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B.C. health officials say quick steps taken to help protect care homes
VICTORIA - The deaths of two more COVID-19 patients at long-term care homes in B.C. were mourned by provincial health officials Thursday, but they said lives may have been saved by...
May 28, 2020
Liberal MPs call for national standards for long-term care homes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau is being pressured by some of his own Liberal backbenchers to implement enforceable national standards for the operation of long-term care homes in Canada. The pressure came Th...
May 28, 2020
Atletico Ottawa unveils jersey, adding a dash of blue to familiar red and white
OTTAWA - Atletico Ottawa unveiled its home jersey on Thursday, adding a Maple Leaf to the traditional red-and-white colours of its Atletico Madrid parent club. The jersey, shown in a virtual unveiling...
May 28, 2020
Man accused of killing North Dakota officer has long record
FARGO, N.D. - The first police officer to be killed in the line of duty for more than 50 years in one North Dakota city was shot multiple times by a man with a criminal history that includes interferi...
May 28, 2020
Province set to increase minimum wage Monday
PRINCE GEORGE - As Phase Three of BC's Restart Plan begins Monday, another change will happen as well. The province's minimum wage will increase 75 cents to $14.60 per hour.COVID-19 has made it diffic...
May 28, 2020
CFL commissioner Ambrosie asks The Spring League CEO for partnership proposal
CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie has asked an American developmental football league for a formal proposal regarding a partnership between the two. Brian Woods, CEO of The Spring League,...
May 28, 2020
Farmers Market's allowed the sale of merchandise: PHO order lifted
VICTORIA-The Public Health Order that prohibited the sale of merchandise at Farmers Markets, has been lifted, this announced by B.C.'s Provincial Health Officer in today's (Thursday, May 28) update.Dr...
May 28, 2020
Aritzia Inc. expects 45% drop in net revenue in first quarter due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Aritzia Inc. says it expects net revenue for its first quarter to be about 45 per cent lower than at the same time last year due to the impacts of COVID-19. The Vancouver-based company say...
May 28, 2020
Alberta NDP mocks UCP for taking COVID cash from 'sugar daddy' Trudeau
EDMONTON - The Alberta Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservatives have a new "sugar daddy" in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and should not accept a federal COVID-1...
May 28, 2020
Baseball 10 coming to College Heights in the Fall
An additional Baseball P.E class will be coming to College Heights Secondary School in the fall.Tuesday night School District 57 approved the addition of Baseball 10.The course is designed to develop ...
May 28, 2020