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Quebec provincial police arrest pair in connection with cell phone tower fires
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested two people in connection with a spate of cell phone tower fires in recent days. Police say the pair, in their 20s, will be questioned following...
May 07, 2020
Telus Q1 profit drops to $353 million as acquisition-related items increase
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its first-quarter profit fell 19 per cent from a year ago, as investments in its networks and an increase in acquisition-related accounting expenses more tha...
May 07, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: Privacy risks of tracing app are worth it in COVID-19 fight
KAMLOOPS - WHEN PREMIER JOHN HORGAN announced Wednesday a four-phased transition toward a semblance of normality, he barely mentioned the importance of contact tracing but it's something that will be ...
May 07, 2020 Image 'Credit: ABTraceTogether app
CFL commissioner set to discuss league's issues during government meeting
OTTAWA - Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie will be back in the spotlight tonight. Just over a week after news broke that the CFL has asked the federal government for up to $150...
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
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
