OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the number of people receiving regular employment insurance benefits in July was relatively unchanged at 499,300.
VICTORIA - The B.C. government will study the idea of building a bridge between Gabriola Island and Vancouver Island to replace BC Ferries service.
OTTAWA - The cost of paying Conservative political staffers working in a network of satellite minister's offices ballooned by 70 per cent during the same years the government was asking departments to tighten their belts.
TORONTO - Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will spend the next few days undergoing his first round of chemotherapy to treat a rare and aggressive type of cancer, while his brother is gearing up to launch his campaign for the city's top job.
British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a man was killed during a police-involved shootout near Valemount.
British Columbia's municipalities are paying more than their fair share of policing, housing, waste and water-treatment costs as the federal and provincial governments funnel the financial burden downward, says a report released Thursday.