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'Like starting a new life': Refugees arrive as skilled workers under expanding pilot
TORONTO - Mulham Alkhalil has been working for a high-end furniture manufacturer in Toronto since arriving in Canada last year from Syria via Libya. The 40-year-old, whose job involves operating a com...
Feb 28, 2023
Latest snow on B.C. south coast slams morning commute, brings delays, cancellations
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has expanded a snowfall warning to cover most of Greater Vancouver before conditions are expected to ease later in the day, but the unexpectedly intense storm quickly ca...
Feb 28, 2023
Vermont officials investigating after man dies crossing border from Quebec
MONTREAL - Vermont State Police are investigating after a man collapsed and died shortly after crossing the border into the United States from Quebec on foot last week. They say U.S. border patrol age...
Feb 28, 2023
Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's President Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador said Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a plant in the city of Monterrey, an industrial hub in northern M...
Feb 28, 2023
Canadian Dental Association releases recommendations for feds on dental care
OTTAWA - The Canadian government's approach to universal dental care should include preserving private dental insurance programs and using existing clinics should be part of the Canadian government's ...
Feb 28, 2023
Governor General: Climate change, Indigenous issues transcend boundaries with Russia
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says Canada needs to find a way to continue cross-polar collaboration while holding Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine. "In terms of Indigenous Peoples, and r...
Feb 28, 2023
Prom Closet giving local graduates affordable options for glitzy grad garments
NANAIMO - It's almost grad season, however it also represents a time of stress for some families.In a bid to make prom as accessible as possible, a local group named Prom Closet Nanaimo is once again ...
Feb 28, 2023
In The News for Feb. 28: Where is the money going on budget day in Alberta and B.C.?
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 Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 ... What we are watchin...
Feb 28, 2023
Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she'll release today won't be "quite as rosy" with deficits looming in the future. Conroy says the prospect of a ...
Feb 28, 2023
Finance Minister Katrine Conroy to table her first budget, suggests deficits on way
VICTORIA - British Columbia Finance Minister Katrine Conroy says the provincial budget she'll release today won't be "quite as rosy" with deficits looming in the future. Conroy says the prospect of a ...
Feb 28, 2023