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Feds earmark money to help communities adapt to realities of COVID-19

Feds earmark money to help communities adapt to realities of COVID-19

OTTAWA — The federal government is offering $31 million to help communities find ways to adapt to the realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Budget watchdog says COVID-19 wage subsidy might cost less than predicted

Budget watchdog says COVID-19 wage subsidy might cost less than predicted

OTTAWA — Canada's official fiscal watchdog says the federal wage subsidy program might cost $14 billion less than the government predicted.
Supreme Court won't review disclosure ruling in case of alleged defamation

Supreme Court won't review disclosure ruling in case of alleged defamation

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a judge's decision to grant author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia.
Gun buyback plan and Sarah Cooper gets Netflix special: In The News for Aug. 13

Gun buyback plan and Sarah Cooper gets Netflix special: In The News for Aug. 13

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 Aug. 13. What we are watching in Canada ...
Quebec farms facing lost profits and rotting harvests due to migrant worker shortage

Quebec farms facing lost profits and rotting harvests due to migrant worker shortage

MONTREAL — Nineteen-year-old Florence Lachapelle was among hundreds of Quebecers who tried their hand at planting seeds and harvesting produce this summer, replacing migrant workers who were unable to leave their countries because of the COVID-19 pan
Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle

Ball python that went missing in Victoria found hiding under vehicle

VICTORIA — Police say a large snake that went missing somewhere in a Victoria-area neighbourhood was found hiding under a vehicle. Victoria police issued a statement saying the nearly 1.
Carleton criminology school ends student placements with police over racism failures

Carleton criminology school ends student placements with police over racism failures

OTTAWA — Carleton University's criminology school says it will no longer place students to work with police forces and prisons as a show of solidarity with the movement to address systemic racism in Canada's criminal justice institutions.
Manitoba RCMP laughing after suspect mistakes unmarked police car for taxi

Manitoba RCMP laughing after suspect mistakes unmarked police car for taxi

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — Manitoba RCMP are laughing after an intoxicated man jumped into the back seat of an unmarked police cruiser he mistook for a taxi.
B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart

B.C. students to return to school Sept. 10 as part of gradual restart

VICTORIA — Children in British Columbia will return to classrooms two days later than originally planned as part of a gradual restart to schooling, the education minister says.
From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said about getting kids back to classes.