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Regulator to clarify whether wireless providers must offer paper bills
OTTAWA - Canada's telecom regulator is set to rule this week on whether mobile service providers should be compelled to offer some or all of their customers paper invoices, at no charge. Two advocacy ...
Mar 3, 2020

Feds short hundreds of million in repair, maintenance of defence infrastructure
OTTAWA - The federal government has been chronically underspending on the repair and maintenance of Canada's defence infrastructure for years, leaving officials to play catch-up on maintaining&nb...
Mar 3, 2020

Disinfecting transit and Super Tuesday in the U.S.; In The News for March 3
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 March 3 ... What...
Mar 3, 2020

B.C. eyes on coronavirus in Wash., state after deaths; premier, governor speak
VICTORIA - Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says British Columbia is monitoring the deaths of six people from novel coronavirus in Washington state and there is no evidence of widesprea...
Mar 2, 2020

School divisions now in charge of providing supports and services
Alberta's schools will have to find new ways to provide support services in the coming school years. The Provincial Government's new education funding, which comes into effect next school year, elimin...
Mar 2, 2020

Province cuts firefighter training grant
Municipalities throughout the province may face some troubles funding firefighter training, now that the Alberta Government has cut a grant designed to support external training programs. The $500,000...
Mar 2, 2020

Alberta's Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...
Mar 2, 2020

Jurors support group hopeful for federal funding to offer mental-health support
TORONTO - A jurors advocate says he's thrilled that a House of Commons committee is recommending $20 million over the next 10 years to support the mental health of those who have served on j...
Mar 2, 2020

Advice to stockpile supplies can cause undue concern over COVID-19: Tory MP
OTTAWA - Last week federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu warned people should consider stockpiling food and medicine in case of a potential outbreak of the new coronavirus - despite the relatively low r...
Mar 2, 2020

Canada boosts border screening for travellers from Iran due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - The federal government has increased border-screening measures for travellers arriving in Canada from Iran in light of the growing number of novel coronavirus cases linked to that countr...
Mar 2, 2020