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Vancouver's climate plan 'first 10 steps in a journey of 10,000,' says expert
VANCOUVER - Motorists would have to pay a fee to drive into Vancouver's downtown core under a plan to slow climate change, but one expert says while city council's goals are laudable, they could also ...
Nov 21, 2020
Canada's labour unions could play big role in efforts to avert 'Buy American' rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's largest private-sector unions could be among those with their hands on the helm next year when the time comes to navigate the shoals of Joe Biden's proposed Buy American ru...
Nov 21, 2020
Singapore-Hong Kong air travel bubble postponed
HONG KONG - Singapore and Hong Kong on Saturday postponed a planned air travel bubble meant to boost tourism for both cities, amid a spike in coronavirus infections in Hong Kong. The air travel bubble...
Nov 21, 2020
India says Pakistani shelling kills soldier in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - An Indian soldier was killed and another wounded by Pakistani shelling along the highly militarized frontier dividing Kashmir between the two nuclear-armed rivals, the Indian army sa...
Nov 20, 2020
Turkish, Saudi leaders speak by phone ahead of G20 summit
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Saudi Arabia's King Salman by phone ahead of the G-20 virtual summit hosted by the kingdom, the president's office said Saturday. The...
Nov 20, 2020
Biden could announce Cabinet picks as soon as next week
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden is moving quickly to fill out his administration and could name top leaders for his Cabinet as early as next week. Biden told reporters on Thursday that he's alr...
Nov 20, 2020
The show goes on at Madrid´s opera house despite pandemic
MADRID - No one performing onstage in Spain's Teatro Real opera house is masked, and that alone looks odd these days amid a pandemic. And that's even before the second act scene in Antonn Dvork's "Rus...
Nov 20, 2020
New COVID-19 exposure event at Nanaimo's Randerson Elementary after initial cluster
NANAIMO - Randerson Ridge Elementary School in central Nanaimo is the site of School District 68's newest COVID-19 exposure.The district announced late Friday, Nov. 20 the school had been the site of ...
Nov 20, 2020
Trudeau's efforts to bring rivals onside falters in face of new COVID-19 modelling
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's effort to try and bring rivals onside to help communicate the dramatic implications of rising COVID-19 infections appears to have faltered. While Trudeau stood...
Nov 20, 2020
B.C. records 516 new COVID cases, 10 deaths as officials call for adherence to rules
VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials are urging residents to follow their latest orders to slow the spread of COVID-19 and relieve the pressure on the health-care system. The province recorded...
Nov 20, 2020