Storm warnings were put in place for parts of the province that included Crowsnest Pass, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat on Sunday, prompting a slew of highway and school closures.
Day: November 9, 2020
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter looks back at Alex Trebek’s best sports moments — even before Jeopardy! Also, curling is headed towards bubbles and a Canadian tennis duo made history.
B.C. Lions quarterback Mike Reilly has filed a grievance against the CFL team reportedly over the non-payment of guaranteed money.
The Global Conference for Media Freedom 2020 will convene a broad group of experts, including foreign ministers, high-level government officials, journalists, media organizations, international organizations, and civil society representatives to help address the challenges to media freedom and promote the health of the global information.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, highlighted an investment of $1.75 billion to help connect Canadians to high-speed Internet across the country. Originally announced in Budget 2019 as a $1 billion program, the Government is now providing additional funding to advance large, high-impact projects, which will leverage partnerships including with the Canada Infrastructure Bank broadband initiative. The program will include a $150M Rapid Response Stream with an accelerated application process that will allow shovel-ready projects to get started right away. The UBF will also allocate $50 million of its total budget for mobile Internet projects that primarily benefit Indigenous peoples. This investment will help connect 98 per cent of Canadians across the country to high-speed Internet by 2026 so that they can better participate in the digital economy.