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First-of-its-kind intersection in P.E.I. requires 11 instructional videos to explain
CHARLOTTETOWN - Worried there will be confusion when a new type of intersection is completed in Charlottetown, the P.E.I. government has produced no less than 11 instructional videos for drivers. Desc...
Nov 6, 2020
Grande Prairie Salvation Army in desperate need of kettle volunteers
The Salvation Army in Grande Prairie says that it is in desperate need of kettle volunteers for their annual Christmas campaign this year, as many of the usual volunteers cannot donate their time this...
Nov 6, 2020
Trudeau affirms faith in U.S. democracy as Trump questions election integrity
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has faith in the American people and their democratic institutions. But Trudeau is stopping short of directly responding today after President Donald Tru...
Nov 6, 2020
Whole Foods criticized for preventing employees from wearing poppies
Grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is facing sharp criticism for a policy that forbids employees from wearing poppies, prompting Ontario's premier to promise legislation that would prohibit such a ru...
Nov 6, 2020
Quebec secularism law could hurt social cohesion, expert tells court challenge
MONTREAL - A psychology expert has told the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law that Bill 21 may lead to people who are Jewish, Sikh and Muslim feeling increasingly stigmatized. Dr. Richard Bou...
Nov 6, 2020
Testimony complete at Matthew Raymond's murder trial for 2018 Fredericton shootings
FREDERICTON - Testimony has ended at the Fredericton trial of Matthew Raymond, who is charged with first degree murder in the 2018 shooting deaths of four people. Dr. Julian Gojer, an Ontario psychiat...
Nov 6, 2020
Grande Prairie and area's unemployment rate drops to 10.8% in October
Figures from Statistics Canada shows the Banff-Jasper-Rocky Mountain House and Athabasca - Grande Prairie - Peace River economic region's unemployment rate dipped from 11.2 per cent in September to 10...
Nov 6, 2020
Japan's Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic
TOKYO - Toyota's July-September profit fell 11% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan's top automaker appeared to be holding up better than weaker rivals tha...
Nov 6, 2020
Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday that its profit rose 23% in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said its Jul...
Nov 6, 2020
Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017
ROME - The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a...
Nov 6, 2020