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US retail sales dip 0.3% in September
WASHINGTON - Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signalling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having an impact on consumer spending. Re...
Oct 18, 2019
Johnson returns to London to drum up support for Brexit deal
LONDON - After winning the backing of European Union leaders for his new Brexit deal , Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in London Friday looking to secure enough support to get the deal through the fr...
Oct 18, 2019
Artists Robbie Craig, Grant Berg collaborating in support of Sunrise House
Yellowknife-based artist Robbie Craig will be in Grande Prairie at the Grant Berg Gallery this weekend for his annual show and sale.Artist and owner of the gallery Grant Berg says this trip will be di...
Oct 18, 2019 This artwork by Robbie Craig hangs in the Montrose Cultural Centre. (photo by Curtis Galbraith)
Musicians Hall of Fame to honour group with New Jersey roots
HACKENSACK, N.J. - Seven years after hitting the road to perform and share their stories of recording with some of the biggest names in pop music, a New Jersey-based group of former A-list session mus...
Oct 18, 2019
Ex-Catalan leader hands himself into Belgian authorities
BRUSSELS - Fugitive former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont has handed himself in to Belgian justice authorities after Spain issued a new warrant for his arrest following the sentencing of 12 of his f...
Oct 18, 2019
Greta, food waste and a wild ride in a stolen pickup; In-The-News for Oct. 18
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 Oct. 18. What we are watching i...
Oct 18, 2019
Greta Thunberg's Alberta visit and leaders in Quebec; In-The-News for Oct. 16
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 Oct. 16. What we are watching i...
Oct 18, 2019
Singh invokes memory of Layton as federal leaders make final pitch in Quebec
OTTAWA - The battle for the hearts and votes of Quebecers took centre stage Wednesday as Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat leaders wooed voters in a province that could determine the outcome...
Oct 18, 2019
Singh invokes memory of Layton as federal leaders make final pitch in Quebec
OTTAWA - The battle for the hearts and votes of Quebecers took centre stage Wednesday as Liberal, Conservative and New Democrat leaders wooed voters in a province that could determine the outcome...
Oct 18, 2019
Housing top B.C. issue but experts question whether platforms strong enough
VANCOUVER - When Jagmeet Singh announced a bevy of promises to improve housing affordability, he stood in front of the skyline of Vancouver, where home prices are still drastically detached from avera...
Oct 18, 2019