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New Red Deer Transit routes, schedule start Sunday
Red Deer Transit is officially launching its new routes and schedule this weekend.Officials say the new network offers service that is more direct and provides improved connections throughout the city...
Aug 20, 2020
CRA resumes online services with new security features after cyberattacks
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency has resumed all online services after fraudsters used thousands of pilfered usernames and passwords to obtain government services. The agency disabled the servi...
Aug 20, 2020
Liberals to replace CERB with new benefit, simplified EI program at cost of $37B
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are rolling out a $37-billion income-support plan for workers whose earnings have crashed during the pandemic. The details released today outline what will happen to some...
Aug 20, 2020
Advocates hope Ottawa expands, renews electric car rebate program
OTTAWA - Electric car advocates are pushing Ottawa to put more money into its zero-emission vehicle rebate program and expand it to include used cars in the next federal budget. Transport Canada ...
Aug 20, 2020
Film academy to host virtual panels about inclusion, equity
Lee Daniels, Lulu Wang and Taraji P. Henson are among the talent participating in a series of virtual panels about inclusion and equity in Hollywood hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sc...
Aug 20, 2020
Video shows Lowry pulling Ujiri to safety following Raptors' NBA title win
LAKE BUENA VISA, Fla. - When Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri needed help, star guard Kyle Lowry was there. Shortly after Toronto had clinched its first NBA title last June in Oakland, Calif...
Aug 20, 2020
Montreal Impact plan to have small crowd at next week's home game
MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact say they will have some fans at their first Major League Soccer home game during the COVID-19 pandemic next week. The club says a maximum of 250 people will be allowed i...
Aug 20, 2020
NY lets voters get absentee ballots due to virus concerns
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York will allow voters to request absentee ballots for the general election because of coronavirus under a new state law signed Thursday. Lawmakers passed the bill last month, and v...
Aug 20, 2020
Family of Quebec man serving time in Florida seeking answers following his death
MONTREAL - The family of a Quebec man who died this week in a Florida prison says they want answers about his cell conditions and the circumstances surrounding his final months. Sacha Bond&n...
Aug 20, 2020
Prosecutors told to prosecute only the most serious drug possession offences
OTTAWA - Federal prosecutors are being instructed to criminally prosecute only the most serious drug possession offences and to find alternatives outside the criminal justice system for the rest....
Aug 20, 2020