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RCMP helping Ukrainian investigation into Iran's downing of flight PS752
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the RCMP is assisting Ukrainian authorities in a criminal investigation of the downing of flight PS752. The Ukraine International Air...
Mar 06, 2020
US stocks open sharply lower, yields drop in virus worries
NEW YORK - Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street and bond yields are sinking to more record lows as investors fear that economic damage from the spreading coronavirus outbreak will be longer...
Mar 06, 2020
Job growth continues in Canada in February; Medicine Hat's unemployment rate down dramatically from year ago
OTTAWA - The national statistics office says Canada's unemployment rate nudged up a tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent as the economy added 30,300 net new jobs in February. Statistics Canada ...
Mar 06, 2020 The Canadian Press
Trinity Western University volleyball teams look to add to brimming trophy case
Trinity Western men's volleyball coach Ben Josephson calls them "OKGs" - our kind of guys. Talented players who tick boxes off the court as well. His recruiting approach is working nicely.&n...
Mar 06, 2020
CBC Sports is committing to gender-balanced coverage
From Brooke Henderson to Bianca Andreescu to Kia Nurse, the Canadian sporting landscape is jam-packed with female stars. But women's stories are often secondary behind the virtual blanket covera...
Mar 06, 2020
Ontario reports new COVID-19 case, says patient had travelled to Las Vegas
Ontario's Ministry of Health says there is a new case of the novel coronavirus in the province. A spokeswoman with the ministry said the patient had recently travelled to Las Vegas. It is considered t...
Mar 06, 2020
Canada added 30,300 jobs in February, unemployment rate 5.6 per cent
OTTAWA - The unemployment rate in Canada nudged up a tenth of a percentage point to 5.6 per cent as the economy added 30,300 net new jobs in February, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency said th...
Mar 06, 2020
Curlers opt for traditional handshakes at Brier instead of suggested fist bumps
KINGSTON, Ont. - Traditional handshakes still rule at the Tim Hortons Brier despite a Curling Canada suggestion for athletes to bump fists at this week's national men's curling cha...
Mar 06, 2020
Championship dreams end for Medicine Hat College womens basketball team
MEDICINE HAT - Keyano College jumped to an early lead and never looked back, as they ran past the host Medicine Hat College Rattlers to open the 2020 Alberta Colleges Athletic Conference womens basket...
Mar 06, 2020 ACAC image
US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated
WASHINGTON - Hiring jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the United States. The Labor Departm...
Mar 06, 2020