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B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employer...
Dec 02, 2020
B.C. premier says province prepared to patch holes in new federal sick-pay benefits
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier John Horgan says the province is prepared to fill gaps in the federal government's sick-leave program but needs more information on possible cracks in the plan to help employer...
Dec 02, 2020
Ex-French leader Valery Giscard d'Estaing dies at age 94
PARIS - Valery Giscard d'Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, died on Wednesday. He was 94. Giscard d'Estaing's office said he passed away ...
Dec 02, 2020
B.C. records 12 more COVID-19 deaths as top doctor warns against non-essential travel
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases have levelled off in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions, but they've been rising in the North, Interior and to a lesser extent...
Dec 02, 2020
Waiting for passengers, American puts Boeing Max in the air
DALLAS - American Airlines is taking its long-grounded Boeing 737 Max jets out of storage, updating key flight-control software, and flying the planes in preparation for the first flights with paying ...
Dec 02, 2020
New Raptors wing DeAndre Bembry wears No. 95 in honour of his late brother
TAMPA, Fla. - A week before the 2016 NBA draft, DeAndre Bembry's brother was shot and killed in their hometown of Charlotte. Bembry went 21st overall to Atlanta in that draft, and he has worn No. 95 i...
Dec 02, 2020
Military helicopter, plane dispatched to rescue Mountie and suspect in ravine
BRIDESVILLE, B.C. - The RCMP say two military aircraft rescued a police officer and an alleged trespasser after a foot chase led them into a steep ravine with no easy way out in British Columbia's sou...
Dec 02, 2020
CP investigating after video shows train running over pronghorn antelope herd
MAPLE CREEK, Sask. - Canadian Pacific Railway says an investigation is underway following the release of a video showing one of the company's trains running over dozens of pronghorn antelope in southw...
Dec 02, 2020
NDP to put forward Raj Chouhan as B.C. legislature Speaker
VICTORIA - The New Democrats will nominate a longtime member of the B.C. legislature to serve as Speaker.Premier John Horgan says Raj Chouhan, who represents Burnaby-Edmonds, will be put forward on Mo...
Dec 02, 2020
Jays 'prepared' if things pick up on free agency and trade fronts this off-season
The potential for the Toronto Blue Jays to have a memorable off-season is there. Now it appears to be a matter of waiting for the first big dominoes to fall so the action can really begin. Whether Tor...
Dec 02, 2020