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A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...
Jun 05, 2020
Statistics Canada to release May jobs numbers, expected to show more losses
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will provide a new snapshot today of the job market as it stood last month with expectations that figures will show a continued bleeding of jobs due to the COVID-1...
Jun 05, 2020
Marches in Ottawa, Toronto to honour black lives lost at hands of police
OTTAWA - Demonstrators plan to march from Parliament Hill through Ottawa streets in mid-afternoon today to honour black lives lost at the hands of police. A similarly themed Toronto march is slated to...
Jun 05, 2020
Trudeau to offer premiers billions to help reopen the economy safely
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second...
Jun 05, 2020
Protests shift to memorializing Floyd amid push for change
ATLANTA - The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and ...
Jun 04, 2020
Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...
Jun 04, 2020
Ex-Dodgers star Carl Crawford arrested on assault charge
HOUSTON - Former Los Angeles Dodgers star Carl Crawford has been arrested after his former girlfriend accused him of assaulting her during an argument over a man she had begun dating. An arrest affida...
Jun 04, 2020
Wheat commission chair applauds government’s removal of regulatory barrier
The Alberta government is removing a fungal disease of cereal crops from the Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation, a move that brings the province in line with best practices from other provinces.Mini...
Jun 04, 2020
Grazing goats return to Lethbridge’s coulees to eat invasive weeds
LETHBRIDGE, AB - For the second straight summer, invasive plant control is going to the goats.The City of Lethbridge has contracted the Creekside Goat Company to have their 200-animal crew eat their w...
Jun 04, 2020
Alberta government imposing steep penalties but no charges on first-time impaired drivers
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced legislation that would add hefty fines and penalties for first-time impaired drivers but would not have them face a criminal charge.Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer s...
Jun 04, 2020