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City council advocating for provincial rent subsidy funding to be maintained
Concerns with possible long-term funding reductions to the province's rent subsidy programs has led a city standing committee to direct Mayor Jackie Clayton to write a letter to the appropriate provin...
Feb 5, 2021
Pariah with benefits: US aiding Saudi defence despite chill
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden laid out a tougher line on Saudi Arabia than any U.S. president in decades. He said he would make the kingdom "pay the price" for human rights abuses and "make t...
Feb 5, 2021
January job numbers and Trump quits Screen Actors Guild: In The News for Feb. 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 Feb 5. ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 5, 2021
Mother waits weeks for feds to sort out problems with COVID-19 benefits system
OTTAWA - Jennifer Vaughan's daily routine with her school-aged children has been the same for weeks as they shuffle from screen, to fresh air, to meals and back again - all from home. Ever since schoo...
Feb 5, 2021
Federal prison chaplains reach first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA - The union representing federal prison chaplains says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer that includes wage increases and improved benefits. The United Steelwork...
Feb 5, 2021
B.C. man who helped stranded U.S. family rewarded with new car, peanuts
A B.C. man who gained widespread attention for helping drive a stranded American family to the Alaska-Canada border will soon be able to do that trip in a new car. Gary Bath, a Canadian ranger and mil...
Feb 5, 2021
B.C.'s top doctor has hinted COVID-19 restrictions may not lift as planned
VICTORIA - Restrictions on social gatherings and events to contain the spread of COVID-19 are supposed to lift in British Columbia today, but the provincial health officer has indicated that may not h...
Feb 5, 2021
NDP makes preemptive strike with election pledge on long-term care
OTTAWA - The NDP is calling for the elimination of for-profit long-term care by 2030 in a multibillion-dollar plan presented as a potential election promise. New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says an ...
Feb 5, 2021
Statistics Canada to release January jobs numbers
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will say this morning how the Canadian labour market fared in January as large parts of the country were on lockdown to slow the rising tide of COVID-19 cases. Economists ha...
Feb 5, 2021
Faces U.S. sex charges: Judge to rule on Peter Nygard's bail application
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge is to rule today on whether a Canadian fashion king facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States will be released on bail. Peter Nygard, who is 7...
Feb 5, 2021