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Federal parties tap wage subsidy program to avoid layoffs as donations dry up

Federal political parties are tapping into the emergency wage subsidy program to avoid laying off their staff as donations dry up during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberal and Conservative parties have both been approved to recei...

Vancouver Police report 'staggering' increase in Anti-Asian hate crimes

Anti-Asian racism has spiked since COVID-19 forced B.C. into a state of emergency in March and Vancouver police say that has driven an increase in overall hate crimes. Howard Chow, the department's deputy chief constable for operations, says investigators have opened 29 files involving anti-Asian racism since March, compared with four over the same time period last year. Chow says there have been 77 hate-associated police files in 2020 and another 10 active files from April and May that could later be classified as hate crimes. Deputy Chief Const. Laurence Rankin says the alleged offences ran...

Trump calls for reopening of houses of worship

President Donald Trump has called for the reopening of houses of worship, declaring them "essential'' services". The president wants governors to allow them to reopen this weekend. "If they don't do it, I will override the gove...

Libraries, museums and drive-in movie theatres can soon reopen in Quebec

Quebec is reporting 65 new COVID-19 deaths today, bringing the total to 3,865. Deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault said Quebec has 46,141 confirmed cases of COVID-19, an increase of 646, with 13,819 people recovered. She says the ...

Low profits, few customers in post-pandemic recovery says B.C. business survey

A survey of British Columbia businesses finds barely one quarter believe they can open and operate profitably as the province gradually eases COVID-19 restrictions. More than 1,300 member businesses of the Greater Vancouver Board...

Conservatives proposing motion to declare Parliament an essential service

Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer wants Parliament declared an essential service so a reduced number of MPs can resume their House of Commons duties amid the COVID-19 crisis.Scheer says his Conservatives are proposing a motion to do...

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Feds will fund COVID-19 testing, tracing and data-sharing

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will fund provinces' efforts to test people for COVID-19, track the contacts of those who test positive, and help different jurisdictions share data.Trudeau says the measur...

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Pakistan jet with 98 aboard crashes near Karachi airport

Pakistan's civil aviation authority says at least two people survived the crash of a Pakistan International Airlines plane in a neighbourhood close to the airport in Karachi.There were 91 passengers and seven crew members aboard t...

Vande Bharat Mission: First Air India flight from Vancouver takes off with 200 Indians

Air India flight took off from Vancouver International Airport on May 20 with over 200 Indians on board.This is the first Vande Bharat Mission repatriation flight from Canada and the first Air India flight to operate from Vancouve...