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$12 million in reserved federal funds released to B.C. school districts: ministry
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is releasing about $12 million to school districts across the province to further support the COVID-19 response. The money is part of the $242.4 mill...
Dec 21, 2020
Moderna establishing Canadian division amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout
OTTAWA - U.S. biotech firm Moderna is establishing a Canadian office as it ramps up plans to rolls out its COVID-19 vaccine here as soon as Health Canada approves it.Patricia Gauthier, the new general...
Dec 21, 2020
Many Canadians who contracted COVID-19 worried about dying: Poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests many Canadians who have contracted COVID-19 worried they would die from the illness.The survey by Lger and the Association for Canadian Studies found that 35 per cent - o...
Dec 21, 2020
Newfoundland and Labrador film 'Little Orphans' wins top prize in Whistler
WHISTLER, B.C. - A Newfoundland and Labrador film about the agonizing disorderliness of family took home a tidy sum and the top prize at this year's Whistler Film Festival. The festival announced Sund...
Dec 21, 2020
Federal government announces funding to restore Wood Buffalo National Park
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will provide $60 million over three years to restore the environment of Canada's largest national park. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the money w...
Dec 21, 2020
World junior hockey championship says no new positive COVID-19 tests for players
EDMONTON - The International Ice Hockey Federation says there are no new positive tests for COVID-19 among players on the 10 teams at the world junior championship. Since the teams entered the competi...
Dec 21, 2020
Garneau directs CTA to develop new rules for flight cancellation refunds
Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is directing the Canadian Transportation Agency to strengthen rules that require airlines to refund passengers for cancelled flights. In a statement Monday, Gar...
Dec 21, 2020
Feds should detail vaccination plan for Indigenous communities: NDP
OTTAWA - NDP health critic Don Davies says the federal government should come up with a plan to roll COVID-19 vaccines out in Indigenous communities immediately. Speaking to a virtual news conference ...
Dec 21, 2020
Canadian navy submarine docked extra year after leak found in main ballast tank
OTTAWA - One of the Royal Canadian Navy's beleaguered submarines is remaining in dock an extra year due to a leak in its main ballast tank, which is used to control whether it goes up or down in the w...
Dec 21, 2020
Illicit drug deaths continue to surpass records in B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE - More grim news for the toxicity of illicit drugs in B.C. as November saw an 89% increase in deaths over the same period in 2019.The BC Coroners Service reports 153 suspected drug toxic...
Dec 21, 2020