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Greens joins Conservatives to say Feds-NDP pushing through new net-zero climate bill
OTTAWA - Green Party of Canada Leader Annamie Paul says important climate legislation is failing to get the scrutiny it deserves because the Liberal government and NDP are ramming it through Parliamen...
May 31, 2021

RCMP discharges firearm, one suspect in hospital
PRINCE GEORGE - Shortly before 7:00 a.m. this morning, a frontline officer of the Prince George RCMP was conducting an investigation in the area of 15th Avenue and Victoria Street in Prince George. In...
May 31, 2021

Federal government launches loan program for Black-owned businesses
OTTAWA - The federal government is opening the doors to a loan program that will provide financing to Black-owned businesses that often face a steep hill to access capital. The Black Entrepreneurship ...
May 31, 2021

Echaquan inquiry: reform needed to reduce Indigenous patients' fear of health system
MONTREAL - The coroner's inquiry examining the death Joyce Echaquan is moving to the recommendations phase of its public hearings. Dr. Stanley Vollant, an Innu surgeon, is recommending the government ...
May 31, 2021

Veteran quarterback MacLeod Bethel-Thompson signs new deal with the Toronto Argonauts
TORONTO - Veteran quarterback MacLeod Bethel-Thomson re-signed with the Toronto Argonauts on Monday. Bethel-Thompson had a CFL-high 26 touchdown passes in 13 starts with Toronto in 2019. The six-foot-...
May 31, 2021

NDP urges Ottawa to enact TRC calls to action following school burial site discovery
OTTAWA - Federal New Democrats are calling for an emergency debate in the House of Commons on the recent discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the former Kamloops Indian Residenti...
May 31, 2021

Shed fire on Quince Street
.PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue responded to a shed fire on the 2600 block of Quince Street this morning.Crews responded just before 6 a.m. to find the backyard shed fully involved.The fire...
May 31, 2021

Iqaluit to ease public health restrictions Thursday as COVID-19 outbreak eases
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit will start easing public health restrictions on Thursday as the city continues to recover from a COVID-19 outbreak. Schools will reopen that day for part-time in-class learn...
May 31, 2021

Minimum wage going up June 1 in B.C.
VICTORIA - B.C.'s lowest paid workers are set to receive a raise tomorrow (June 1).The minimum wage will rise to $15.20 an hour with the lower wage for liquor servers ending.As of June 1, the minimum ...
May 31, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 31, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11 a.m.Quebec is reporting 276 new cases of COVID-19 today and one more death attributed to the novel coronavirus.Health official...
May 31, 2021