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Feds to give $1.5 billion to help Canadians in hard-hit sectors train for new jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will inject $1.5 billion in job-training support to the provinces and territories to help Canadians in hard-hit industries.Trudeau sa...
Nov 13, 2020
Orchard Villa families detail conditions at facility before long-term care commission
Residents of a long-term care home hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic were crammed into overstuffed rooms and denied access to life-saving treatment because the facility was short on both staff and equ...
Nov 13, 2020
StatCan survey finds one in three businesses on edge as second wave crashes
OTTAWA - A new survey from Statistics Canada finds nearly one-third of businesses do not know how long they can continue under existing conditions brought by the second wave of COVID-19. The survey sa...
Nov 13, 2020
Breakthrough for women: Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as GM
MIAMI - Kim Ng became the highest-ranking woman in baseball operations in the major leagues when she was hired Friday as general manager of the Miami Marlins. Ng is believed to be the first female gen...
Nov 13, 2020
Zverev denies domestic abuse allegations: 'Not who I am'
LONDON - German tennis player Alexander Zverev gave a more detailed denial of domestic abuse allegations made by a former girlfriend, saying Friday "that's not who I am." Olga Sharypova said last mont...
Nov 13, 2020
CFSEA to celebrate Safe and Caring Community grant recipients
MEDICINE HAT, AB - The Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta is driving on with its Chair's Reception, but making a slight detour. Each fall the Chair's Reception brings together the CFSEA boar...
Nov 13, 2020
Change of power in the U.S. an opportunity for Canada's immigration goals: minister
OTTAWA - Federal Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says he sees opportunity for Canada's immigration system with a new president of the United States. Incoming president Joe Biden has taken a...
Nov 13, 2020
Supreme Court of Canada sides with Hydro-Québec over plan for new transmission line
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Hydro-Qubec has the right to construct a new electric-power transmission line along an existing corridor running from the Quebec City area to Laval. The story...
Nov 13, 2020
Blowing snow making travel on Highway 1 a problem again
UPDATE 11:40 a.m. 511 Alberta says Highway 41 between the Trans-Canada and Elkwater has been fully reopened.UPDATE 10 a.m.511 Alberta is reporting two semi-trailer units have jackknifed on the Trans-C...
Nov 13, 2020
Irvine Rodeo Arena getting full rebuild and redesign
IRVINE, AB - A small Southern Alberta community near the Saskatchewan border is getting a new rodeo arena.UFA has announced its 2020 grant recipients from the Rural Communities Foundation (RCF).Out of...
Nov 13, 2020