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No crowds or parades as B.C. observes subdued Remembrance Day during pandemic
VICTORIA - Scaled-back Remembrance Day ceremonies were held across British Columbia to keep people safe during the pandemic while honouring the sacrifices of those who fought for Canada. Soldiers, vet...
Nov 11, 2020
Anti-corruption unit still investigating Quebec Liberal Party financing
MONTREAL - The head of Quebec's anti-corruption police force says the six-year investigation into Quebec Liberal party financing remains open. Frederick Gaudreau told reporters today his police ...
Nov 11, 2020
VIDEO: Small crowd gathers to honour fallen at annual Remembrance Day service in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A small and physically distanced crowd of around 250 people gathered around the cenotaph in downtown Nanaimo on Wednesday to pay their Remembrance Day respects.COVID-19 scaled down many of t...
Nov 11, 2020
NHLers weigh in on the idea of an all-Canadian division: 'It would be pretty unique'
Mitch Marner was asked recently about the possibility of the NHL going with an all-Canadian division next season. The league finished its pandemic-delayed 2019-20 campaign with tightly-controlled bubb...
Nov 11, 2020
Permanent '60s Scoop foundation set to launch Thursday
TORONTO - Survivors of the notorious '60s Scoop are set to mark a key milestone on Thursday with the ceremonial launch of a $50-million foundation aimed at healing the damage wrought by the practice o...
Nov 11, 2020
Transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's bus fleets needs $3 billion a year
OTTAWA - A green-transit lobby group says electrifying Canada's fleet of public transit buses will take a lot more money than Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised in his big infrastructure announcem...
Nov 11, 2020
Extra income support for hard-hit workers may not stick around post-pandemic, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the more generous benefits being provided to out-of-work Canadians during the pandemic shouldn't be seen as permanent changes to the social safety net. Mill...
Nov 11, 2020
Interior Health alerts residents COVID surge 'becoming a concern'
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia's Interior Health authority has issued a COVID-19 alert to its residents as cases rise in the region. The authority says in a statement that it's concerned by the upwa...
Nov 11, 2020
Trudeau says he expects trade deal with UK can be done before 2021
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he expects Canada can make a new trade deal with the U.K. before the calendar hit 2021. Speaking at a digital event hosted by the Financial Times, Trudeau s...
Nov 11, 2020
Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought
A newly published study concludes that emissions of a potent greenhouse gas from oil and gas production are twice as high as previously thought. The research by Environment Canada scientists says prev...
Nov 11, 2020