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EDMONTON — A series of severe weather events in Alberta this year has led to insured damages of nearly $2 billion.

Quebecers who flout rules requiring face coverings in indoor public spaces will be subject to a fine beginning on Saturday, Premier Francois Legault announced Thursday.

OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says growth in spending on federal employees has more to do with the amounts spent per worker and not because there are more workers to spend on.

OTTAWA — The demise of WE's Canadian operations won't take the heat off Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his government's decision to hire the charity to run a now-defunct student volunteer program.

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VANCOUVER — Parents keeping their children home from schools that offer limited or no remote learning options are concerned spots in speciality programs could be lost unless the British Columbia government takes action.

RICHMOND, B.C. — The Vancouver Airport Authority is pulling the plug on some major infrastructure projects because it says the ongoing decline in air travel caused by the COVID-19 pandemic means they are no longer immediately needed.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's party leaders clashed on how to address health care services, education and economic development in a televised debate Wednesday night.

VICTORIA — British Columbia's experiences fighting COVID-19 have led to a $1.6-billion fall pandemic plan that includes more virus testing, contact tracing and a campaign to administer almost two million flu shots, Premier John Horgan said Wednesday.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:18 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9, 2020: There are 134,293 confirmed cases in Canada.