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New bill introduced may bring changes to the use of license plate decals
VICTORIA- The province has introduced a new bill that if passed would offer some flexibility around the use of the decal on B.C. license plates.Bill 20, the Motor Vehicle Amendment Act (No. 2), 2020 w...
Jun 23, 2020
Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth p...
Jun 23, 2020
Eight more weeks of CERB to cost $17.9 billion, budget officer says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates in a new report that it will cost $17.9 billion to provide eight extra weeks of payments through the Canada Emergency Response Benefit. The report t...
Jun 23, 2020
Novak Djokovic tests positive for coronavirus
BELGRADE, Serbia - Novak Djokovic tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday after taking part in a tennis exhibition series he organized in Serbia and Croatia. The top-ranked Serb is the fourth p...
Jun 23, 2020
Proposed changes to Mines Act aimed at improving permitting and worker protection
VICTORIA-There are several proposed updates to the Mines Act to ensure more effective mines permitting and better protection of workers, the environment and the public.The Ministry of Energy, Mines an...
Jun 23, 2020
New film tells tale of North Korean orphans sent to Europe
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Six decades after they returned to their homeland, traces of thousands of North Korean children orphaned by the Korean War linger for the elderly Europeans whose lives they...
Jun 23, 2020
Fans turn up heat for ABC's cancelled 'Baker and the Beauty'
LOS ANGELES - With cries for equality and justice ringing in the streets, a petition drive to rescue a cancelled television series may seem inconsequential. But among the advocates for ABC's "The Bake...
Jun 23, 2020
Recognize. Reject. Report: Preventing internet scams
SURREY-Recognize. Reject. Report.Those three steps are what the B.C. RCMP want British Columbians to follow in order to not become victims to internet scams."Internet fraudsters may make websites and ...
Jun 23, 2020
Ex-CEO of Wirecard arrested in case over missing billions
BERLIN - The former CEO of German payment service provider Wirecard has been arrested, accused of inflating the company's balance sheet in an accounting scandal that centres on a missing sum of 1.9 bi...
Jun 23, 2020
Singapore leader calls for early elections despite pandemic
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is calling for new elections to seek a fresh mandate despite the coronavirus pandemic. Lee says in a televised speech that he has advised the country's preside...
Jun 23, 2020