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Nanaimo councillors to lower 2020 property tax increase, warn of tough decisions in 2021
NANAIMO - City councillors have signalled their approval for a reduction to the planned property tax increase. They voted 7-2 in favour of reducing the planned 2020 property tax increase from 5.2 per ...
May 05, 2020 Nanaimo councillors were unexpectedly in sync about the 2020 property tax increase, as noted by many at the discussion table. (file photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
In 'Becoming,' a starring role for Michelle Obama
NEW YORK - In the backstage hallways of Washington D.C.'s Capital One Arena, Michelle Obama walks arm-in-arm with her husband, Barack Obama. She has just finished the third stop on what would be a 34-...
May 05, 2020
Colson Whitehead's 'The Nickel Boys' wins Pulitzer Prize
NEW YORK - Colson Whitehead became the rare author to receive Pulitzers for consecutive books when his novel about a brutal Florida reform school during the Jim Crow era, "The Nickel Boys," was awarde...
May 05, 2020
Philippines orders leading TV network to halt operations
MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine government agency on Tuesday ordered the country's leading broadcast network, which the president has targeted for its critical news coverage, to halt operations. Th...
May 05, 2020
COVID-19 aid for farmers and rescuing Cirque du Soleil; In The News for May 5
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 May 5 ... --- CO...
May 05, 2020
Most Canadians comfortable with pace of easing restrictions: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are in step with their federal and provincial governments as they begin to gently lift restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 this month....
May 05, 2020
Vancouver biotech company discovering antibodies for COVID-19 treatment
VANCOUVER - There may be another valuable shield in the fight against COVID-19, and the head of a Vancouver biotech firm says it could buy time as researchers race to develop a vaccine. Carl...
May 05, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 5, 2020: There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (includi...
May 05, 2020
Vancouver biotech company discovering antibodies for COVID-19 treatment
VANCOUVER - There may be another valuable shield in the fight against COVID-19, and the head of a Vancouver biotech firm says it could buy time as researchers race to develop a vaccine. Carl...
May 05, 2020
Feds to unveil emergency aid for agri-food sector hit hard by COVID-19
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to announce today significant, targeted financial support for farmers hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The announcement will come just as some farmer...
May 05, 2020