Tuesday, Jan. 25, 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
Orphan wells $1B liability by 2025: budget officer
PBO-Orphan-Wells
The parliamentary budget officer has found the cost of cleaning up orphaned oil and gas wells in Alberta and Saskatchewan already dwarfs the money collected from industry to pay for it. By Bob Weber. , Photos: 1
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GoFundMe withholding trucker convoy funds
Trucker-Vaccination
GoFundMe has frozen access to the nearly $4.5 million in funds raised by the trucker convoy now wending its way across the country toward Ottawa in a protest against vaccine mandates. By Christopher Reynolds. , Photos: 1
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Trucker convoy heads east after stop near Regina
Trucker-Protests-Prairies
A trucker convoy has left the Regina area and is expected to stop in Winnipeg today before making a final stop in Ottawa later this week. , Photos: 1
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More mental health support needed for paramedics
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Vancouver, , -- Groups representing Canada's paramedics are calling for improved mental health services as staff shortages and unprecedented call volumes fuelled by the pandemic and the overdose crisis take a toll on workers. By Brieanna Charlebois. , Photos: 1
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Nunavut community locks down due to COVID-19
COVID-Nunavut
Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada -- One Nunavut community is under a strict lockdown after COVID-19 spread rapidly among households.
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Residential school search results expected in B.C.
Residential-School-Remains
Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada -- A First Nation in British Columbia is expected to release preliminary results today of a geophysical examination at the site of a former residential school. , Photos: 1
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Indigenous co-management mulled in Vancouver parks
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada -- The Vancouver Park Board has passed a motion directing staff to seek ways to work with First Nations to co-manage the city's 230 parks. , Photos: 1
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Survey reveals carbon tax rebate attitudes
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Rebates on carbon taxes haven't helped Canadians warm to them, a new survey suggests. By Bob Weber. , Photos: 1
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Liberal MP Chahal fined $500 for taking leaflet
Chahal-Penalty
Ottawa, , -- MP George Chahal says he has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent's pamphlet from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year's election. , Photos: 1
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Mounties working to identify remains from 1998
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Banff, Alberta, Canada -- RCMP are hoping to solve the mystery of remains found more than two decades ago in Alberta's Banff National Park. , Photos: 1
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Former doctor testifies in sexual assault trial
Sask-Ukabam-Trial
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada -- A former Regina doctor accused of sexually assaulting five female patients says he was surprised and shocked by the complaints against him. , Photos: 1
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Inmate at Manitoba prison dies in custody
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Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada -- Correctional Service Canada says an inmate at a prison in southern Manitoba has died in its custody. , Photos: 1
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Calgary housing activity to moderate: board
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada -- The Calgary Real Estate Board says it expects the city’s housing market activity to moderate this year after record sales were experienced in 2021, but tight conditions will linger. , Photos: 1
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COMING LATER
EDMONTON - Health Minister Jason Copping and chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw provide an update on COVID-19. Reporter Dean Bennett is covering.
VANCOUVER - A trial continues for Craig James, the former clerk of the B.C. legislature, who faces three counts of breach of trust by a public officer and two charges of fraud at a judge-alone trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. The Canadian Press is covering.
VICTORIA - Minister of Health Adrian Dix and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer provide an update on COVID-19. The Canadian Press is covering.
WHITEHORSE - Yukon provides a COVID-19 update with Minister of Education Jeanie McLean and acting Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Catherine Elliott. The Canadian Press is covering.
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