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Economic recovery threatened if some workers, households left behind, Macklem says
OTTAWA - An economic rebound that leaves behind parts of the Canadian labour force in the short term could end up jeopardizing the recovery from COVID-19 in the long run, Canada's top central banker s...
Oct 31, 2020
As clocks turn back on Sunday, it's a chance to catch up on your sleep, experts say
Most Canadians will get an extra hour of sleep tonight as daylight time comes to an end and clocks turn back an hour. And while some bemoan the loss of evening sunshine, experts say the end of dayligh...
Oct 31, 2020
'No manual or checklist:' Yukon ditching fall time change this year
WHITEHORSE - As most Canadians get ready for the clocks to fall back an hour on Sunday, Yukon is sticking with daylight time.The territory decided to adopt year-round daylight time in March after a su...
Oct 31, 2020
Families prepare for pandemic-era Halloween with public health restrictions in place
TORONTO - Families across the country have assembled their costumes and stockpiled their candy to celebrate a Halloween unlike any other. Public health restrictions to protect against COVID-19 v...
Oct 31, 2020
'We just have to deal with it': Whitecaps' path to playoffs gets a little rockier
VANCOUVER - Facing an uphill battle for the playoffs, Vancouver Whitecaps coach Marc Dos Santos vows his squad won't go down without a fight. It's been a season full of adversity for the 'Caps (8-13-0...
Oct 30, 2020
Provincial partnership to create 3,800 paid internships in Alberta
Post-secondary students in the province will soon have more opportunities to gain real-world experience and actually get paid for it.The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship program is a non-profit or...
Oct 30, 2020
Parking pass program to help fund Kananaskis cross-country trails
KANANASKIS, Alta. - The Alberta government says skiers will need to pay for parking to have groomed cross-country trails in the popular Kananaskis Country.Minister of Environment and Parks Jason Nixon...
Oct 30, 2020
B.C. casino didn't always fulfil reporting rules for cash buy-ins, inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - The inquiry into money laundering has heard British Columbia's largest casino didn't always comply with reporting requirements on large cash buy-ins as suspicious transactions became incre...
Oct 30, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak linked to Grande Prairie church
An outbreak of COVID-19 has been linked to a church in Grande Prairie.Tom McMillan with Alberta Health tells EverythingGP that an outbreak is tied to the Victory Church on the Rock, where there have b...
Oct 30, 2020
Nunavut members of the legislature choose new cabinet minister
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Members of the legislature in Nunavut have picked one of their colleagues to join cabinet after voting out a minister last week.Margaret Nakashuk represents Pangnirtung and was chos...
Oct 30, 2020