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Transgender job fair aims to help integrate trans people into workforce.
TORONTO - A Toronto transgender woman is holding a job fair geared toward transgender and gender-nonconforming people to try to spark systemic change in the Canadian workforce. Biko Beauttah, who came...
Nov 12, 2017
Stolen dirt bike, gun parts and ammunition seized in Caroline bust
A Caroline man is facing several charges after Rocky Mountain House RCMP searched a Caroline residence on Thursday, November 9 and seized a stolen dirt bike, gun parts and ammunition. Mounties say the...
Nov 12, 2017
Glenn throws TD, scores another to lead Riders past Redblacks in East semifinal
OTTAWA - Marcus Thigpen still has plenty of juice left in his 31-year-old legs. Thigpen ran for 169 yards and a key TD to lead Saskatchewan to a record-setting 31-20 East Division semifinal win over t...
Nov 12, 2017
Correctional Service Canada reviewing Bowden inmate death
Correctional Service Canada is reviewing the circumstances surrounding the death of an inmate at the Bowden Institution. CSC officials say Emergency Services was called to the prison around 10:00 a.m....
Nov 12, 2017
Protesters vow to continue B.C. fish farm protest amid court action
PORT HARDY, B.C. - First Nations protesters at a salmon farm off the northern coast of Vancouver Island are vowing to stay, despite court action aimed at forcing them out. Marine Harvest Canada, which...
Nov 12, 2017
Resident angry after Montreal war monument vandalized on Remembrance Day
MONTREAL - A Montreal man said he and other residents were shocked and saddened after a war memorial was defaced with graffiti on Remembrance Day. Berj Merdjanian says he saw the lettering early Satur...
Nov 12, 2017
Police: 1 dead, 5 injured in shooting in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - A man has been killed and five others were injured in a shooting in a New Orleans neighbourhood. New Orleans Police said in an emailed statement that the shooting occurred around 8 p.m. ...
Nov 12, 2017
Federal report outlines hopes, skepticism on free trade with China
OTTAWA - A sweeping federal report shows that Canadian businesses aren’t sure a free trade pact will solve all the concerns they have about dealing with China. The newly released report summariz...
Nov 12, 2017
Brendan Bottcher clinches final men's berth into the Roar of the Rings
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Brendan Bottcher and his Edmonton rink have earned their chance to go for an Olympic berth. Bottcher rolled to a 9-5 win over Glenn Howard on Sunday in the men’s B-side fina...
Nov 12, 2017
NewsAlert: Iranian media report a 7.4 magnitude quake has hit northern Iraq
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s state TV is reporting a 7.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted northern Iraq. The Canadian Press
Nov 12, 2017