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Infrastructure bank to invest $10 billion in priority areas for pandemic recovery

Infrastructure bank to invest $10 billion in priority areas for pandemic recovery

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlined Thursday how the Canada Infrastructure Bank intends to invest $10 billion in projects meant to create 60,000 jobs and contribute to the fight against climate change.
Google to pay $1 billion over 3 years for news content

Google to pay $1 billion over 3 years for news content

LONDON — Google will pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for their content, the company's latest effort to defuse tensions over its dominance of the news industry.
TransAlta and Tidewater selling Pioneer Pipeline to Atco instead of TC Energy

TransAlta and Tidewater selling Pioneer Pipeline to Atco instead of TC Energy

CALGARY — TransAlta Corp. and its partner, Tidewater Midstream & Infrastructure Ltd. have signed a new deal to sell the Pioneer Pipeline to Atco Gas and Pipelines Ltd.
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 2:32 p.m.
Second wave anxiety

Second wave anxiety

Poll finds anxiety growing among Canadians about second wave
Fight breaks out on bus in Surrey after mask disagreement (VIDEO)

Fight breaks out on bus in Surrey after mask disagreement (VIDEO)

A mask-less passenger became belligerent when another rider offered him a mask.
Seven survivors of Alberta tour bus rollover near Jasper file lawsuit

Seven survivors of Alberta tour bus rollover near Jasper file lawsuit

EDMONTON — A northern Alberta woman who survived a fatal tour bus crash in Jasper National Park this summer says she is one of the lucky ones, but her recovery will be long and painful. Sweta Patel, 27, from High Prairie, Alta.
Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test

Health Canada green-lights rapid COVID-19 test

OTTAWA — Health Canada has given the green light to a rapid test for COVID-19 that could be deployed to long-term care homes and schools to take pressure off provincial testing systems.
COVID-19 cases rising in Indigenous communities

COVID-19 cases rising in Indigenous communities

OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Indigenous communities have been facing an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases during the last few weeks.
Economic rebound slows as Statistics Canada says economy grew 3.0 per cent in July

Economic rebound slows as Statistics Canada says economy grew 3.0 per cent in July

OTTAWA — The pace of Canada's economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic slowed in July, and maybe even more in August, Statistics Canada says, suggesting the country is in what experts described as a long, choppy path to recovery.
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