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medical devices in the country, the government may do away with the requirement of clinical investigation of those devices approved in the European Union (EU), people aware of the proposal told ET.

Jasper National Park found out on Saturday for certain whether or not they have a property to return to.The municipality of Jasper released a high-resolution map and list of properties showing the structures destroyed this past week (go to bottom of this story to see map and list), which includes single-family homes, apartments, townhouses, a hostel, church, senior’s manor, gas station and other businesses.Parks Canada has estimated that 30 per cent of Jasper’s structures were damaged by the wildfire, with 358 of the town’s 1,113 structures destroyed.Christine Nadon, the incident commander for the Municipality of Jasper, said it was an all-or-nothing situation — buildings were either razed to the ground or not affected at all.“Most structures were destroyed and very few were damaged,” she said during an update Saturday afternoon alongside Parks Canada officials.“Many of you will have your worst fears confirmed today.”Nadon’s regular job sees her in charge of the fire department.On Wednesday night as flames bore down on the mountain community, Nadon said she was inside the fire hall listening to scanners, monitoring maps and trying to keep track of her people as the fire consumed home after home — hers included.“It’s heartbreaking is what it is. Some of those structures we will rebuild.

savarna has taken advantage of India’s hard-won reservation policy by pretending to be from an oppressed caste, the “jokes" that immediately arise are about the oppressed caste. In the case of Khedkar, shouldn’t shame be radiating from the idea of a civil servant without disability perpetuating fraud? Why wouldn’t you at this moment look around with discomfort and ask what chance has allowed you, a mediocre person surrounded by other mediocre persons, to get where you have gotten? Instead, the pivot manifests usually in the form that Sabharwal’s tweet has taken. Of questioning the “merit" of persons with disabilities instead.

Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone spying scandal.The stunning swath of punishments include a 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,000) fine for the Canadian soccer federation in a case that has spiralled at the Summer Games.Two assistant coaches were caught using drones to spy on opponent New Zealand’s practices before their opening game last Wednesday.Head coach Bev Priestman, who led Canada to the Olympic title in Tokyo in 2021, already was suspended by the national soccer federation then removed from the Olympic tournament.

The logo has been well-known throughout British Columbia and even across Canada for decades: a green leaf emblazoned with the words BC Tree Fruits.

Canadians are being advised to stop using various multivitamins and supplements from several brands after Health Canada said the products may contain metal fibres that could injure people’s digestive system.

Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the Seine, dancers took to the roofs of Paris and Lady Gaga sang a French cabaret song.

While assessments are ongoing, Parks Canada officials confirmed Friday afternoon that 358 structures within the townsite in Jasper National Park were destroyed when a wildfire burned through the community this week.

The Jasper wildfire could cost the insurance industry up to $700 million, making it one of the most expensive wildfire disasters in Canadian history, DBRS Morningstar said Friday.

Following the Bank of Canada’s latest rate slash, most lenders have trimmed their variable rates by a quarter point. This means the leading variable rates are now a mere 86 basis points above the lowest fixed rates — compared to more than 150 basis points in March.

Despite an increasingly sketchy unemployment picture, the forecast is slowly getting brighter if you’re a borrower or home buyer.

If you participate in your employer’s pension plan, the amount you’re able to contribute to your registered retirement savings plan (RRSP) is reduced by something called a pension adjustment (PA).

The Bank of Canada’s interest rate cut yesterday was widely expected but that didn’t mean there weren’t surprises.

Workers have linked the U.S. and Canadian sides of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River

The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible

Indonesia has launched a long-term visa scheme designed to attract foreign investors. The initiative offers visas of up to 10 years to investors, aiming to draw significant investments into Southeast Asia's largest economy.

It took less than two days for fast-moving wildfires to reach the Alberta Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, where multiple structures were burned Wednesday night.

As a raging wildfire devastates the Alberta town of Jasper, there are growing concerns about the immediate toll on the community and the “logistical nightmare” of recovery that lies ahead.

The boycott of Loblaw stores in May had only a “minor” financial impact on Canada’s largest grocers, according to the company’s CEO.

More than 500 workers behind the popular video game franchisee “World of Warcraft” are unionizing

The mayor of the Municipality of Jasper extended “heartfelt sympathy and solidarity” to residents late Wednesday after a wildfire entered the townsite after it prompted the evacuation of 25,000 people in Jasper National Park.