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Commons committee calls for reshaping of EI to cover gig workers, self-employed
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee recommends a boost to the value and duration of employment insurance benefits, and expanding the system to cover gig workers and the self-employed. Today's report...
Jun 17, 2021
Province planning for 'near normal' return to school this fall for K-12 students
PRINCE GEORGE - The province has announced more details into the return to school this fall, and what will and won't be the same from this past school year.The Ministry of Education says based on guid...
Jun 17, 2021
Tourism Prince George names new CEO
PRINCE GEORGE- Tourism Prince George has a new Chief Executive Officer. Colin Carson was selected for the role.Carson's tenure with Tourism Prince George and experience in the tourism industry and com...
Jun 17, 2021
Cohorts disbanding for September return to normal in BC classrooms
NANAIMO - With a pandemic-affected school year coming to an end, public health and the education system has turned its attention to what's to come.Provincial education minister Jennifer Whiteside anno...
Jun 17, 2021
More normal start for B.C. schools expected this fall
VICTORIA - Students will be back in classrooms for full time, in-person instruction and the return to a more normal start in September.That was the update from Education minister Jennifer Whiteside to...
Jun 17, 2021
B.C. public health officials prepare to manage COVID-19 differently in the future
VANCOUVER - The future of COVID-19 could look a lot like seasonal flus or other common illnesses like measles or pneumonia, British Columbia's deputy provincial health officer says. Dr. Rka Gustafson ...
Jun 17, 2021
Victoria dog reunited with its family days after becoming lost while escaping attack
VICTORIA - A dog is safe at home days after it was separated from its owner as they ran from a violent attack near downtown Victoria. Camper, a brown pit bull terrier with a black face, was located We...
Jun 17, 2021
Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez loses third-set tiebreaker against Ons Jabeur
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom - Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez lost 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) to No. 2 seed Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the second round of the Viking Classic Birmingham on Thursday. The 66th-ranke...
Jun 17, 2021
Ottawa pledges $115 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelan refugees
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada will provide $115 million in aid over two years for more than 5.6 million Venezuelan asylum seekers living in countries in South an...
Jun 17, 2021
Vaccine hesitancy in the Prairies, abuse of asylum seekers : In The News for June 17
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 June 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jun 17, 2021