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Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides is sworn into cabinet, in Edmonton, Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Alberta bans cellphones in school classrooms this fall

Personal devices must be turned off and stored out of sight during class time

Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the province is moving to ban cellphones in kindergarten to Grade 12 classrooms starting in the fall. Nicolaides is sworn into cabinet, in Edmonton, Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
A new report says fares on summer flights to Canadian cities have shot up over the past year. People make their way through Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ont. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Canadians paying more to fly as summer airfare prices jump

Domestic fares from July through September stand 14 per cent higher on average than last year

A new report says fares on summer flights to Canadian cities have shot up over the past year. People make their way through Pearson Airport in Mississauga, Ont. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Environment Canada says a heat wave descending on parts of Ontario this week is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures. People cool off along the Humber River in Toronto on Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Thermometers swell back east as heat warnings issued in Ontario

Temperatures in the Greater Toronto Area and Ottawa could feel as hot as 45 C

Environment Canada says a heat wave descending on parts of Ontario this week is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures. People cool off along the Humber River in Toronto on Monday, May 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch speaks during a press conference before they took on the Florida Panthers in Thursday’s game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton on Wednesday June 12, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

‘A lot of confidence’: Oilers primed after big Game 5 win

Oilers face another no-tomorrow test Tuesday against the Panthers still trailing series 3-1.

Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch speaks during a press conference before they took on the Florida Panthers in Thursday’s game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs in Edmonton on Wednesday June 12, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Supporters stand in front of the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal, Monday, June 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

‘Revolutionary education’ begins at McGill pro-Palestine encampment

Federal and provincial politicians call for encampment to be dismantled

Supporters stand in front of the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on McGill University campus, in Montreal, Monday, June 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The Transportation Safety Board says other unregistered submersibles have been operating within Canadian waters since the Titan made its doomed descent to view the Titanic wreck in June 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly

Unregistered submersibles still diving after Titan deaths: safety board

Unclear whether those other vessels have been subject to proper oversight

Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The Transportation Safety Board says other unregistered submersibles have been operating within Canadian waters since the Titan made its doomed descent to view the Titanic wreck in June 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly
Insulin icodec, which will be sold under the brand name Awiqli, is shown in a handout photo. Canada is the first country to get the product, which was approved by Health Canada in March for the treatment of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. HO/THE CANADIAN PRESS

World’s first weekly insulin injections coming to Canada

Awiqli available June 30 for treatment of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes

Insulin icodec, which will be sold under the brand name Awiqli, is shown in a handout photo. Canada is the first country to get the product, which was approved by Health Canada in March for the treatment of adults with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. HO/THE CANADIAN PRESS
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. New homes are built in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Vancouver housing starts dip, contrary to national trend

CMHC says annual pace of national housing starts in May up 10% from April

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. New homes are built in Ottawa on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Health Adrian Dix speaks during a news conference to announce Canada’s first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests in Vancouver, B.C., on January 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

B.C.’s first health centre catering to francophones to open in the fall

More than 80,000 provincial residents named French as their mother tongue as of 2021

Minister of Health Adrian Dix speaks during a news conference to announce Canada’s first self-screening cervical cancer plan, with at-home tests in Vancouver, B.C., on January 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the closing press conference of the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Switzerland is hosting scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Trudeau says Russia must be accountable for ‘genocide’ of taking Ukrainian kids

More than 90 nations gathered over the weekend to discuss ending the war in Ukraine

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during the closing press conference of the Ukraine peace summit in Obbürgen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 16, 2024. Switzerland is hosting scores of world leaders this weekend to try to map out the first steps toward peace in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
EMILI Managing Director, Jacqueline Keena, is photographed in the field at Innovation Farms, north of Winnipeg on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

How AI could help farming become more efficient and sustainable

Sensors can detect when plants need water or light and when they are ready for harvest

EMILI Managing Director, Jacqueline Keena, is photographed in the field at Innovation Farms, north of Winnipeg on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
In this May, 22, 2019, photo, a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. There’s growing evidence that the number of great white sharks is on the rise along Canada’s East Coast, where plans are in the works to post for the first time warning signs for beachgoers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Krupa

New great white shark warning signs in the works for Canada’s east coast

Population of apex predator appears to be growing, expert says

In this May, 22, 2019, photo, a woman walks with her dogs at Newcomb Hollow Beach in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. There’s growing evidence that the number of great white sharks is on the rise along Canada’s East Coast, where plans are in the works to post for the first time warning signs for beachgoers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Krupa
Universal Bakery brand Organic Aussie Bites are shown in this undated handout photo. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Universal Bakery brand Organic Aussie Bites, saying the product contains gluten which is not declared on the label. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Universal brand Organic Aussie Bites recalled due to undeclared gluten

The bite-sized snacks sold across Canada were labelled as being gluten-free

Universal Bakery brand Organic Aussie Bites are shown in this undated handout photo. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Universal Bakery brand Organic Aussie Bites, saying the product contains gluten which is not declared on the label. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Mitchell Dyck, de Chilliwack, en Colombie-Britannique, que l’on voit sur cette photo, faisait partie des patients qui n’ont pas pu se rendre à l’hôpital pour une dialyse vitale lors des inondations de 2021 qui ont emporté les autoroutes et ont incité les professionnels de la santé à réfléchir à la meilleure façon de coordonner les soins vitaux lors de catastrophes liées au changement climatique. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Photo fournie

Climate change disasters require plans for dialysis patients, experts say

When flooding hit B.C. in 2021, patients had to be flown by helicopter to receive regular treatment

Mitchell Dyck, de Chilliwack, en Colombie-Britannique, que l’on voit sur cette photo, faisait partie des patients qui n’ont pas pu se rendre à l’hôpital pour une dialyse vitale lors des inondations de 2021 qui ont emporté les autoroutes et ont incité les professionnels de la santé à réfléchir à la meilleure façon de coordonner les soins vitaux lors de catastrophes liées au changement climatique. LA PRESSE CANADIENNE/Photo fournie
Florida Panthers’ Vladimir Tarasenko (10) and Edmonton Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm (14) battle for the puck during first period Game 4 action of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton on Saturday June 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

McDavid, Oilers avoid sweep, crush Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 of Stanley Cup final

Florida leads best-of-seven series 3-1, hosts Game 5 Tuesday

Florida Panthers’ Vladimir Tarasenko (10) and Edmonton Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm (14) battle for the puck during first period Game 4 action of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton on Saturday June 15, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., left, passes while being pursued by Calgary Stampeders’ Micah Teitz during the first half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. Lions collect first win of CFL season, dump Stampeders 26-17

Leos visit Blue Bombers in Winnipeg on Friday

B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr., left, passes while being pursued by Calgary Stampeders’ Micah Teitz during the first half of a CFL football game, in Vancouver, on Saturday, June 15, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s Olivia Apps scores a try against Brazil during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian rugby captain back training after B.C. cougar attack

Canada rugby sevens captain Olivia Apps was treated after Strathcona park cougar incident

Canada’s Olivia Apps scores a try against Brazil during HSBC Canada Sevens women’s rugby action, in Vancouver, B.C., on March 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Wild caribou roam the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut on March 25, 2009. A major provincial park expansion is set to create a protection zone of almost 2,000 square kilometres for caribou and other species in northeastern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Caribou protection sparks creation of B.C.’s biggest new park in a decade

Nearly 2,000-square-kilometre Klinse-za Park created just west of Chetwynd

Wild caribou roam the tundra near The Meadowbank Gold Mine located in the Nunavut on March 25, 2009. A major provincial park expansion is set to create a protection zone of almost 2,000 square kilometres for caribou and other species in northeastern British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
A Lynx Air Boeing 737 jet sits at a gate at the international airport in Calgary on February 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol

Airports demand millions in unpaid fees from defunct Lynx Air

Airports are knocking on Lynx Air’s cabin door to demand $4.1 million…

A Lynx Air Boeing 737 jet sits at a gate at the international airport in Calgary on February 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Todd Korol
A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

WestJet Encore pilots ratify deal, averting possibility of strike

Contract goes into effect immediately, with retroactive pay to Jan. 1

A WestJet logo is seen in the domestic check-in area at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on May 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck