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Feds commit $140M to keep temporary staff hired to eliminate veterans' backlog
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay says the federal government will spend nearly $140 million over the next two years to retain temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disabi...
Feb 23, 2022
Law would allow news outlets to negotiate with digital giants for payment: minister
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is pressing ahead with plans to introduce a law to make digital media giants pay Canadian outlets for using their news. Speaking at a virtual confere...
Feb 23, 2022
Second judge to consider stay application of old-growth logging protesters in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A judge hearing a request to stay proceedings against people arrested at old-growth logging protests on Vancouver Island says the application has a reasonable prospect of success, but ...
Feb 23, 2022
A rundown of Canada's sanctions and other actions against Russia
OTTAWA - Canada and its allies have upped their sanctions on Russia as that country becomes increasingly aggressive against neighbouring Ukraine. Here is a rundown of the measures that have been put i...
Feb 23, 2022
Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned
NEW YORK (AP) - The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney's criminal investigation into former President Donald Trump and his business dealings suddenly resigned Wednesday, thro...
Feb 23, 2022
Canada's Shapovalov advances to Dubai quarterfinals with win over Japan's Daniel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Canada's Denis Shapovalov advanced to the quarterfinals of the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Japan's Taro Daniel on Wednesday. Shapovalov saved the ...
Feb 23, 2022
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau set to revoke Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to revoke use of the Emergencies Act, according to two senior government sources, now that the protest in downtown Ottawa is over. Trudeau is expected to ...
Feb 23, 2022
Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts
VANCOUVER - A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the fu...
Feb 23, 2022
Budget funding for BC Wildfire Service garners mixed reaction from experts
VANCOUVER - A fire ecologist says new provincial funding to expand the BC Wildfire Service to a year-round endeavour is a welcome step toward preventing disasters, while others in the field say the fu...
Feb 23, 2022
New office tower planned for the Bay building in downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER - The redevelopment plan for the Hudson's Bay building in downtown Vancouver will include a 12-storey office tower that keeps the century-old facade of the retail store. Hudson's Bay Co. and...
Feb 23, 2022