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'If you are making minimum wage, you deserve a raise,": Wage top up for Essential Workers on way
OTTAWA-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a wage top up for essential workers across Canada, this morning.Justin Trudeau has mentioned bringing more support to those who are essential workers, in...
May 07, 2020
Canadian Forces still unsure how to raise helicopter that crashed
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Canadian military is still determining how to raise the wreckage of a military helicopter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last week. The c...
May 07, 2020
Historic St. John's regatta called off because of COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Royal St. John's Regatta that has run for over two centuries has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers made the announcement Thursday. The regatta, he...
May 07, 2020
Bundesliga soccer to resume on May 16 in empty stadiums
BERLIN - The Bundesliga soccer season will resume on May 16 in empty stadiums, picking up right where it left off two months ago amid the coronavirus outbreak. Thursday's announcement comes one day af...
May 07, 2020
Unanimous Supreme Court throws out 'Bridgegate' convictions
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has thrown out the convictions of two people involved in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" scandal. The court said in a unanimous decision Thursday that the government had overr...
May 07, 2020
Quebec provincial police arrest pair in connection with cell phone tower fires
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they've arrested two people in connection with a spate of cell phone tower fires in recent days. Police say the pair, in their 20s, will be questioned following...
May 07, 2020
Telus Q1 profit drops to $353 million as acquisition-related items increase
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. reported its first-quarter profit fell 19 per cent from a year ago, as investments in its networks and an increase in acquisition-related accounting expenses more tha...
May 07, 2020
CFL commissioner set to discuss league's issues during government meeting
OTTAWA - Canadian Football League commissioner Randy Ambrosie will be back in the spotlight tonight. Just over a week after news broke that the CFL has asked the federal government for up to $150...
May 07, 2020
Experts warn of increasing car use, loss of transit routes post-crisis
VANCOUVER - Getting around Stanley Park since the pandemic struck is a new experience for Tom Green. Roads that weave through the urban forest in Vancouver have been closed to traffic, makin...
May 07, 2020
Feds to unveil agreements with provinces to top up essential workers' pay
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today cost-sharing agreements with a number of provinces to top up the wages of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Those agr...
May 07, 2020