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Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon on life in the MLS is Back Tournament bubble
Nick DeLeon likes space. So life in the MLS is Back Tournament bubble has its challenges for the veteran Toronto FC midfielder. "Training, eating, hanging out in the hotel. Rinse and repeat," he said ...
Jul 10, 2020
Conservatives say police should be called into investigate WE charity scandal
OTTAWA - The Conservatives say they want a criminal investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have the WE organization run a $900-million program for student volunteers.Their call for po...
Jul 10, 2020
Red Deer area unemployment rate hits 13.4% in June
RED DEER- The Red Deer area unemployment rate rose to 13.4% in June.That is up from May's 12.7%.The local unemployment rate in June of last year was 7.1%.Alberta's unemployment rate remained unchanged...
Jul 10, 2020
Civil servants to be compensated for Phoenix debacle, says public service union
OTTAWA - The country's biggest civil service union says its members will get lump sum payments to compensate them for the federal government's failed pay system under an agreement reached late yesterd...
Jul 10, 2020
Policing programs reinforce existing system: critics
When Alain Babineau was a police academy cadet nearly 30 years ago, the education his cohort received on diversity and racism amounted to a few basic lectures with little in terms of practical applica...
Jul 10, 2020
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
Turkey's highest administrative court issued a ruling Friday that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia - a former cathedral-turned-mosque that now serves as a mus...
Jul 10, 2020
Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six y...
Jul 10, 2020
Alberta politicians swap charges of bullying, misogyny after member ejected
EDMONTON- Alberta's politicians are accusing each other of bullying and belittling women in politics, after an NDP member was kicked out of the house during debate on Thursday.NDP member Marie Renaud ...
Jul 10, 2020
US wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs plunged
WASHINGTON - U.S. wholesale prices fell 0.2% in June as food costs dropped sharply, offsetting a big increase in energy prices. The drop in the Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures...
Jul 10, 2020
G3 Terminal opens on Canada’s West Coast and transforms Canada’s grain supply chain
WINNIPEG- Grain company G-3 Canada has opened a commercial state-of-the-art grain export terminal at the Port of Vancouver.According to the Winnipeg-based firm, the construction of the new facility be...
Jul 10, 2020