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Former health minister, Kamloops mayor to head B.C. Care Providers Association
KAMLOOPS - Former B.C. health minister and Kamloops mayor Terry Lake has a new role. Lake has been named the C.E.O. of the B.C. Care Providers Association (BCCPA).The BCCPA made the announcement in a ...
Aug 26, 2020

Indigenous women's group says police too quick to label missing girls as runaways
The president of an Indigenous women's group says Amber Alert policies across Canada should be reviewed in light of a recent case involving a missing teenager from Cape Breton. RCMP in Nova Scoti...
Aug 26, 2020

Broadcasters warn of possible radio and television closures across Canada
OTTAWA - Private radio and television broadcasters are sounding the alarm about the state of their industry. The industry says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to the closure of dozens o...
Aug 26, 2020

Ottawa must act first to secure release of detained Canadians: China
OTTAWA - Beijing is pushing back against Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne's most recent call for the release of two Canadians detained in China, saying it is up to Canada...
Aug 26, 2020

Court grants stay in class-action lawsuit against Canadian fashion mogul
NEW YORK - A class-action lawsuit alleging a Canadian fashion mogul sexually assaulted dozens of women has been put on pause. Fifty-seven women, including 18 Canadians, have joined the lawsuit, which ...
Aug 26, 2020

Kanye West qualifies for Tennessee presidential ballot
NASHVILLE - Rapper and producer Kanye West will be on Tennessee's presidential ballot in November, the state election's office confirmed. The secretary of state's office announced this week that West ...
Aug 26, 2020

Different kind of driving for golfer Aaron Cockerill on Euro Tour this season
Aaron Cockerill is really getting to know his caddie Stuart Beck this season on the European Tour. It's the deep kind of familiarity that can only come from a long road trip. Cockerill, from Stony Mou...
Aug 26, 2020

Bank of Canada eyes effect on wealth, income distribution in review: Wilkins
OTTAWA - The second-in-command at the Bank of Canada said Wednesday that any changes to the underpinning of its monetary policy will be judged against how it affects the distribution of inco...
Aug 26, 2020

Pandemic-related disability support to cost feds $792 million, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says a one-time payment to people with disabilities this fall will cost the federal treasury $792 million. The majority of that amount will go to about 1.67 mi...
Aug 26, 2020

UN watchdog: Iran to allow access to 2 suspected nuke sites
BERLIN - The U.N. nuclear watchdog agency says Tehran has agreed to allow inspectors in to two sites where Iran is suspected of having stored or used undeclared nuclear material. The International Ato...
Aug 26, 2020

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