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Risk experts say climate change to take big chunk of Canadian economy by 2050
One of the world's largest insurers says Canadians will be more than a $100 billion poorer by 2050 if the world doesn't work harder to fight climate change. Swiss Re, a multinational corporation that ...
Apr 22, 2021
Variants surge: Leaders urge Ottawa to beef up restrictions for travellers to Canada
Ontario's premier got emotional today as he apologized for a mistake and some leaders urged the federal government to tighten restrictions for travellers returning to Canada as rates of COVID-19 varia...
Apr 22, 2021
Alberta teachers and education minister swap accusations of politicizing curriculum
EDMONTON, AB - Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the group representing Alberta teachers is playing politics with a proposed new K-6 curriculum and isn't sincere about real bridge-building.The ...
Apr 22, 2021
ATB donates $100,000 in laptops towards Alberta schools
LETHBRIDGE, AB- 412 Chromebooks are being distributed to 23 Alberta schools from ATB in partnership with United Way.Throughout the pandemic, online classes became the new normal. Using a laptop was ne...
Apr 22, 2021
More supply needed to ease housing price crunch, but always more to do, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the country needs a boost in the supply of housing to help make prices more affordable, but suggests there may be other steps governments can take. Spe...
Apr 22, 2021
Bill on single-game sports betting on cusp of passing — but not for first time
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are debating single-event sports betting as legislation to legalize the activity reaches final reading in the House of Commons. The would-be bill aims to amend Criminal Code provisi...
Apr 22, 2021
Bill on single-game sports betting on cusp of passing — but not for first time
OTTAWA - Lawmakers are debating single-event sports betting as legislation to legalize the activity reaches final reading in the House of Commons. The would-be bill aims to amend Criminal Code provisi...
Apr 22, 2021
Retaking language test unfair during COVID-19: applicants to new residency pathway
OTTAWA - International graduates and essential workers eligible to apply for permanent residency under a new program say requiring them to retake language proficiency tests is unreasonable, especially...
Apr 22, 2021
Expert says Saskatchewan should consider more targeted vaccine plan as variants surge
SASKATOON - Nazeem Muhajarine says he feels a sense of relief after receiving his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine last week at a centre in Saskatoon."It was just so well-organized and run. I felt com...
Apr 22, 2021
Czechs expel more Russians in dispute over 2014 depot blast
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered 63 more Russian diplomats to leave the country, further escalating a dispute between the two nations over the alleged involvement of Rus...
Apr 22, 2021