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Capitol rally planned over death of man in police custody
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Louisiana State Police troopers involved in the violent arrest of a Black motorist who died in police custody in 2019 should be fired and arrested, leaders of the National Urban Lea...
May 27, 2021
Military deployed to Manitoba to help province hard hit by COVID-19 infections
Members of the military are being deployed to Manitoba where surging COVID-19 cases have overwhelmed the health-care system while all provinces are being urged to use up doses of the AstraZeneca vacci...
May 27, 2021
Human Rights Watch says families of flight 752 victims harassed, intimidated by Iran
OTTAWA - A human rights group says in a new report that Iran has harassed families of passengers killed aboard Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752. Human Rights Watch says from last fall until J...
May 27, 2021
Red Deer Food Bank appoints new executive director
The Red Deer Food Bank Society has a new executive director.Mitch Thomson began his new role on May 3. The organization has provided emergency food support to individuals, families, organizations, and...
May 27, 2021
G7 foreign ministers condemn Belarus, threaten further sanctions
OTTAWA, Kan. - The G7 says it will ramp up its efforts to hold Belarus accountable for arresting a dissident journalist on board an intercepted jetliner. In a statement today, the countries' foreign m...
May 27, 2021
Rising interest rates could dampen stimulus impact from federal budget, PBO says
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says an expected rise in interest rates should temper the amount of economic stimulus from the Trudeau Liberals' budget. The report today from Yves Giroux sug...
May 27, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada won't hear challenge of 2015 Alberta election call
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear a challenge of the former Alberta government's decision to call an election in 2015. A general election was held in Alberta in 2012 and based on the pro...
May 27, 2021
Supreme Court of Canada to hear appeal of sentencing in mosque shooter case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review the sentencing of a man who went on a deadly shooting spree at a Quebec City mosque.Alexandre Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six charges of first-degree...
May 27, 2021
U.S. durable goods orders drop 1.3% in April
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped unexpectedly in April for the first time in 11 months as a shortage of computer chips disrupted auto production. The Commerce De...
May 27, 2021
US jobless claims fall to 406,000, a new pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to 406,000, a new pandemic low and more evidence that the job market is strengthening as the virus wanes and e...
May 27, 2021