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Boil water advisory issued for Baker Lake, Nunavut
30 Sep 2026
A news release from the territory's health department on Tuesday says the advisory is a safety measure because of high turbidity, or cloudiness, in the water.
Whitehorse city council grants short-term rental operators licence grace period
30 Sep 2026
Previously, short-term rental owners in the city were required to be licensed starting on Oct. 1. Now they have until April.
Final showdown of Alaska's Fat Bear Week comes down to heavyweights Bear 910 and Backpack
30 Sep 2026
After a week of fierce competition, Bear 910 and Backpack have emerged as the final contenders to be named the heftiest bear of Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve.
UPEI marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with campus ceremony
30 Sep 2026
Hundreds of people took in a Mawi'omi at UPEI on Tuesday that included residential school survivors and their families. CBC's Steve Bruce spoke to some of them about the importance of the event.
Former Charlottetown fire chief suing city for wrongful dismissal, defamation
30 Sep 2026
Tim Mamye's lawyer argues the City of Charlottetown fired the former fire chief without following the correct process and that chief administrative officer Brad MacConnell defamed Mamye during a council meeting.
What's the state of Canada's trade talks with the U.S.?
30 Sep 2026
P.E.I. MP and federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald returned to Parliament Hill last week, where a trade war with the United States was front and centre for Canada's politicians. He sat down wi
Island students find the path to employment at first career pathways fair
30 Sep 2026
STEAM P.E.I. hosted its inaugural career pathways fair this week. Organizers say the goal is to highlight jobs in science, technology, engineering, arts and math, and the steps students need to take t
Builder named for 155-bed federal inmate hospital in southeast N.B.
30 Sep 2026
The federal government has selected Ontario-based construction giant EllisDon Corp. to design and build a health centre for prison inmates in southeast New Brunswick.
77-year-old woman found dead in Laval, Que., home, her partner is in hospital
30 Sep 2026
Police in Laval, Que., are investigating the death of a 77-year-old woman, whose body was found inside a condo unit in the city's Chomedey district. The woman's partner, a 78-year-old man, is in hospital.
PQ promises to abolish Santé Québec. What would take its place?
30 Sep 2026
On the campaign trail, the Parti Québécois has reiterated that it wants to abolish Santé Québec. Instead, the party would create an agency, task force or division within the Health Ministry with the g
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