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Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says
OTTAWA - The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been a...
Jul 12, 2021

Canadian military's new plan to fight misconduct includes culture officers, training
OTTAWA - Canadian Armed Forces commander Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre says the military's new plan to fight misconduct will include posting "culture officers" to warships, holding workshops with survivors, and...
Jul 12, 2021

Unemployment & economic growth in Alberta to be slightly higher than national average
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The next year and a half will be a bit of a mixed bag for Alberta.Over the last month, five major financial institutions released their economic projections for the country as it emer...
Jul 12, 2021

Judge sides with privacy watchdog on Google searches in 'right to be forgotten' case
OTTAWA - A federal judge says the results of Google searches are covered by the law governing how companies handle personal information, a victory for people seeking a digital "right to be forgotten."...
Jul 12, 2021

Texas Democrats plan to leave state to stop GOP voting bill
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Democrats in the Texas Legislature were planning Monday to leave the state for Washington, D.C., in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, creating another drama...
Jul 12, 2021

Search of Grande Prairie home leads to drugs, weapons seizure
Two people have been charged after the Grande Prairie RCMP's Crime Reduction Unit executed a search warrant on a home in the Crystal Ridge area of Grande Prairie last week, which resulted in the seizu...
Jul 12, 2021

The Royal St. John's Regatta is back this year — but without the lakeside party
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The 203rd Royal St. John's Regatta will go ahead this year after the COVID-19 pandemic kept rowers away from the lake last summer, but the event will be a completely different exper...
Jul 12, 2021

National strategy calls on Canada to address Inuit food security crisis
OTTAWA - A new strategy from Canada's Inuit organization calls on the federal government to support a national Inuit food security strategy to address what it calls a national public health crisis. Th...
Jul 12, 2021

Judge overseeing church challenge of COVID-19 restrictions says he was followed
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge overseeing a court challenge of public health rules by seven churches says he's deeply troubled a private investigator was hired to follow him with the intent of finding in...
Jul 12, 2021

Carolyn Rogers named new senior deputy at Bank of Canada
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is naming Carolyn Rogers as its new senior deputy governor. Rogers is a former assistant superintendent at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. She h...
Jul 12, 2021