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A record 6.6 million seek US jobless aid as layoffs mount
WASHINGTON - More than 6.6 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week - doubling a record high set just one week earlier - a sign that layoffs are accelerating in the midst of the c...
Apr 02, 2020
Ill-fated cruise ships awaiting approval to dock in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Two ill-fated cruise ships waited just off Fort Lauderdale's shores on Thursday to learn when they'll be allowed to dock at Port Everglades after Carnival Cruise Line reached a...
Apr 02, 2020
Poorer NYC neighbourhoods hit hardest by virus
NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic has touched every part of New York City, but new data shows it is hitting especially hard in neighbourhoods that tend to be poorer and might be more likely to have ...
Apr 02, 2020
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools helping families in need during COVID pandemic
During this time of school building closures, Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) has been working to provide lunches for families in need. To date, the division has supported 52 families with ...
Apr 02, 2020
Shut-in TV viewers push 'Let's Make a Deal' to record rating
NEW YORK - Shut-in television viewers tuned in to the game show "Let's Make a Deal" in record numbers last week. TV programs across the dial recorded superlatives last week with a captive audience of ...
Apr 02, 2020
'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' star Rachel Bloom has first baby
LOS ANGELES - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star Rachel Bloom has had her first child in what she says was a harrowing experience amid the coronavirus outbreak that has struck a close friend. The 32-year-old ...
Apr 02, 2020
Woman charged in Maskwacis area stabbing
A 41-year-old man is recovering in hospital following a stabbing near Maskwacis on Tuesday night.RCMP say a 37-year-old female is facing a charge of aggravated assault, and add the two people are know...
Apr 02, 2020
Maskwacis RCMP seeking stabbing suspect
The Maskwacis RCMP Community Response Unit is looking for help from the public to identify a suspect in an aggravated assault.On Mar. 23, RCMP say a member on patrol located a young male who had been ...
Apr 02, 2020 RCMP sketch of a stabbing suspect in Maskwacis March 23. (Maskwacis RCMP)
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 6:10 a.m. A survey by a Canadian not-for-profit says that over 300,000 restaurant jobs have been lost in Ontario&n...
Apr 02, 2020
Tax collectors, auditors to help field 'historic' numbers of benefit-seeking callers
OTTAWA - Canada Revenue Agency employees know a giant spotlight will be pointed at them come Monday. That's when they begin the monumental task of delivering on historic federal benefits meant to miti...
Apr 02, 2020