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Alberta government chooses PwC to advise on provincial police force
The concept of implementing a provincial police service in Alberta is in the hands of one of the world's largest business advisory services.The Government of Alberta announced Wednesday that PwC will ...
Oct 07, 2020
Wildlife officers answering dangerous police calls deserve more money: Union
EDMONTON - If Alberta wants fish and wildlife officers to take on some of the most dangerous parts of police work, it should pay them accordingly, their union said Tuesday.Mike Dempsey of the Alberta ...
Oct 07, 2020
Cases drop in Quebec but hospitalizations creep up in hardest-hit provinces
There were some small positive signs in COVID-19 data reported from Quebec and Ontario today, even as hospitalizations inched upwards in Canada's two most populous provinces. New cases in Quebec dropp...
Oct 07, 2020
Few to use new sickness benefit for COVID-19 diagnosis, PBO suggests in new report
OTTAWA - Parliament's spending watchdog says relatively little of the government's new sickness benefit will go to people who have tested positive for COVID-19.In a report this morning, the parliament...
Oct 07, 2020
Boston delays school reopening plan after virus cases surge
BOSTON - The next phase of the Boston Public Schools reopening plan was delayed Wednesday because the city's coronavirus positivity rate has climbed higher than 4%, Mayor Marty Walsh said Wednesday. "...
Oct 07, 2020
Sexualized onions: Facebook lifts ban on Newfoundland advertisement for seeds
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Facebook has reversed its decision to prevent a seed company in Newfoundland from using a photo of a pile of onions, which the social media giant had deemed "overtly sexual." Jackso...
Oct 07, 2020
Texas high court blocks Houston plan to offer mail ballots
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that 2 million Houston voters cannot receive unsolicited mail ballot applications from local elections officials who are dramatically expanding ...
Oct 07, 2020
Straws, stir sticks and bags among first targets of countrywide plastics ban
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says six single-use plastic items that aren't easily recycled and already have more environmentally friendly alternatives will be the first to go under...
Oct 07, 2020
Appeals court: Trump must turn over taxes to prosecutor
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's accountant must turn over his tax records to a New York state prosecutor, an appeals court ruled Wednesday in a decision that likely sets up a second trip to the U....
Oct 07, 2020
Conservatives' O'Toole says MPs can vote freely on two controversial bills
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he'll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party. Last week, the Liberal government reintroduced legislation to ban the pr...
Oct 07, 2020