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In the news today: Jasper fire report cites provincial interference
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…

Robust federal collection, analysis of UFO data could dispel misinformation: report
OTTAWA — Systematic government collection and analysis of data about mysterious sightings in the sky…

How Vancouver’s urban orcas create connections and community among followers
VANCOUVER — Chatchawan Jaksuwong says he used to feel empty when he looked at the…

B.C. Health Ministry restores drug funding for girl with rare disease
VICTORIA — The mother of a nine-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare…

Report says Alberta government created command challenges fighting Jasper wildfire
A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper last…

Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs…

Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, searching landfills for their remains
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government said Thursday that the search of a landfill for the…

Ottawa army unit head removed as part of social media misconduct probe
OTTAWA — The head of an Ottawa-based Canadian Army regiment has been temporarily removed as…

Search of Manitoba landfill for women’s remains ends, dig at second site to start
WINNIPEG — The search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two slain First…

Toronto’s 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces first-degree murder charge in Montreal
MONTREAL — Jeremiah Valentine, who went to prison for taking part in the 2005 Boxing…

Non-binary person’s U.S. deportation paused due to risks faced by LGBTQ+ people
OTTAWA — A non-binary American is being allowed to temporarily stay in Canada after deportation…

Bank of Canada, Crown corporations set to align with Liberal cost-cutting plans
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada and most other federal Crown corporations will be looking…

B.C. Premier David Eby leans on Ravi Kahlon again as he reshuffles cabinet
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby has leaned on Ravi Kahlon from the moment…

Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL — Montreal police say they’ve recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went…

Canada’s envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early
OTTAWA — Canada’s special official for fighting antisemitism announced on Thursday that she is retiring…