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150 K in damages in Oak Street apartment fire
PRINCE GEORGE -Damage is pegged at $ 150,000 in an apartment fire in the 2500 block of Oak Street just after 8:30 last night. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a second-story su...
May 08, 2020

Jobless numbers to be released and return of 'Hamilton'; In The News for May 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 8 ... --- CO...
May 08, 2020

Shutdown of tent cities a chance to change housing policy, advocates say
VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who c...
May 08, 2020

Pandemic causing 'unprecedented' threat to beef and pork producers: industry
Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...
May 08, 2020

Shutdown of tent cities a chance to change housing policy, advocates say
VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who c...
May 08, 2020

Adequacy of federal emergency aid measures to be tested by jobless numbers
OTTAWA - The adequacy of federal emergency benefits to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis is bound to come under scrutiny today as the country gets the first real glimpse of the economic devas...
May 08, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 8, 2020: There are 64,922 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 35,238 confirmed (in...
May 08, 2020

Peter MacKay suggests Magnitsky Act should be used against China for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay says the Magnitsky Act ought to be used if there's evidence specific individuals suppressed or falsified information about COVID-19 in China. MacK...
May 08, 2020

A father reads a daughter's account of pain, joy, love amid his COVID-19 battle
HALIFAX - As Rick Cameron rests and rehabilitates his body from its war with COVID-19, he has a story to read through to fill in the gaps of his journey. It is the detail...
May 08, 2020

Virtual parliamentary proceedings cause spike in injuries for interpreters
OTTAWA - Virtual sittings of the House of Commons and parliamentary committees are causing headaches for interpreters - literally. Coping with iffy audio quality, occasional feedback loops, new t...
May 08, 2020