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Major new pipelines and mines must show path to net zero to get approved
OTTAWA - Proposals for new mines, power plants, pipelines and railways in Canada will have to include plans to hit net zero emissions by 2050 if they have any hope of getting approved. The federal gov...
Jul 16, 2020
Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening, Trudeau announces
OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...
Jul 16, 2020
Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening from COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...
Jul 16, 2020
Trash talk part of soundtrack of competitive Raptors practices at Disney
Trash talk has become the soundtrack of Toronto Raptors practices at Walt Disney World. Four months after the NBA was forced to shut down due to COVID-19, the Raptors are making up for lost time with ...
Jul 16, 2020
Fatal overdoses in Nanaimo rise by half in one month
NANAIMO - A staggering increase of fatal overdoses in Nanaimo were recorded in June. Data from the BC Coroner's Service published on Thursday, July 16 showed seven people died due to illicit substance...
Jul 16, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets another record with monthly overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 175 fatalities in June surpassed the previous high o...
Jul 16, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. sets another record with monthly overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - Another record for monthly overdose deaths related to illicit drugs has been set in British Columbia. The BC Coroners Service says 175 fatalities in June surpassed the previous high o...
Jul 16, 2020
Canadian hospitality workers fear long-term unemployment in the sector
VANCOUVER - The union representing 300,000 hospitality workers across the country says it fears staff laid off because of COVID-19 may not have a job when the pandemic is over. The Canadian direc...
Jul 16, 2020
Canadian hospitality workers fear long-term unemployment in the sector
VANCOUVER - The union representing 300,000 hospitality workers across the country says it fears staff laid off because of COVID-19 may not have a job when the pandemic is over. The Canadian direc...
Jul 16, 2020
Used to playing through aches and illness, NHLers know COVID-19 is different
Dave Tippett remembers keeping injuries from trainers on numerous occasions during his playing days. A cracked bone? Good to go. What about a sore shoulder? No problem. It's well-known NHLers bat...
Jul 16, 2020