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New bridges in northern B.C. for continued safe travel between communities
PORT CLEMENTS-A $5.4 million project to construct two steel bridges along Hwy.16 on Haida Gwaii will begin in several weeks.The move was made by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in an...
May 29, 2020
Large cruise ships barred from Canadian waters until end of October: Garneau
OTTAWA - The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but dead as Ottawa extends a ban on ships in Canadian waters until the end of October. Transportation Minister Marc Garneau says passenger ships w...
May 29, 2020
Twitter adds 'glorifying violence' warning to Trump tweet
WASHINGTON - Twitter has added a warning to one of President Donald Trump's tweets about protests in Minneapolis, saying it violated the platform's rules about "glorifying violence." Trump, a prolific...
May 29, 2020
New website aims at connecting British Columbians with jobs in agriculture
VICTORIA- British Columbians are now able to access a new online resource, making it easier to learn about jobs and careers in agriculture.The Ministry of Agriculture announced the new, B.C. Farm, Fis...
May 29, 2020
Statistics Canada says Q1 GDP worst showing since 2009
OTTAWA - Canada's economy had its worst quarterly showing since 2009 through the first three months of 2020, and may be headed to an even steeper drop, as steps taken to slow the spread of COVID-19 fo...
May 29, 2020
CNN crew arrested while reporting on Minneapolis protests
MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota State Patrol on Friday arrested a CNN television crew as they reported on violent protests in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pl...
May 29, 2020
7 shot at Louisville protest over fatal police shooting
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - At least seven people were shot in Louisville as hundreds of protesters converged on City Hall demanding justice for Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot in March by po...
May 29, 2020
Mississippi mayor flouts calls to resign over Floyd comments
PETAL, Miss. - A Mississippi mayor whose remarks about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody sparked outrage is resisting calls to resign, including from his own town's board of alde...
May 29, 2020
Police across US speak out against Minneapolis custody death
LOS ANGELES - Murder. Brutality. Reprehensible. Indefensible. Police nationwide, in unequivocal and unprecedented language, have condemned the actions of Minneapolis police in the custody death of a h...
May 29, 2020
B.C.'s Tourism Sector benefits from $400,000 to keep industry strong amidst pandemic
VANCOUVER-Tourism sector associations across B.C. will benefit from $400,000 through Destination B.C.Tourism sector associations support an abundance of activities in the province such as mountain bik...
May 29, 2020