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CERB-like mechanism could help country respond to future economic shocks: Poloz
OTTAWA - Canada's top central banker says adding an income-support measure like the Canada Emergency Response Benefit to the government's tool kit could help the country ...
May 21, 2020
TransLink's COVID-19 recovery adds routes, cleaning, urges passengers wear masks
VANCOUVER - The corporation overseeing Metro Vancouver's transportation network says it is restoring routes, enhancing cleaning and recommending passengers wear masks as B.C.'s COVID-19 restart b...
May 21, 2020
City of Parksville green lights sport courts, outdoor rec facility re-opening
PARKSVILLE - The City of Parksville is moving ahead with plans to re-open outdoor recreation facilities.Effective Friday, May 22, tennis courts at Springwood Park along with sport courts in Parksville...
May 21, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court to rule in Huawei executive's extradition case on Wednesday
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court will release a key decision next week in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The court says Justice Heather Holmes...
May 21, 2020
B.C. Supreme Court to rule in Huawei executive's extradition case on Wednesday
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court will release a key decision next week in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou. The court says Justice Heather Holmes...
May 21, 2020
Alberta to change restrictions on foothills coal mining to ease development
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is changing coal policies to make it easier to develop open-pit mines in one of the province's most sensitive areas. Alberta says it will abolish land use zones in it...
May 21, 2020
Twenty-eight soldiers test positive for COVID-19 after working in care homes
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 28 military members have tested positive for COVID-19 after being deployed to help at long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec. That represents a dramati...
May 21, 2020
Film: 'Roe' plaintiff says her anti-abortion switch was act
WASHINGTON - Norma McCorvey loved the limelight. Better known as "Jane Roe," her story was at the centre of the 1973 Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide. At first she was...
May 21, 2020
Marcel Bellefeuille returns to University of Ottawa as head football coach
OTTAWA - Marcel Bellefeuille is back as the University of Ottawa's head football coach. The school announced Bellefeuille's return Thursday. Bellefeuille served as the school's head coa...
May 21, 2020
Canada rugby calendar still up in the air because of pandemic restrictions
TORONTO - With July internationals already called off due to the global pandemic and the likely cancellation of the Americas Rugby Championship later this summer, Canada's top rugby players may n...
May 21, 2020