Village of Denare Beach, Opposition say Sask. government ‘failed’ northern community

Residents of the Northern Village of Denare Beach, Sask., and Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP say the provincial government failed the village as a wildfire approached nearly a month ago. Denare Beach is located close to the Saskatchewan-Manitoba border and has approximately 700 year-round residents. More than 200 homes were destroyed by the Wolf fire. People from the village say it received…

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Grieving B.C. mom wants SkyTrain barriers installed after son falls on track and dies – BC

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A mother who lost her son after he accidentally fell off the platform at the Stadium-Chinatown SkyTrain station is now calling on TransLink to improve safety measures at the stations. Cunningham’s 34-year-old son, Julian, fell backward off the platform on Saturday morning and was killed. “My son…

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B.C. health minister to visit Kelowna hospital as critics say facility in ‘crisis’ – Okanagan

British Columbia’s health minister says she will visit Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) amid mounting pressure over what critics say is a pediatric care crisis at the facility. It comes after local BC Conservative MLAs Gavin Dew (Kelowna-Mission), Kristina Loewen (Kelowna Centre) and Macklin McCall (West Kelowna-Peachland) pressed the minister to visit the site earlier Monday….

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