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Trainer Carroll says plan is for Curlin's Voyage to run in Queen's Plate
TORONTO - Trainer Josie Carroll says the plan now is for Woodbine Oaks winner Curlin's Voyage to run in the $1-million Queen's Plate next month. Curlin's Voyage served notice Aug. 15 that she'd b...
Aug 28, 2020
Market Watch: Aug. 28
Big Picture S&P 500, Nasdaq Keep Climbing; Fed Revamps Inflation Policy Investor optimism over a potential treatment for coronavirus sent N.A. stocks climbing on Monday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
Aug 28, 2020
In a week of layoffs, MGM Resorts adds 18,000 more
MGM Resorts is laying off 18,000 people as an unchecked pandemic leaves economic scars across numerous U.S. industries, particularly those that really on healthy crowds of people. Casinos in Nevada cl...
Aug 28, 2020
Canadian economy posted record drop in Q2 due to pandemic
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the economy posted its steepest decline on record in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of non-essential businesses and slowed the economy t...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020
AP FACT CHECK: Trump distorts record; BLM falsely accused
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump claimed accomplishments he didn't earn on the pandemic, energy and veterans at a Republican convention finale that also heard Black Lives Matter baselessly accused ...
Aug 28, 2020
School transit service to start next week, mandatory mask use in effect
After a busy week launching Red Deer Transit's new route system, City officials note there are more changes to come next week. Starting Aug. 31, school service begins again, and masks will be mandator...
Aug 28, 2020
RSL, Utah Royals owner faces backlash for comments
Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by not taking the field for a matc...
Aug 28, 2020
MEGlobal Athletic Park breaks ground on field house expansion
Work will soon get underway on the expansion of MEGlobal Athletic Park in Lacombe.On Aug. 26, the Lacombe Athletic Park Association (LAPA) held its official, "physically distanced" groundbreaking on t...
Aug 28, 2020
Federal deficit through June hits $120 billion, Finance Department says
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $120.4 billion during the first three months of its 2020-2021 fiscal year as the treasury pumped out aid to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Aug 28, 2020