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Red Deer jobless rate drops 1% in October
The local unemployment rate took another step in the right direction last month. October numbers released Friday morning show the Red Deer region's jobless rate fell one per cent to 11.1 from 12.1 in ...
Nov 06, 2020
Quebec secularism law could hurt social cohesion, expert tells court challenge
MONTREAL - A psychology expert has told the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law that Bill 21 may lead to people who are Jewish, Sikh and Muslim feeling increasingly stigmatized. Dr. Richard Bou...
Nov 06, 2020
Testimony complete at Matthew Raymond's murder trial for 2018 Fredericton shootings
FREDERICTON - Testimony has ended at the Fredericton trial of Matthew Raymond, who is charged with first degree murder in the 2018 shooting deaths of four people. Dr. Julian Gojer, an Ontario psychiat...
Nov 06, 2020
Japan's Toyota sees profit slip, holding up despite pandemic
TOKYO - Toyota's July-September profit fell 11% from a year earlier as the coronavirus pandemic slammed global demand, but Japan's top automaker appeared to be holding up better than weaker rivals tha...
Nov 06, 2020
Japan automaker Honda reports profit rise despite pandemic
TOKYO - Japanese automaker Honda reported Friday that its profit rose 23% in the last quarter, despite a pandemic that has slammed businesses around the world. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. said its Jul...
Nov 06, 2020
Vatican to release McCarrick report Tuesday, spans 1930-2017
ROME - The Vatican on Tuesday will release its long-awaited report into what it knew about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick's sexual misconduct during his rise through the church hierarchy, setting up a...
Nov 06, 2020
Closing arguments begin at rape trial of former entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL - Closing arguments are underway at the rape trial of Gilbert Rozon, with his lawyer arguing that no crime occurred. Defence lawyer Isabel Schurman is presenting her case to Quebec court Judg...
Nov 06, 2020
Reservist accused of threatening PM has case adjourned in advance of possible plea
OTTAWA - A Manitoba man facing weapons charges and another of threatening the prime minister is expected back in court next month in advance of a possible plea in his case. Corey Hurren appeared virtu...
Nov 06, 2020
Canadian heavyweight Tanner Boser takes on former UFC champion Andrei Arlovski
Over the last five months, two trips to Abu Dhabi and one to Las Vegas have forced Alberta heavyweight Tanner (The Bulldozer) Boser to spend more than six weeks in quarantine. Boser's fighting skills ...
Nov 06, 2020
Supreme Court sides with Maple Leaf Foods in case sparked by tainted meat recall
OTTAWA - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling has dealt a blow to Mr. Sub franchisees in their quest for compensation over losses experienced during a Listeria outbreak.In a decision today, the top court ...
Nov 06, 2020