at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday, according to Richmond RCMP. At about 1:10 p.m. PT on July 15, RCMP say they received reports of a Cessna 172 that had been "hijacked" from Vancouver Island and was entering YVR airspace. Police, along…

[published_date] An international student's body has been recovered in a Kamloops, B.C., river, a little over a week after he went missing. Kamloops RCMP confirmed the body's discovery in a statement on Tuesday, saying it was recovered near McArthur Island Park, a few kilometres northwest of Overlander Park. That was where the young man was playing…

[published_date] One year after a landmark report into the horrific death of an 11-year-old Indigenous boy in foster care called for a "complete overhaul" of B.C.'s child welfare system, the province's child watchdog says the NDP government has a long way to go in improving conditions for the most vulnerable. "We can do so much better…

[published_date] Three of the biggest players in Prince Edward Island's health-care system have agreed to begin a mediation process regarding how many patients family doctors can and should handle.  In a joint news release late Tuesday, the Medical Society of P.E.I., along with the Department of Health and Wellness and Health P.E.I. said they've been…

[published_date] On the community's fourth day without power, Pikangikum First Nation's chief says the situation is becoming dire. "There's minimal access to clean water, limited fuel supply, a limited number of generators," Chief Paddy Peters told CBC News on Tuesday afternoon. "We have to deal with the power outage plus a forest fire, and it's…

[published_date] The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) says its current management has "discovered serious and significant financial irregularities" that its board was unaware of, as it shutters businesses and sells off property worth millions of dollars. The prominent national advocacy group has been engulfed in turmoil over the last year, but it now says…

[published_date] A Calgary police officer has been charged with murder following a 2023 police shooting that left two men dead. Const. Craig Stothard faces two charges of second-degree murder stemming from a shooting that took place on May 29, 2023. Court documents identify Wesley Davidson and Levon Boyce Fox as the two victims killed in the…

[published_date] British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service (COS) says a grizzly bear on a small island off the Sunshine Coast has been shot and killed.  The bear will undergo a necropsy, the COS said in a Facebook post.  Earlier in the day, the service said it was investigating an RCMP report that the bear was shot…

[published_date] Unhygienic conditions, bedrooms without locks and assaults against residents were among the problems plaguing two supportive housing sites in Halifax before the province cut ties with the non-profit managing the locations, a government official alleged Monday. Suzanne Ley, executive director of employment support and income assistance with the Department of Opportunities and Social Development, said she knew conditions were…

[published_date] For the second time this year, the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) has downgraded its forecast for home sales in 2025, even as it reported the number of homes changing hands across the country in June rose 3.5 per cent compared with a year ago. The association said Canadian home sales last month also…

[published_date] Rogers Communications Inc. has launched a new satellite-to-mobile text messaging service, marking the latest step in its partnership with SpaceX and Lynk Global to eventually deliver full satellite-to-phone coverage across apps, data and voice service. The company says its Rogers Satellite text service, which also includes text-to-911 capability, is available to all Canadians through…