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Canadian economy added 35,200 jobs in December, unemployment rate falls
OTTAWA - The Canadian job market bounced back in December to post a gain of 35,200 jobs and reverse some of the losses in November which saw the biggest monthly loss since the financial crisis.The inc...
Jan 10, 2020 Dreamstime.com

Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles
David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees. Alphabet did not give a reas...
Jan 10, 2020

Petition underway to keep Kings and Queens names for RDC Athletics
Plans to rename the sports teams at Red Deer College as it prepares to become a university are getting mixed reviews.The college announced Wednesday that the longstanding "Kings" and "Queens" names wi...
Jan 10, 2020 The RDC Kings Volleyball team in action on Nov. 29, 2019 (Photo: RDC Athletics)

Rebels trade captain Barteaux to Winnipeg
The Red Deer Rebels made just one trade on WHL Trade Deadline on Friday, and it was a big one involving their captain. The Rebels sent defenceman Dawson Bearteaux, a fifth round selection in the 2020 ...
Jan 10, 2020 (Photo: Rob Wallator)

Canada's newest astronauts finish basic training at NASA in Texas
It's a small step toward the moon, but a giant leap for two Canadians. The two Albertans who graduated today from NASA's basic astronaut training will be part of the next generation of space explorers...
Jan 10, 2020

University of Windsor students, researchers honoured following Iran crash
WINDSOR, Ont. - The loved ones of five Windsor, Ont.-based students and researchers killed in the Iran plane crash joined together in their grief Friday as they remembered the "shining stars...
Jan 10, 2020

Man charged with shooting, injuring Minnesota officer
WASECA, Minn. - Prosecutors in southern Minnesota charged a man with attempted murder on Wednesday, alleging he shot and gravely injured a police officer who was responding to a report of a suspicious...
Jan 10, 2020

New numbers confirm Alberta drivers facing higher insurance costs
EDMONTON - New numbers confirm that many Alberta drivers are getting hit with hikes, and even some sharp spikes, in their auto insurance.The Automobile Insurance Rate Board says that 27 insurers opera...
Jan 10, 2020

Father guilty of manslaughter in death of toddler found outside Edmonton church
EDMONTON - A man accused in the death of his young son found outside an Edmonton church has been convicted of manslaughter.Joey Crier and his then-girlfriend, Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack, were each charged ...
Jan 10, 2020 Anthony Joseph Raine

Court tosses class action against Gilbert Rozon brought by women claiming abuse
MONTREAL - In a split decision, Quebec's Court of Appeal has thrown out a lower court ruling authorizing a $10 million class-action lawsuit brought against entertainment impresario Gilbert Rozon. The ...
Jan 10, 2020