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CRA launches updated CEWS calculator ahead of applications opening Monday
OTTAWA - The federal government has launched an updated calculator to help employers estimate what help they might receive from the next phase of the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. The calculator...
Aug 11, 2020
AB Law Enforcement Torch Run halfway to fundraising goal, seeking more participants
LETHBRIDGE, AB - You do not have to be in law enforcement to take part, but organizers are looking for more people to support local Special Olympic athletes.For the first-ever "Virtual Summer Series",...
Aug 11, 2020
Additional aid for Lebanon recognizes political, economic challenges: Gould
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Karina Gould says Canada's decision to increase its humanitarian aid to Lebanon recognizes the country already faced significant turmoil before last we...
Aug 11, 2020
Group behind New York rugby league bid pulls out of Wolfpack sweepstakes
TORONTO - A group looking to bring rugby league to New York has pulled out of the Toronto Wolfpack sweepstakes, citing the cost of reviving the troubled transatlantic franchise plus complications invo...
Aug 11, 2020
Alberta’s small-scale solar industry seeking $250-million from province
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Alberta's solar industry is lobbying the provincial government for a $250-million investment for residential, commercial and agricultural micro-generation projects to be part of the...
Aug 11, 2020
Two men arrested at Park Place Mall, charged with drug and weapon offences
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Two men have been charged by Lethbridge Police following the seizure of drugs, firearms and cash.LPS say that on August 10, just before 5:00 p.m., members of the Crime Suppression Tea...
Aug 11, 2020
'Poor People's Campaign' eyes low-income voters in 13 states
RIO RANCHO, N.M. - A coalition of activists, unions, and religious leaders inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last organizing effort said Tuesday new data suggest low-income voters in key s...
Aug 11, 2020
Bumpy road ahead: UK bracing for big spike in unemployment
LONDON - The U.K. has kept a lid on its unemployment rate so far during the coronavirus pandemic but, scratch beneath the surface, there are worrying trends that will likely see the jobless total soar...
Aug 11, 2020
Japan tech giant SoftBank's profits rise on investments
TOKYO - Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group Corp.'s said Tuesday that its profit rose 12% in April-June from a year earlier as its investments added to its coffers, including sales of its shares ...
Aug 11, 2020
Trump: Some men insulted that Biden vowed to name female VP
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump criticized his Democratic rival's vice-presidential selection process, saying Tuesday that some men are "insulted" by Joe Biden's decision to promise to select a wo...
Aug 11, 2020