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Market Watch - January 4, 2019
Investors Bracing for More Volatility as Chinese Economy Slows Investors were understandably eager this week to bid farewell to 2018. In Canada, the TSX was down nearly 12% for the year, while the loo...
Jan 04, 2019
Hateful letter shocks Indigenous family in Edmonton-area community
LEDUC, Alta. - An Indigenous family says they are shocked by a hateful letter telling them to move away - the second such letter in the Edmonton area in recent months. Jimmy Assiniboine, who is 13, to...
Jan 04, 2019
Push carefully but do no harm to Canadians imprisoned in China: senator
OTTAWA - The Liberal senator leading the Canadian parliamentary delegation travelling to China says his group will tread carefully in calling for the release of the two Canadians detained there. Sen. ...
Jan 04, 2019
GOP Sen. Roberts of Kansas says he won't seek re-election
MANHATTAN, Kan. - Republican Sen. Pat Roberts, the longest-serving member of Congress in Kansas history, announced Friday that he won’t run again in 2020, setting up a scramble to replace him in...
Jan 04, 2019
Letter calls for Canada to change how it deals with sport harassment cases
TORONTO - A group of Canadian sport leaders have lent their voice to the growing chorus calling for an independent body to handle cases of harassment and abuse. Former NHL player Sheldon Kennedy and O...
Jan 04, 2019
Stocks swing to huge gains after jobs report, trade talks
NEW YORK - Global stocks soared Friday and reversed the big losses they suffered just a day earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 746 points in the latest twist in a wild three months for ...
Jan 04, 2019
Woman accidentally leaves gold, diamonds and pearls in clothing donation bag
HALIFAX - A Halifax woman who accidentally donated her lifelong collection of gold, diamonds and pearls is hoping against the odds that her jewelry will be returned. Jane Lowe realized too late that h...
Jan 04, 2019
2A transit service offering free ridership for first month
Ridership will be free for the first month on 2A South Regional Transit. The daily bus service begins January 14, and connects the communities of Springbrook, Innisfail, and Penhold, to Red Deer Trans...
Jan 04, 2019
Hollywood kicks off 2019 awards season in Palm Springs
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Bradley Cooper, Spike Lee, Olivia Colman and other Oscar contenders kicked off Hollywood’s 2019 awards season with an emotional trip to the desert city of Palm Springs. Th...
Jan 04, 2019
Red Deer area December unemployment rate lowest in Alberta
RED DEER- Stats Canada numbers show the Red Deer area unemployment rate at 4.4 per cent in December, the lowest in Alberta and a full per cent drop from 5.4 per cent in November. The local jobless rat...
Jan 04, 2019