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House of Commons can manage virtual voting securely if MPs want it, Speaker says
OTTAWA - House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota says he is comfortable the technology is in place to safely allow MPs to vote remotely during the hybrid Parliament sittings. Rota tells the procedure an...
Jun 02, 2020
Israeli, Chinese policies 'concern' Canada, undermine freedom, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has waded into the foreign policies of Israel and China, expressing concerns over separate but controversial positions that he says undermine peac...
Jun 02, 2020
With Italy at risk, Europe Central Bank could boost stimulus
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank could soon expand its anti-pandemic stimulus program to more than a trillion euros, giving it more firepower to keep the virus crisis from sliding into a new fina...
Jun 02, 2020
Astronauts ring opening bell for Nasdaq from space station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The astronauts launched into orbit by SpaceX joined in the ringing of the opening bell for the Nasdaq on Tuesday to mark "a pivotal moment" for the space economy. NASA astronaut...
Jun 02, 2020
Chilcotin ranch owners face ‘anxiety and deep concern’ over land claim negotiations
CHILCOTIN REGION, B.C. - Anxiety and deep concern is what ranchers in the Chilcotin region are feeling at the moment, according to one ranch owner.Felix Schellenberg, owner of Rafter 25 Ranch and Past...
Jun 02, 2020
MAP: Thefts of bicycles and from motor vehicles — Week of May 25, 2020
KAMLOOPS - Thefts from motor vehicles and thefts of bicycles were both down last week.According to the latest mapping data from Kamloops RCMP, there were 17 vehicle break-ins last week and four report...
Jun 02, 2020
Major League Soccer players continue to boycott training in labour impasse
For the second day in a row, players from Toronto FC, the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps skipped training as MLS and its Players Association remained at odds in an apparent labour impasse. Pl...
Jun 02, 2020
Feds continue to add to COVID-19 supply stores to meet future demand
OTTAWA - The federal government continues to add to the supply of personal protective agreement and related medical equipment needed to fight COVID-19. The prime minister says the race to accumulate w...
Jun 02, 2020
Press pass offering little defence for journalists caught in the U.S. fray
WASHINGTON - Press passes and television cameras, once powerful emblems of neutral non-combatants, are proving no defence for journalists covering the widespread public unrest in the United State...
Jun 02, 2020
Jets captain Blake Wheeler on racism: 'You can't be silent anymore'
Blake Wheeler says he regrets not speaking up sooner. After posting a letter to Twitter over the weekend on the death of George Floyd and the mass protests that followed across the United States, the ...
Jun 02, 2020
