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Liberals' 'supercluster' program falling short of promised jobs, economic growth
OTTAWA - The parliamentary spending watchdog says a government program to fuse public and private money to promote innovation appears to be well shy of its promise. The Liberals created their "supercl...
Oct 06, 2020
Green party won't support Liberals on throne-speech vote, new leader says
OTTAWA - New Green party Leader Annamie Paul says her party won't support the Liberal government's speech from the throne.Paul says there were some very good things in the Liberals' agenda-setting spe...
Oct 06, 2020
UK's hospitality sector sounds alarm on jobs amid curfew
LONDON - The U.K.'s pubs and restaurants could see well over 500,000 job losses by the end of 2020 as a result of new coronavirus restrictions, including the requirement they shut their doors at 10 p....
Oct 06, 2020
IMF head says global economy facing long climb to recovery
WASHINGTON - The head of the International Monetary Fund says that the global economy has started on a long climb to stronger growth with prospects looking a little better than four months ago. IMF Ma...
Oct 06, 2020
Applications open for second round of Emergency Community Support Funding
The Community Foundation of Northwestern Alberta is accepting applications for the second round of the federal Emergency Community Support funds. The fund was first announced by the federal government...
Oct 06, 2020
Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis casts urgent new light on Pence, Harris undercard debate
WASHINGTON, Wash. - "Politics as usual" isn't normally considered a good thing, but some in the United States might beg to disagree this year. That's why there's more focus than usual on Wednesday's v...
Oct 06, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Elections Canada says if there's a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic, voting should be spread ov...
Oct 06, 2020
Canadian Kelly Olynyk making most of opportunity for Miami Heat in NBA Finals
Del Komarniski gets excited when he sees Kelly Olynyk report to the scorer's table to check into a game."And when I see him getting subbed off the floor, I get a little angry," Komarniski said with a ...
Oct 06, 2020
Germany: OPCW says nerve agent used in Navalny poisoning
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's spokesman says a global chemical watchdog group has confirmed Germany and other countries' findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was the vic...
Oct 06, 2020
Toronto Arrows add experience, flair in Argentina international back Joaquin Tuculet
TORONTO - The Toronto Arrows have signed Argentina international fullback Joaquin Tuculet, whose 56 caps for the Pumas include two trips to the Rugby World Cup. The 31-year-old spent the last five sea...
Oct 06, 2020