Several communities in Saskatchewan set new daily maximum temperature records on Thursday as the heat continues to blanket the province.
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Ontario should allow grocers to sell alcohol during LCBO strike: Taxpayers Federation
LCBO workers have now been on strike in Ontario for a full week and at least one group says it might be time for the government to consider allowing other retailers to sell alcohol.
Josh Classen’s forecast: Some weekend showers and a brief break from the heat
The cooling trend continues in Edmonton and right across central and northern Alberta.
Tesla walks back Robotaxi reveal, sending its stock plummeting – Fortune
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Convenience stores push back on B.C. nicotine pouch ban
You can get all the essentials at a Richmond convenience story run by Tam Do, but one thing you can’t get is flavoured nicotine patches or pouches, which are marketed as smoking cessation products. B.C. opted to move the products fully into pharmacies earlier this year.
Some Alaskan salmon fisheries lose Ocean Wise label amid concern for B.C.-bound stock
Vancouver-based seafood sustainability group Ocean Wise has removed its recommended designation from southeast Alaskan salmon fisheries.
Biden forcefully declares he’s staying in reelection race in major news conference
President Joe Biden opened his highly anticipated press conference Thursday with a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies, and batted away questions about his ability to serve another four years even as he flubbed a reference to Donald Trump in one of his first answers.
‘We want justice for our daughter’: Family of Jordyn Reimer disappointed by province not ordering independent review
The family of a Winnipeg woman killed by a drunk driver is frustrated after they tried to have another person charged for giving the truck keys back to the driver.
Southern Alberta, East Kootenay fire risk grows to extreme as hot temperatures continue
As southern Alberta and the East Kootenay of British Columbia continue to see temperatures in the low-to-mid-30s, the risk of wildfires is continuing to grow.
Repairs to Merritt, B.C.’s water system could take ‘significant time’: officials
Residents of Merritt, B.C., are being warned that repairs to a pump station could take “significant time” and are being urged to continue to restrict non-essential water use while the situation is being assessed.
