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CRA snitch line now open to information about federal COVID-19 aid fraud

CRA snitch line now open to information about federal COVID-19 aid fraud

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has expanded its so-called snitch line to any tips and leads about suspected fraud in the federal government's COVID-19 emergency aid programs.
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Foreign cyberthreats to Canada persist: spy agency

Foreign cyberthreats to Canada persist: spy agency

Global Five Eyes alliance had Huawei concerns
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Trudeau government given failing grade for lack of action plan on MMIWG

Trudeau government given failing grade for lack of action plan on MMIWG

OTTAWA - It was Sonya Nadine Mae Cywink's 31st birthday when she went missing in Ontario in mid-August of 1994. She was with child. She had been planning to celebrate her birthday by meeting her sister, Meggie Cywink, at a Toronto Blue Jays game.
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Vancouver council says no to legal drinking in public spaces

Vancouver council says no to legal drinking in public spaces

Chief medical health officer warns of 'significant binge-drinking culture' in B.C.
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Video of officer seen punching driver to be investigated: Kelowna RCMP

Video of officer seen punching driver to be investigated: Kelowna RCMP

KELOWNA, B.C. — A video circulating on social media that appears to show a Mountie punching a combative driver doesn't tell the full story, the Kelowna detachment's top officer said Tuesday.
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Rare dinosaur stomach fossil opens door to ancient world

Rare dinosaur stomach fossil opens door to ancient world

Digestive organ only one of three in the world
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B.C. secures new supply of surgical masks that exceed Health Canada standards

B.C. secures new supply of surgical masks that exceed Health Canada standards

VICTORIA — Millions of respirator masks British Columbia purchased from a manufacturer in China have been given a stamp of approval by separate labs, making them available for health workers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Province’s minimum wage increases to $14.60/hr

Province’s minimum wage increases to $14.60/hr

Poverty group says still not enough
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Wolf killed near Prince Rupert B.C. after rare attack on a human

Wolf killed near Prince Rupert B.C. after rare attack on a human

Conservation does not think animal linked to pet attacks
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A third of B.C. students return to part-time, in-class instruction

A third of B.C. students return to part-time, in-class instruction

Education Minister Rob Fleming said approximately 60,000 students have returned to some in-class instruction across 60 school districts
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