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Nova Scotia families seek to certify class action against mass killer's estate
HALIFAX - A lawyer representing families of victims of a Nova Scotia mass shooting in a potential class action lawsuit says his clients are hoping to gain "a form of justice" ...
May 08, 2020
Former N.S. guard faces 13 charges including sex assaults at women's prison
TRURO, N.S. - A year-long police investigation has resulted in 13 criminal charges against a former correctional officer whose alleged assaults of inmates at a federal prison for women in Nova Scotia ...
May 08, 2020
NewsAlert: Statistics Canada says nearly two million jobs lost in April
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy lost almost two million jobs in April, a record high, as the closure of non-essential services to slow the spread of COVID-19 devastated the economy and forced busin...
May 08, 2020
United Way of Alberta Northwest & City of Grande Prairie partner to rollout new app
The United Way of Alberta Northwest and the City of Grande Prairie have partnered together to rollout a new app called HelpSeeker. HelpSeeker, an app that is used throughout many cities around the wor...
May 08, 2020 Photo Credit: HelpSeeker Facebook page
Jobless numbers to be released and return of 'Hamilton'; In The News for May 8
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 May 8 ... --- CO...
May 08, 2020
Pandemic causing 'unprecedented' threat to beef and pork producers: industry
Canadian livestock groups say producers are suffering since COVID-19 outbreaks have caused closures and slowdowns at meat-processing plants across the country. A backlog of animals...
May 08, 2020
Shutdown of tent cities a chance to change housing policy, advocates say
VANCOUVER - T.J. Lovell had just 30 minutes to pack up his belongings from the tent city in Oppenheimer Park if he wanted access to a hotel room that he could share with his father. Lovell, who c...
May 08, 2020
Adequacy of federal emergency aid measures to be tested by jobless numbers
OTTAWA - The adequacy of federal emergency benefits to help Canadians weather the COVID-19 crisis is bound to come under scrutiny today as the country gets the first real glimpse of the economic devas...
May 08, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 8, 2020: There are 64,922 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 35,238 confirmed (in...
May 08, 2020
Peter MacKay suggests Magnitsky Act should be used against China for COVID-19
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership hopeful Peter MacKay says the Magnitsky Act ought to be used if there's evidence specific individuals suppressed or falsified information about COVID-19 in China. MacK...
May 08, 2020