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Nurses protest outside Minister Toews' Town Hall to voice concerns over recent bargaining negotiations
Several nurses gathered outside of the Sexsmith Community Hall Tuesday to greet Alberta Finance Minister and Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews as he arrived for a Town Hall he was hosting.Members...
Jul 22, 2021
Justice Minister calls for pepper spray for self-defence, mandatory minimums for hate crimes
Alberta's Justice Minister wants to see two changes to the Criminal Code of Canada that he believes will help in mitigating violent and hate-motivated crimes.Kaycee Madu wrote to the federal Minister ...
Jul 22, 2021
Downtown Calgary office vacancy rate reaches record high
Calgary's downtown office vacancy rate hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2021.Commercial real estate firm Avison Young says the office tower vacancy rate in downtown Calgary now sits at 29...
Jul 22, 2021
More evacuations ordered in B.C. as wildfires flare, fanned by strong winds
Residents in more areas of British Columbia have been forced from their homes indefinitely, this time by wildfires whipped up by strong winds in the southeastern part of the province. The Regional Dis...
Jul 22, 2021
Remains of fourth Canadian pulled from Florida condo collapse identified by police
MONTREAL - Miami-Dade police say a body pulled from a collapsed condominium building in South Florida has been identified as Anastasia Gromova, from Montreal. The police force confirmed the identity o...
Jul 22, 2021
US jobless claims rise to 419,000 from a pandemic low
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic, even as the job market appears to be rebounding on the strength of a reopened e...
Jul 22, 2021
Olympic Roundup: Canada suffers softball setback; small presence at opening ceremony
TOKYO - Sara Groenewegen's strong performance both on the mound and at the plate wasn't enough to help Canada overcome its softball rival from south of the border. Monica Abbott pitched a complete-gam...
Jul 22, 2021
ECB says ultra-low rate benchmarks to remain in force
FRANKFURT - Facing unease over the spread of a more-contagious variant of the coronavirus, the European Central Bank said it would maintain its stimulus in the form of ultra-low interest rates until i...
Jul 22, 2021
Unusual year creates unusual entry draft for NHL prospects, scouts
Between online classes and strict COVID-19 restriction, Owen Power's freshman season wasn't exactly what he expected. Now the No. 1-ranked North American skater is set to miss out on a normal NHL entr...
Jul 22, 2021
Federal Islamophobia summit, Linda O'Leary trial wraps up: In The News for July 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 22 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 22, 2021