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Pandemic pushed up timeline for long-sought EI review

Qualtrough hinted discussions may start soon about what changes should become permanent

Dec 24, 2020 11:05 AM Read more >

COVID-19 relief bill morphs into a test of GOP loyalty to President Donald Trump

Threatening to tank Congress’ massive COVID relief and government funding package, President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger aid checks for Americans is forcing Republicans traditionally wary of such spending into an uncomfortable test o

Dec 24, 2020 6:35 AM Read more >

No criminal charges for southern Alberta police in 'Star Wars' storm trooper arrest

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground last May.

Dec 23, 2020 5:05 PM Read more >

Supreme Court declines to hear bid for injunction in flight refund case

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a case linked to a challenge about air passenger refunds for flights cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dec 23, 2020 4:05 PM Read more >

Canucks 2020-21 schedule features surprisingly few back-to-backs

No one knows where the Vancouver Canucks will be playing this season, but at least we know when. Approximately.

Dec 23, 2020 2:34 PM Read more >

Meng Wanzhou to apply for change in bail conditions

Meng Wanzhou's extradition hearings session Wednesday

Dec 23, 2020 12:55 PM Read more >

Northern B.C. high-school students answer hospital's call

At the beginning of December, the request went out from the Fort St. John Hospital Foundation for makers to construct ear-savers for their front-line staff. Long hours of wearing personal protective equipment has been causing discomfort.

Dec 23, 2020 12:05 PM Read more >

Every continent on Earth has now been touched by COVID-19 pandemic

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 Dec. 23 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Dec 23, 2020 11:05 AM Read more >

Health Canada authorizes Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA — Health Canada says the COVID-19 vaccine from U.S. biotech firm Moderna is safe for use in Canada. The vaccine is the second to be greenlit in Canada, following the Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine on Dec. 9.

Dec 23, 2020 8:05 AM Read more >

B.C.'s Vasek Pospisil wins ATP's Comeback Player of the Year

Vernon's Vasek Pospisil has been named the ATP Tour's Comeback Player of the Year. Pospisil reached two tournament finals during the shortened 2020 season after undergoing back surgery last year.

Dec 23, 2020 6:35 AM Read more >