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Forever 21 fashion chain closing all Canadian stores in global restructuring
NEW YORK - Low-price fashion chain Forever 21, a once-hot destination for teen shoppers, will close all 44 of its Canadian stores and up to 178 locations in the United States while restructuring its g...
Oct 02, 2019
Edmonton parents charged after leaving infant in car at casino
EDMONTON- An Edmonton couple face a child abandonment charge after a baby was discovered alone in a vehicle parked outside a casino.Police say officers were sent to a gambling club on Monday night to ...
Oct 02, 2019
Premier Kenney donates to Okotoks man's defence against shooting intruder
CALGARY - Alberta's premier says compassion drove him to donate to a southern Alberta man who is being sued by an intruder he shot on his property last year.Jason Kenney contributed $100 to an online ...
Oct 02, 2019
New Zealand All Blacks pound Canada 63-0 at Rugby World Cup
OITA, Japan - Refreshed after an 11-day break, New Zealand gave Canada a 63-0 thrashing that was expected in the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday. The gulf in class between the defending champion All Blac...
Oct 02, 2019
Four federal-party leaders gird for French-language debate tonight
OTTAWA - Four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal tonight for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Conservative Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, and Yves-Fr...
Oct 02, 2019
Four federal-party leaders gird for French-language debate tonight
OTTAWA - Four federal leaders will take the stage in Montreal tonight for the first debate to feature Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. Conservative Andrew Scheer, New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, and Yves-Fr...
Oct 02, 2019
Canopy Growth buys majority stake in sports drink company BioSteel
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - Cannabis company Canopy Growth Corp. has bought a majority stake in BioSteel Sports Nutrition Inc., a maker of sports nutrition products. The deal gives Canopy Growth a 72 pe...
Oct 02, 2019
Andreescu wins second-round match at China Open, 15th match in a row
BEIJING - Canada's Bianca Andreescu has won her 15th match in a row. The world No. 6 beat Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 7-5 today in a second-round match at the China Open. It was a rematch of a U.S. ...
Oct 02, 2019
Toronto's Pearson airport to use AI-powered technology to detect weapons
TORONTO - Canada's busiest airport will soon be using artificial intelligence-powered technology to detect weapons. The operator of Toronto's Pearson International Airport says it has agreed to t...
Oct 02, 2019
500 people expected at conference in Grande Prairie
Close to 500 people will be in Grande Prairie later this week for the People of Action Conference.It will start Thursday night and run through Saturday at the Tara Centre at Evergreen Park.It is organ...
Oct 02, 2019 Grande Prairie's Tracey Vavrek is the District Governor for Rotary District 5370