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Feds to unveil agreements with provinces to top up essential workers' pay
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today cost-sharing agreements with a number of provinces to top up the wages of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those agr...
May 07, 2020
Experts warn of increasing car use, loss of transit routes post-crisis
VANCOUVER - Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, makin...
May 07, 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 7, 2020: There are 63,496 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 34,327 confirmed (in...
May 07, 2020
Woman arraigned in killing of security guard over virus mask
FLINT, Mich. - A Michigan woman was formally charged Tuesday in the fatal shooting of a store security guard who refused to allow her daughter inside because she wasn't wearing a face mask to protect ...
May 06, 2020
Ambrosie speaking to government committee after financial assistance request
OTTAWA - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie will testify at a House of Commons standing committee on finance on Thursday. The appearance on a videoconference will come nine days after news broke that the...
May 06, 2020
Whitecaps' Yordy Reyna breaks physical distancing protocol, enters quarantine
Vancouver Whitecaps forward Yordy Reyna has entered 14-day self-quarantine and been fined after breaking physical distancing protocols. Reyna was captured on video Tuesday taking part in a p...
May 06, 2020
B.C. Premier Horgan reaches out to NHL to offer place to play if NHL returns
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he has reached out and offered the NHL a place to play games if the league can find a way to resume its suspended season. Speaking at a COVID...
May 06, 2020
Ottawa Aces rugby league team hopes to have coach in place by end of month
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Aces have narrowed their search for a coach to three candidates, with team chairman Eric Perez saying he expects to name one before the end of the month. The transatlantic rug...
May 06, 2020
Mermaids returning to Montana tiki bar as it reopens
GREAT FALLS, Mont. - For patrons at a Montana tiki bar that has a back wall of a window into a motel swimming pool, it's typical to see mermaids in the water five nights a week. So as the owner of the...
May 06, 2020
Family of slain Mountie issues message of thanks to those who offered support
HALIFAX - The family of a Nova Scotia RCMP officer killed last month while tracking down a multiple murderer has issued a statement to thank those who reached out to offer support. Rela...
May 06, 2020