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Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall

Office furniture shortages loom as Canadians stay home this fall

OTTAWA — As Canadians continue to work and study from home this fall in anticipation of a second wave of COVID-19, furniture stores are running low on desks and chairs and other supplies for home offices.
CN Rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported

CN Rail train carrying potash derails near Hope, B.C., no injuries reported

HOPE, B.C. — CN Rail says at least 60 railcars carrying potash derailed Monday near Hope, B.C. The company says no injuries, fires or dangerous goods were involved. It says preliminary information indicates the cars derailed off of a rail bridge.
Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage

Cable of Sea to Sky Gondola near Squamish, B.C., cut again, causing major damage

SQUAMISH, B.C. — A cable on a popular tourist gondola near Squamish, B.C., has been cut for the second time in just over a year.
One in 10 female post-secondary students sexually assaulted in school setting: study

One in 10 female post-secondary students sexually assaulted in school setting: study

A new study says more Canadian university and college students who identify as women were sexually assaulted in a postsecondary setting over a year than those who identify as men, with the majority of sexual assaults perpetrated by other students.
Alberta judge orders additional psychiatric exam for doctor slaying suspect

Alberta judge orders additional psychiatric exam for doctor slaying suspect

RED DEER, Alta. — A judge has ordered another psychiatric exam for a man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta. Deng Mabiour is charged with first-degree murder in last month's slaying of Dr.
Lengthy, enjoyable fall ahead for most of Canada, Weather Network predicts

Lengthy, enjoyable fall ahead for most of Canada, Weather Network predicts

Canadians can look forward to a lengthy, pleasant fall that won't give way to early winter temperatures and storms, according to one of the country's top weather forecasters.
Cabinet retreat and New Brunswick election: In The News for Sept. 14

Cabinet retreat and New Brunswick election: In The News for Sept. 14

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 14. What we are watching in Canada ...
Aline Chretien shunned limelight but played influential role in private

Aline Chretien shunned limelight but played influential role in private

OTTAWA — Aline Chretien may have been the most influential political figure Canadians never knew.
Three teens killed in vehicle crash in central New Brunswick: principal

Three teens killed in vehicle crash in central New Brunswick: principal

BLACKVILLE, N.B. — Three teenaged boys from central New Brunswick were killed early Sunday when the car they were in slammed into a concrete and stone retaining wall in the rural community Blackville.
Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week

Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week

REGINA — A Saskatchewan judge who ruled a Metis man could stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates visited the protester Sunday as the demonstration drew to an end.
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