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Berlin festival announces this year's competition film slate
BERLIN - The Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday announced 15 films that are part of this year's competition and will compete for the top Golden and Silver Bear awards. The festival is taki...
Feb 11, 2021
Traffic moving again on Highway 5 east of Vancouver after fatal multi-vehicle crash
HOPE, B.C. - A highway east of Vancouver has reopened following a deadly crash that killed one person, seriously hurt five others and left 34 more with non-life-threatening injuries. DriveBC, the prov...
Feb 11, 2021
US jobless claims fall slightly to 793,000 with layoffs high
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 793,000, evidence that job cuts remain high despite a substantial decline in new viral infections. Last we...
Feb 11, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Chief N.L. elections officer calls on authorities to delay vote
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer is calling on authorities to postpone the vote in Saturday's provincial election. In a letter sent to party leaders today, Bruce ...
Feb 11, 2021
Telus reports fourth-quarter profit down from year ago, revenue crept higher
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its fourth-quarter profit fell compared with a year earlier as its revenue edged higher.The telecommunications company says its net income attributable to common share...
Feb 11, 2021
Sen. Duffy challenge and Saudi women’s rights activist freed: In The News for Feb. 11
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 Feb. 11 ...What we are watching in Canada ...T...
Feb 11, 2021
Internal data shows surge in harassment complaints at Canada Revenue Agency, RCMP
OTTAWA - Complaints of workplace harassment and violence have risen sharply at several federal departments and agencies in recent years, according to internal data. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) saw...
Feb 11, 2021
No need for Supreme Court to hear Mike Duffy's challenge, Senate says
OTTAWA - The Senate is urging the country's top court to dismiss Sen. Mike Duffy's challenge of a ruling that prevents him from suing the upper chamber for suspending him. In a submission to the Supre...
Feb 11, 2021
Pandemic exacerbating issues at core of Moose Hide Campaign to end violence
VICTORIA - A lot has changed since Raven Lacerte and her father Paul Lacerte hatched a plan while moose hunting to help quell a tide of violence that they'd witnessed in their community. The Moose Hid...
Feb 11, 2021
Environmental law group to challenge Alberta oil inquiry in court
CALGARY - An environmental law charity is to ask a judge today to shut down Alberta's inquiry into the purported foreign funding of anti-oil campaigns. Ecojustice argues in its written submissions tha...
Feb 11, 2021