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BURNABY, B.C. — The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators.

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Friday, Feb. 18, 2022

FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another COVID-19-related death as the province prepares to move to the least restrictive level of the government's COVID-19 winter plan.

WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has started a new COVID-19 dashboard aimed at keeping residents up to date about important pandemic-related information.

Protests against COVID-19 restrictions have taken place around the world since the beginning of the pandemic. Here is a look at some of the demonstrations over governments' handling of the pandemic as police began making arrests Friday in Ottawa of antigovernment protesters who have been blocking streets around Parliament Hill.…

CALGARY — An eye-popping 70 per cent increase in the projected price tag for the Trans Mountain expansion was met Friday by jeers from environmental groups and a pledge from the federal government to put no additional public money toward the project.

TORONTO — No one was taken aback when Mike Sheppard showed up at his day job with a shiner this week.

A busy international bridge will remain clear of protesters and vehicles, an Ontario judge ordered Friday after the City of Windsor argued there was a "real and present threat" of another blockade.