Friday, Feb. 18, 2022
WEST NEWS ADVISORY
Here are the top Western stories so far today from The Canadian Press. All times are local unless otherwise stated. Entries are subject to change as news develops. If you have questions you can contact B.C./Yukon bureau chief Kevin Ward at kevin.ward@thecanadianpress.com, 604-692-1160, Prairies bureau chief Chris Purdy at chris.purdy@thecanadianpress.com, 780-412-6252, or acting Prairies news editor Colette Derworiz at colette.derworiz@thecanadianpress.com, 780-412-6263, or B.C./Yukon news editor Terri Theodore at terri.theodore@thecanadianpress.com, 604-692-1171.
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COMING SATURDAY
Divisiveness remains over border protest
Trucker-Protest-Town-Divided
COUTTS, Alta. -- A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there's some concern it has created a different kind of division in the border community caught in the middle of the dispute. By Bill Graveland. Moves National. PHOTO.
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COMING SUNDAY
Physician assistants could help provide primary care: group
Physician-Assistants
VANCOUVER -- Joanna Chan wants to come back to British Columbia to work as a physician assistant and she's not alone. The Canadian Association of Physician Assistants says a recent survey of its members indicated that 15 per cent of its membership wants to work in B.C., enough to supply about 90,000 people with a primary care provider. By Brieanna Charlebois. Moves National. PHOTO.
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NEWS NOW
Ottawa police arrest 70 in sweeping operation
Trucker-Protest
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada -- Ottawa police have arrested 70 people in a massive operation to dismantle an anti-government protest that has choked the national capital for weeks. Photos: 1
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Winnipeg Police say negotiations with protesters ongoing
Trucker-Protest-Mba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada -- A major thoroughfare in downtown Winnipeg has been cleared as demonstrators who have been blocking the street since earlier this month have moved.
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Politicians condemn Coastal GasLink site violence
LNG-Pipeline
Houston, British Columbia, Canada -- Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being built across northern British Columbia. Photos: 1
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Glimmer of hope in Lytton rebuild after wildfire
Wildfire-Recovery-Lytton
Denise O'Connor is back in Lytton, B.C., living in the home where she spent her childhood years. By Dirk Meissner. Photos: 1
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Law society investigating former health minister
Alta-Law-Society
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- The Law Society of Alberta says it will hold a hearing to determine whether former health minister Tyler Shandro breached its code of conduct. Photos: 1
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Saskatchewan NDP leader stepping down
Sask-NDP-Leader
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada -- The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP says he's resigning because it has become difficult for people to separate him from his demands for tougher COVID-19 measures. Photos: 1
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Nunavut allows unvaccinated to isolate at home
COVID-Nunavut
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada -- Travellers to Nunavut who are unvaccinated for COVID-19 or partially vaccinated will no longer have to isolate in one of the government's isolation hotels in Southern Canada. Photos: 1
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Yukon creates new site for COVID-19 data
COVID-Yukon
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada -- The Yukon government has started a new COVID-19 dashboard aimed at keeping residents up to date about important pandemic-related information. Photos: 1
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B.C. sets out funding plan for child care teachers
Teacher-Funding
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada -- The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Photos: 1
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BUZZ
Canadian space telescope sensor passes first tests
Webb-Telescope-Guidance
Far out in deep space, four times the distance between Earth and its moon, a piece of Canadian technology that could help reshape our understanding of the universe has passed its first crucial tests. By Bob Weber. Photos: 1
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IN BUSINESS
Alta. utility bills soar as natural gas surges
Alta-Utility-Bills
Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Alberta's oil and gas sector is awash with cash and the province's books could be headed back into the black this year, but residents of the energy-producing province are experiencing the downside of the commodity price boom on their utility bills. By Amanda Stephenson. Photos: 1
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Trans Mountain price tag soars 70 per cent
Trans-Mountain-Costs
Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- The federal government said Friday it will not put more money toward the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion in spite of a newly disclosed price tag for the project that comes in 70 per cent higher than expected. By Amanda Stephenson. Photos: 1
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