Friday, Jan. 21, 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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NEWS NOW
Prime minister calls border deaths tragic
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say the deaths of a family of four, including a baby, while trying to walk across the United States border is tragic and mind-boggling. Photos: 1
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Cattle producers in crisis as feed stocks run dry
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- Some Alberta cattle producers say they will run out of food for their animals this weekend, as train delays and the impacts of last summer's drought combine to create a crisis situation on the Prairies. Photos: 1. By Amanda Stephenson. Moves on the Business wire.
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Government workers could be redeployed in health
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Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada -- The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is looking at redeploying government employees from other departments to help the health-care system. Photos: 1
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Dix, Henry face questions about COVID-19 guidance
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- Guidance on the home management of COVID-19 symptoms and decisions about who should self-isolate and for how long could dominate today's pandemic update with British Columbia's health minister and top doctor. Photos: 1
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Weather events reveal shift in power use: Hydro
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- British Columbia endured sizzling summer heat and bone-numbing cold to end 2021 and the province's electrical utility says the result was a record-breaking, year-round demand for power, launching a trend that's not expected to end soon. Photos: 1
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Low river flow linked to lower salmon productivity
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- A study that links low summertime water flows in a British Columbia river with lower productivity across 22 generations of a struggling salmon population could help guide how rivers are managed to support fish, the authors say. By Brenna Owen. Photos: 1
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SPORTS NEWS
Boyd-Clowes headlines Canada's ski jump team
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Mackenzie Boyd-Clowes will make his fourth trip to the Winter Olympics as part of Canada's ski jump team announced on Friday.
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Canada's Turner races to snowboard cross gold
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Lillehammer, Innlandet, Norway -- Tyler Turner captured Canada's first gold medal of the World Para Snow Sports Championships on Friday.
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Leman, Thompson headline ski cross team
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Olympic champions Brady Leman and Marielle Thompson headline Canada's ski cross team for the Beijing Olympics. Photos: 1
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COMING LATER
EMERSON, MAN. -- Dressed in matching winter jackets, black gloves and balaclavas and insulated rubber boots, a group of foreign nationals walked hours through fields of knee-deep snow under the prairie darkness with the hopes of entering the United States. The group attempted to follow the same foot path taken by three individuals a week prior but blowing snow had filled the holes once marked by boot prints. By Brittany Hobson.
CALGARY -- Malinda Phillips and Jonathon Grunewald are scheduled to enter guilty pleas in connection to charges against both of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and fail to provide the necessaries of life. It relates to the couple's son who weighed just 43 pounds when he was found October, 2020. Bill Graveland is staffing.
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COMING SATURDAY
VANCOUVER -- Wildfires, sweltering heat and extensive flooding in British Columbia last year have underscored the importance of strengthening the agricultural sector's long-term resilience to extreme weather and climate change, experts say.
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The Canadian Press, Western Bureau
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