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Annual pace of inflation cools to 2.2% in February from 2.4% in January
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February rose 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago. The increase comes after a year-over-year increase of 2.4 per cent in January. Economis...
Mar 18, 2020
Front St. bike lanes given final approval by Nanaimo Council
NANAIMO - A major overhaul for a key road in downtown Nanaimo is officially approved. Nanaimo council endorsed the $400,000 project to narrow Front St. and install bi-directional bicycle lanes during ...
Mar 18, 2020 A conceptual view of Front St. looking north at the Church St. intersection. Revamping Front St. features narrowing the road and installing bi-directional bike lanes between the Gabriola Island ferry terminal to Cliff St. (City of Nanaimo)
Biden notches 3 more victories; Sanders reassessing campaign
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sa...
Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19 federal aid and NHL player diagnosed; In The News for March 18
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 March 18 ... COV...
Mar 18, 2020
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
BERLIN - Desperate travellers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,...
Mar 18, 2020
Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize
The technology that animated movies like "Toy Story" and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year's Turing Award, the technology industry's version of the Nobel Prize. Patrick Ha...
Mar 18, 2020
Disabled Canadians feel excluded from COVID-19 messaging
Karen McCall clicked eagerly on the link tweeted out by her provincial health ministry, keen to read the promised list of tips meant to help her protect against COVID-19. But a familiar...
Mar 18, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 7:30 a.m. Air Transat says it's starting a gradual suspension of flights until April 30 and is halting sales for departur...
Mar 18, 2020
Ottawa Senators player tests positive for COVID-19
OTTAWA - An Ottawa Senators player has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the first NHLer to be diagnosed with the coronavirus. The Senators did not name the player when releasing the ne...
Mar 17, 2020
Judge hands major win to Katy Perry in 'Dark Horse' dispute
LOS ANGELES - A federal judge in Los Angeles handed a major victory to Katy Perry on Tuesday, overturning a jury's verdict that found the pop superstar and her collaborators copied her 2013 hit "Dark ...
Mar 17, 2020