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Travel, timeshare scams return to Top 10 fraud list in 2019, says BBB
VANCOUVER - The Better Business Bureau says travel, vacation and timeshare scams topped the list of frauds that cost victims thousands of dollars last year. The Better Business Bureau in mainland...
Mar 02, 2020
Federal efforts to award contracts to Indigenous businesses hit snags: docs
OTTAWA - A federal push to get more Indigenous-owned businesses to bid on government contracts is being slowed by issues over how the data is collected. The Liberal government has promised&n...
Mar 02, 2020
Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...
Mar 02, 2020
Indigenous historian suggests name change for coast guard vessel Cornwallis
HALIFAX - A prominent Indigenous historian says it's the ideal time to drop the name Edward Cornwallis from a coast guard ship, as the federal agency announced plans on Monday to spend $12.1...
Mar 02, 2020
Work on Coastal GasLink pipeline to resume following draft agreement
SMITHERS, B.C. - Work is expected to resume today on a natural gas pipeline in British Columbia that has been at the centre of protests that have disrupted both rail and road traffic in...
Mar 02, 2020
Aging, growing population mean more cancer cases in Canada: study
VANCOUVER - A technician holds a mesh bag full of marbles meant to represent breast tissue, pointing out a single black marble among the clear ones. The goal is to explain why a woman's breasts are co...
Mar 02, 2020
ICBC profits should not be used to cover other government costs: NDP
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government wants to prohibit future governments from using profits earned by the province's public auto insurer to cover other expenses. Attorney ...
Mar 02, 2020
The blockade stays put and Teck withdraws; In The News for Mar. 2
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 Mar. 2. What we are watching in Canada ... SMI...
Mar 02, 2020
Conservatives needs to start thinking about approach to Indigenous issues: MP
OTTAWA - National protests sparked by the opposition of some Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs to a pipeline project in B.C. are also sparking debate in Conservative circles about the part...
Mar 02, 2020
Quebec activists maintain rail blockades despite tentative deal in B.C.
MONTREAL - Protesters in two regions of Quebec are maintaining their rail blockades for the time being in spite of a draft deal reached Sunday in British Columbia between Wet'suwet'en heredi...
Mar 02, 2020