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Union pressing Olymel to pay employees during outbreak shutdown at Red Deer plant
RED DEER, Alta. - The union representing staff at a central Alberta pork plant says it's exploring legal options to make sure workers are paid during a shutdown brought on by a COVID-19 outbreak.Olyme...
Feb 19, 2021
Jasper Park Lodge accepting reservations again after private block booking cancelled
JASPER, Alta. - A famous hotel in Alberta's Rocky Mountains has reopened reservations after they were closed mysteriously last month because of a private block booking.In an email obtained by The Cana...
Feb 19, 2021
Extra weeks to be added to COVID-19 benefits for workers, parents, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is adding 12 weeks of eligibility to two key benefits for unemployed workers and parents at home with children. The extra life for th...
Feb 19, 2021
Fat Boys member, radio host Prince Markie Dee dies at 52
NEW YORK - Prince Markie Dee, a member of the Fat Boys hip-hop trio who later formed his own band and became a well-known radio host, has died. He was 52. His death was announced Thursday by the Siriu...
Feb 19, 2021
US existing home sales, and prices, rise again in January
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose again last month, a sign that the housing market's strong momentum from 2020 may be carrying over into this year. Existing U.S. home sales rose 0.6% in Jan...
Feb 19, 2021
Fort St. John man charged after allegedly sharing sexual images of daughter online
A 37-year-old Fort St. John man has been arrested by ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation unit for allegedly posting sexually explicit images online of his daughter.Following up on a tip that was initi...
Feb 19, 2021
Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies
Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec and in predominantly French-speaking communities...
Feb 19, 2021
COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds
New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a surge of 20,000 new cases per day by mid-March if public health restrictions are relaxed further. The Public Health Agency of Canada r...
Feb 19, 2021
Facebook's blocking news links in Australia 'irresponsible': Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault says Facebook won't intimidate Canada out of pushing online giants to pay Canadian media companies for content. The company has blocked users in Australia ...
Feb 19, 2021
Rising oil prices helping push up gas prices
Gasoline prices have been edging up since the start of 2021.GasBuddy.com's Patrick de Haan says the price of a litre of gas is up 13 cents from a year ago because of a surge in oil prices."A barrel of...
Feb 19, 2021