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Bank of Canada's independence key to aiding post-COVID recovery, Wilkins says
OTTAWA - The second-in-command at the Bank of Canada says maintaining the independence of the central bank will be key to aiding the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Carolyn Wilkins say...
May 04, 2020
SOUND OFF: Getting real about mental health
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect of our lives.Many of us are living with isolation and loneliness, financial worries, the challenges of home-schooling our kids and working from ho...
May 04, 2020 Minister Judy Darcy speaking in Victoria (Image Credit: BC Government)
Trudeau takes part in COVID-19 virtual pledging conference led by EU
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken part in an international pledging conference sponsored by the European Union to raise more than $11 billion for long-term COVID-19 vaccine research. Tr...
May 04, 2020
Metro Vancouver home sales down 39.4 per cent in April to near 40-year low
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales dropped by 39.4 per cent in April from a year earlier to hit an almost four-decade low. The board says there were a total of...
May 04, 2020
Author says prequel to 'Twilight' series will arrive Aug. 4
NEW YORK - "The Midnight Sun" will finally appear. Stephenie Meyer's long-awaited prequel to her "Twilight" series is coming out Aug. 4, the author announced on her website (www.stepheniemeyer.com) Mo...
May 04, 2020
Media consortium seeking search warrants from Nova Scotia mass shooting
HALIFAX - A provincial court judge says she'll push to hold hearings as quickly as possible on the public release of search warrants from the investigation into the recent mass shooting in N...
May 04, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 12:10 p.m. Canada's chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, says Canadians are going to need how to learn to live w...
May 04, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:52 a.m. on May 4, 2020: There are 59,858 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 31,865 confirmed (includ...
May 04, 2020
Canadian in Korean baseball league bracing for season without family, fans
Jamie Romak had no hesitation about going back to South Korea in the midst of a global pandemic to play in his fourth season in the Korean Baseball Organization. The first baseman from ...
May 04, 2020
Parliament must be given more time to study COVID-19 response: Scheer
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says as provinces begin to ease up on COVID-19 restrictions, Parliament should also return to a more normal routine. Scheer says the single day that's been g...
May 04, 2020
