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Canada's Shady El Nahas a Pan American Games judo champion
SANTIAGO, Chile - Shady El Nahas captured Pan American Games judo gold Monday in the men's 100-kilogram class. The 25-year-old from Toronto defeated Chile's Thomas Briceno in the final by a match-endi...
Oct 30, 2023
Fiscal and monetary policy rowing in opposite directions, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says fiscal and monetary policy are rowing in opposite directions, making it harder to bring inflation down. Macklem is appearing before MPs on the House ...
Oct 30, 2023
Fiscal and monetary policy rowing in opposite directions, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem says fiscal and monetary policy are rowing in opposite directions, making it harder to bring inflation down. Macklem is appearing before MPs on the House ...
Oct 30, 2023
B.C. raises pay $2 per hour for daycare workers at licensed facilities
VICTORIA - Daycare workers at British Columbia's licensed child-care facilities will receive a $2-per-hour pay increase starting Jan. 1. Grace Lore, B.C.'s minister of state for child care, says in a ...
Oct 30, 2023
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says caring for intoxicated prisoners is a health-care issue and shouldn't be a police responsibility. A report released by Ronald J. MacD...
Oct 30, 2023
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
SURREY, B.C. - The head of British Columbia's police watchdog says caring for intoxicated prisoners is a health-care issue and shouldn't be a police responsibility. A report released by Ronald J. MacD...
Oct 30, 2023
B.C. non-profits to receive $60 million from government to help with their work: Eby
VICTORIA - Certain non-profit organizations in British Columbia are getting $60 million from the government in grant funding to help them do their work. Premier David Eby says the help of non-profits ...
Oct 30, 2023
Housing group brings renters' troubles with corporate landlords to review panel
HALIFAX - A national housing advocacy group delivered about 400 stories of renters' difficulties in dealing with large corporate landlords to federal offices in 10 Canadian citiestoday. The Associatio...
Oct 30, 2023
Coalition of businesses call on the Province to crack down on crime
BRITISH COLUMBIA - A new public safety coalition of community and business groups, concerned citizens and retailers are calling on the government to end rising crime in local communities across the pr...
Oct 30, 2023
Labour shortages: Quebec to fast-track training for some in-demand construction jobs
QUEBEC - The Quebec government is offering paid fast-track training programs for workers in skilled trades that are most in demand in the province's construction industry. Quebec Premier Franois Legau...
Oct 30, 2023