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Alberta's employment rate is on the rise, and though unemployment is on the decline, the Province's rate is still one of the highest rates in Canada.New figures from Statistics Canada shows that acros...

BRANDON, Man. - A union representing workers at a meat-processing plant in Manitoba says four more employees have tested positive for COVID-19. A total of eight employees at the Maple Leaf pork p...

WASHINGTON - Brent Scowcroft, who played a prominent role in American foreign policy as national security adviser to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush and was a Republican voice against the ...

OTTAWA - Canada's energy regulator has named a new advisory committee that aims to change how it interacts with Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The Indigenous advisory committee, whi...

City Council will discuss allowing administration to make changes to the bylaw governing fees at the Eastlink Centre and Bear Creek Outdoor Pool.This idea came up after administration brought a list o...

CALGARY - An international trade expert says Canada can expect more U.S. moves like the imposition of aluminum import tariffs as protectionism gains popularity in the United States ahead of ...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 7. What we are watching in Canada ... Sta...

EDMONTON - Frenzy over the Edmonton Oilers online 50/50 draw may continue today as the hockey team's community foundation holds another game-day raffle for its Alberta fans. On Wednesday, the raf...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will report this morning how the country's labour market performed in July as more parts of the economy were allowed to reopen. Canada clawed back 289,600 jobs in May a...

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Aug. 7, 2020: There are 118,561 confirmed cases in Canada. - Quebec: 60,133 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths...