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Teck Resources takes Fort Hills charge, reports Q4 loss
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported a loss in its fourth-quarter as the company took a hit related to its investment in the Fort Hills oilsands mine. The miner says its loss attributable to share...
Feb 18, 2021
ROTHENBURGER: What the City’s survey on parking management doesn’t say
KAMLOOPS - PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON PARKING is underway after a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.Residents, whether they live in Kamloops or outside of town but use public parking downtown or on the No...
Feb 18, 2021
Georgia's PM resigns over move to arrest opposition leader
TBILISI, Georgia - Georgia's prime minister announced his resignation Thursday following a court ruling that ordered the arrest of a man who leads the ex-Soviet nation's top opposition party. Prime Mi...
Feb 18, 2021
Quebec vaccine committee results and 7-Eleven alcohol plans: In The News for Feb. 18
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. 18... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Feb 18, 2021
Declare crimes against Uighurs in China a genocide, Conservatives to urge Commons
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Muslims in China a genocide. They're tabling a motion in the House of Commons today, which c...
Feb 18, 2021
Canadian Mars scientist excitedly awaits landing of NASA's Perseverance probe.
EDMONTON - Chris Herd plans to be in his living room in Edmonton today but his heart will be on Mars. The University of Alberta planetary geologist - one of a select team of scientists working with NA...
Feb 18, 2021
Here are five projects by companies tackling COVID-19 to watch in Canada
VANCOUVER - It's been a little more than a year since scientists and biotech companies around the world pivoted to understanding, treating and preventing COVID-19. Here are five projects to watch led ...
Feb 18, 2021
Here are five projects by companies tackling COVID-19 to watch in Canada
VANCOUVER - It's been a little more than a year since scientists and biotech companies around the world pivoted to understanding, treating and preventing COVID-19. Here are five projects to watch led ...
Feb 18, 2021
UN, rights watchdogs urge Canada to save its 'arbitrarily detained' children in Syria
OTTAWA - A United Nations rights advocate and Human Rights Watch Canada say the Trudeau government isn't living up to its new international campaign against arbitrary detention because it is abandonin...
Feb 18, 2021
Canada home to health research successes, but needs culture shift: expert
VANCOUVER - Canada is home to significant scientific expertise and research tackling COVID-19, though one expert says long-standing hurdles make it difficult for the country to punch above its weight ...
Feb 18, 2021
