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Some services restored in Rogers’ outage but no firm time for full restoration after 18 hours

After almost 18 hours of an outage, some Rogers customers are starting to see wireless service restored. In a statement, Rogers and President CEO  Tony Staffieri says “meaningful progress” has...

Rogers “aware of problem”, gives no indication of when service will be restored

Millions of Rogers customers Canada-wide are still without service. The telecom company says all of their cell service, landlines, internet, and tv are out. The outage began around 4:00 a.m....

Eye drops recalled by Health Canada over allergy concerns

Have a look in your medicine cabinet for eye drops that are being recalled. Health Canada says one lot of Pharmasave Advanced Relief Eye Drops and another of Compliments Advanced...

National Inquiry launched to probe use of Emergencies Act

The federal government will probe the use of the Emergencies Act during this winter’s trucker protests. Paul S. Rouleau has been named as Commissioner of the Public Order Commission.  Rouleau...

Federal election called for September 20th, Canadians to head to the polls

In one of her first official duties as Governor-General Mary Simon met with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau Sunday morning and agreed to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a...

Mary Simon named Governor-General, first Indigenous person to take on the role

Inuk leader Mary Simon has been named Canada’s 30th Governor-General.  She is Canada’s first Indigenous Governor-General. Simon is from Nunavik, in northern Quebec, and is an Officer of the Order...

Remains of Canadian citizen found in collapsed Florida condo

The remains of a Canadian have been found in the rubble of a condo building in South Florida. Global Affairs Canada confirmed the news early Tuesday.  The agency did not...

Saskatchewan First Nation confirms discovery of 751 unmarked graves at former residential school

WARNING: The following story contains details some readers may find disturbing. 751 unmarked graves have been discovered at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan.  The...

Trudeau cleared of wrongdoing in WE Charity Scandal, Morneau found in breach

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the WE Charity (WE) scandal but his former...

WHO names B.1.617 variant of global concern

The World Health Organization has officially classified the COVID-19 variant first found in India as a variant of global...

Former police officer found guilty on all charges in death of George Floyd

It’s three guilty verdicts returned in the trial of the murder of George Floyd. Former police officer Derek Chauvin...

Opposition parties cry foul on Liberal budget

The Conservatives and NDP are ripping apart the Liberal’s 2021 budget. The Conservatives aren’t happy with the document, heavily criticizing...

Federal budget unveils $104-billion in new spending

In its first budget in two years, the federal government has put childcare front and centre. Finance Minister Chrystia...

Prince Philip dies at 99

Sad news out of Buckingham Palace. Prince Philip the husband of Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 99. ...

Trudeau designates anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic as National Day of Observance

March 11th will be a National Day of Observance for those who have died from COVID-19. It was March 11th,...

U.S. President Donald Trump impeached for second time

The majority of members of the lower chamber of Congress voted in favour of impeaching the outgoing President. It...

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B.C. weighs stripping tenant protections from supportive housing residents

A new working group is exploring the possibility of removing supportive housing from British Columbia’s Residential Tenancy Act in an effort to address safety concerns at the facilities.

Commercial logging isn’t happening in BC parks; says B.C. Minister

When it comes to commercial logging, BC parks are off-limits.

B.C. receives improved rating on interprovincial trade: CFIB

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has praised British Columbia on making strides toward removing interprovincial trade barriers over the last year, but claims there’s still more work to be done. 

Majority of British Columbians optimistic about Canada’s future: poll

A new poll finds Canadian pride is surging as the country prepares to mark its 158th birthday on Tuesday.

Crime declines in downtown Trail

The move of the temporary homeless shelter to Riverside Dr has reduced the amount crime in downtown Trail.
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