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More aid for off-reserve Indigenous people
The federal government is ramping up efforts to support Indigenous people living off-reserve in Canada.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced $75 million "for organizations that address the critical ...
May 21, 2020
Quebec retailers see slower sales, changed customer behaviour since reopening
MONTREAL - More than two weeks after being allowed to reopen following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, Quebec store owners are finding that permission to open up doesn't mean a return to ...
May 21, 2020
US existing home sales plunge 17.8% in April
WASHINGTON - Sales of existing homes plunged 17.8% in April with the real estate market still in the grips of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that last mon...
May 21, 2020
Nearly 39 million have sought US jobless aid since virus hit
WASHINGTON - More than 2.4 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week in the latest wave of layoffs from the viral outbreak that triggered widespread business shutdowns two months...
May 21, 2020
Missing Red Deer man presumed dead: RCMP
RED DEER- The RCMP Major Crimes Unit is now involved in the investigation into the disappearance of a Red Deer man presumed dead. Christopher Deschambeault, 30, was reported missing in early November....
May 21, 2020
Cross-border business interests call for joint Canada, U.S. post-COVID effort
WASHINGTON - A prominent cross-border lobby group wants Canada and the United States to join forces for an integrated North American approach to the new post-pandemic global economy. Th...
May 21, 2020
COVID-19 economic slowdown has cut air pollution in Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Environment Canada research scientists say the COVID-19-induced economic slowdown is leading to cleaner air in many Canadian cities. Chris McLinden and Debora Griffin say remote satellit...
May 21, 2020
US says it's pulling out of Open Skies surveillance treaty
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration notified international partners on Thursday that it is pulling out of a treaty that permits 30-plus nations to conduct unarmed, observation flights over each othe...
May 21, 2020
As golf and tennis return, rec team sports still unsure when they'll be back
MONTREAL - Jason Dorrington was looking forward to playing for six softball teams this summer, until recreational sports across the country ground to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual, n...
May 21, 2020
Former Oiler invests in keeping baseball in Edmonton
EDMONTON- Re/Max Field will remain the home of baseball in Edmonton after a group led by former Oiler Randy Gregg acquired a 10-year lease with the city to operate the ballpark.Gregg says he hopes the...
May 21, 2020