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WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment aid rose last week to 861,000, evidence that layoffs remain painfully high despite a steady drop in the number of confirmed viral infecti...

OTTAWA - Labour groups are asking the federal government to provide workers with extra weeks of pandemic aid with many still out of work and facing the prospect of maxed-out benefits next month. Altho...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the Trudeau Liberals' pledge to collect federal sales tax on some goods sitting in Amazon warehouses could cost just over $600 million to implement....

PRINCE GEORGE - There was a two-vehicle collision north of Salmon Valley this morning.It happened on Highway 97, and closed the road to single-lane, alternating traffic. Drivers can expect lengthy del...

PRINCE GEORGE- UNBC is one of four BC interior research universities the province is investing in to understand the harmful effects of COVID-19 and mitigate its impact on communities across the provin...

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government has tabled legislation to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences, saying they do not deter crime and unfairly affect Indigenous and Black offender...

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault says his government will compensate movie theatre owners for lost concession stand revenue after a disagreement he is calling "Popcorngate." The province has...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois state Rep. Michael Madigan, a Chicago Democrat who virtually set Illinois' political agenda as House speaker before he was ousted last month, announced Thursday that he is...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will look at the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum penalty of four years in prison for recklessly firing a gun. The court has agreed to hear the appeal of J...

DALLAS - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has travelled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a weather crisis that has left much of Texas without power. The high-profile Republican lawm...