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Trudeau promises $82B in economic supports in COVID-19 fight
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will spend up to $82 billion on measures to support the Canadian economy through the COVID-19 pandemic. The funds include money for w...
Mar 18, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
Trump confirms Canada-U.S. border to be closed to non-essential travel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is confirming that the Canada-U.S. border will be closed "by mutual consent" to non-essential traffic.Trump, who disclosed the news on Twitter, says trade will not ...
Mar 18, 2020 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
Annual pace of inflation cools to 2.2% in February from 2.4% in January
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the consumer price index in February rose 2.2 per cent compared with a year ago. The increase comes after a year-over-year increase of 2.4 per cent in January. Economis...
Mar 18, 2020
Trump confirms Canada-U.S. border to be closed to non-essential travel
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is confirming that the Canada-U.S. border will be closed "by mutual consent" to non-essential traffic. Trump, who disclosed the news on Twitter, says trade will not...
Mar 18, 2020
TicketsNorth closed until further notice
ckpgPRINCE GEORGE-TicketsNorth (CN Centre's Box Office Outlet), in respect to the closure of City of Prince George arenas ,is closed until further notice. In-person ticket refunds for both the 2020 Wo...
Mar 18, 2020 Courtesy CN Centre
Biden notches 3 more victories; Sanders reassessing campaign
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden swept to victory in Florida, Illinois and Arizona, increasingly pulling away with a Democratic presidential primary upended by the coronavirus and building pressure on Bernie Sa...
Mar 18, 2020
COVID-19 federal aid and NHL player diagnosed; In The News for March 18
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 March 18 ... COV...
Mar 18, 2020
World virus infections hit 200,000; Borders jammed in Europe
BERLIN - Desperate travellers choked European border crossings Wednesday after countries implemented strict controls to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 200,...
Mar 18, 2020
Computer-graphics pioneers win tech's Turing prize
The technology that animated movies like "Toy Story" and enabled a variety of special effects is the focus of this year's Turing Award, the technology industry's version of the Nobel Prize. Patrick Ha...
Mar 18, 2020
Disabled Canadians feel excluded from COVID-19 messaging
Karen McCall clicked eagerly on the link tweeted out by her provincial health ministry, keen to read the promised list of tips meant to help her protect against COVID-19. But a familiar...
Mar 18, 2020