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Trudeau to offer premiers billions to help reopen the economy safely
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to offer premiers billions in federal funding to help them safely reopen provincial and territorial economies without triggering an explosive second...
Jun 05, 2020
Actor-comedian Andrew Phung takes exception to Brett Wilson tweet
CALGARY- Actor and comedian Andrew Phung is calling on non-profit agencies to cut ties with W. Brett Wilson after the businessman and philanthropist accused Mayor Naheed Nenshi of playing the race car...
Jun 05, 2020
Minister says reckoning on police violence against Indigenous people needed
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he is outraged at police violence against Indigenous people in Canada. Miller says Canada needs a reckoning because there is a pattern ...
Jun 05, 2020
NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury
NEW YORK - The latest night of protests in New York City sparked by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police was markedly calmer, while video of a police officer appearing to shove an elderly ...
Jun 05, 2020
US unemployment drops unexpectedly to a still-high 13.3%
WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in May to 13.3% - still on par with what the nation witnessed during the Great Depression - as states loosened their coronavirus lockdowns and...
Jun 05, 2020
Second-degree murder charge laid in Calgary chef's death
CALGARY- Police have charged a 26-year-old Calgary man in the death of a longtime chef during an attempted break-and-enter three months ago.Anthony Archie Michel Christian is accused of second-degree ...
Jun 05, 2020
Alberta Beef Producers want government action to stabilize the industry
CALGARY- Alberta Beef producers are being asked to contact the government and let them know producers need to hear from provincial agriculture representatives now.There's concern among beef producers ...
Jun 05, 2020
Wheat commission chair applauds government’s removal of regulatory barrier
EDMONTON- The Alberta government is removing a fungal disease of cereal crops from the Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation, a move that brings the province in line with best practices from other prov...
Jun 05, 2020
Alberta RCMP shares commercial and passenger vehicle safety tips
EDMONTON- Summer in Alberta usually means more trucks, tractor-trailers and buses will be on the road. This greater mix of large vehicles increases the risk of commercial and passenger vehicle collisi...
Jun 05, 2020
Floyd mourned in Minneapolis and march in Ottawa; In The News for June 5
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 June 5 ... --- W...
Jun 05, 2020