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Province announces new immigration streams, changes to Temporary Foreign Worker program
EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is launching two new immigration pathways to attract investment and create new jobs in the province.Starting October 26, recent international graduates from un...
Oct 26, 2020
Compassion not conversion needed for those struggling with sexuality: Tory MP Duncan
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Eric Duncan says as a proud gay man who lives in rural Ontario, he needs to speak up against a practice of trying to force someone to change their sexuality. Duncan led ...
Oct 26, 2020
GOP US Senate candidate Jason Lewis rushed into surgery
MINNEAPOLIS - Minnesota Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis was rushed into emergency surgery Monday for a severe internal hernia, just eight days before the election, his campaign announced....
Oct 26, 2020
Federal and provincial governments team for green infrastructure funding
CALGARY, AB - The governments of Canada and Alberta have come together to invest in green infrastructure projects across the prairie province.Funding has been announced for eight different projects in...
Oct 26, 2020
Canada rugby coach takes emotional journey to New Zealand for father's funeral
Two quarantines and a 22,550-kilometre round-trip to New Zealand. Canada rugby coach Kingsley Jones has been on an emotional journey of late. Just getting the green light to attend his father's funera...
Oct 26, 2020
PM says budget update won't have fiscal anchor, suggests one coming after crisis over
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government's promised update on the health of its finances won't have a specific anchor to keep spending from spiralling out of control.He says official...
Oct 26, 2020
Toronto company's new app aims to help U.S. voters assess polling station conditions
WASHINGTON, Wash. - As voter turnout in the U.S. stalks new records, a Toronto entrepreneur is hoping his new app will help ease the anxiety that comes with casting a ballot in 2020. Users of th...
Oct 26, 2020
Report warns taxpayers are spending more on privatized Defence Department services
OTTAWA - Two unions representing Canadian defence employees are calling on the federal government to stop privatizing National Defence services. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of ...
Oct 26, 2020
Mother of Fredericton shooter says she often advised him to see a doctor for help
FREDERICTON - The mother of Fredericton mass shooter Matthew Raymond says he constantly talked about conspiracy theories and she tried to convince him to see a doctor. Shirley Raymond took the stand t...
Oct 26, 2020
Rescheduled Canada Summer Games to be held Aug. 6 to 21, 2022, in Niagara Region
The Canada Summer Games have set new dates.Originally scheduled for 2021, the Niagara Games were previously postponed to 2022 due to concerns around COVID-19. The rescheduled Games will now run Aug. 6...
Oct 26, 2020