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"We rely on our good name in order to do the work that we do," said Tim Gray of Environmental Defence. "Having a senior political leader deliberately mischaracterizing what we do, making accusations that are unfounded, clearly is meant to undermine our effectiveness."

“We’re just overwhelmed and it’s a product of not being able to retain and attract people,” Alberta Crown Attorneys’ Association president Dallas Sopko said, adding the Crown prosecutor's office is stretched, with 47 out of 378 Crown prosecutor jobs unfilled across the province, with 1,200 serious cases at risk of being stayed.

A specialized harness, a large feedbag and a cargo net were used in the rescues, which are going viral on social media.

“The road system is finite and it’s beyond capacity…Beyond capacity means we can choose where to have a traffic jam, but we can’t choose not to have a traffic jam.”

British Columbians are being asked to keep up to date on the latest forecasts and advisories from Environment Canada.

Canada's best-known news anchor shares anecdotes from over 50 years in the business.

In a press statement, Health Canada said it determined that benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risk of COVID-19 in that age group.

It's the longest shutdown in the line's 70-year history.

More than half a century later, Bonnvyille RCMP are revisiting a missing persons case involving a Bonnyville woman, Margaret Mildred Batoche, who was reported missing by her family in 1967.

Ontario, Manitoba parents can start booking vaccine appointments for their children this week.