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Statistics Canada to report January jobs figures and show Omicron's impact
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is scheduled this morning to report on how the job market fared in January amid tightened restrictions as the Omicron variant spread. The Canadian economy added 55,000 jobs ...
Feb 04, 2022
Alberta, Saskatchewan take lead in signalling moves to end COVID restrictions
Alberta and Saskatchewan have taken the lead among provinces and territories in signalling their intentions to soon remove most, if not all, remaining COVID-19 public health restrictions. Premier Jaso...
Feb 04, 2022
GoFundMe called to Commons committee as links to U.S. alleged in Ottawa protest
OTTAWA, ONT. -- A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn't used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and ...
Feb 04, 2022
Premier Kenney holds Facebook Q-and-A to discuss police "assault" issue and lifting mandates
EDMONTON, AB. -- As vehicle convoys continue to impede traffic in Southern Alberta (the LNN newsroom was notified of four Thursday afternoon alone), the level of frustration from the public is beginni...
Feb 04, 2022
Balanced attack leads Raptors to OT win for fourth straight victory
TORONTO - Pascal Siakam recorded a double-double and newly minted all-star Fred VanVleet added 21 as the Toronto Raptors topped the Chicago Bulls 127-120 in overtime on Thursday. Siakam finished with ...
Feb 03, 2022
Greg McMichael won't plead to hate crime in Arbery death
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - The man who initiated the deadly chase that ended in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery won't plead guilty to a federal hate crime in the 2020 killing of the unarmed Black man, accordi...
Feb 03, 2022
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet selected as all-star reserve
Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet has been selected as a reserve for the 2022 NBA All-Star Game. He was voted in for the first time in his career by a panel of the NBA's 30 head coaches. VanVleet is...
Feb 03, 2022
Calgary Stampeders re-sign American defensive back Branden Dozier
CALGARY - The Calgary Stampeders have locked up another defensive back, re-signing American Branden Dozier. Dozier, 28, played all 14 regular-season games for Calgary in 2021, recording 49 defensive t...
Feb 03, 2022
Naked man arrested after allegedly opening fire on bus
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) - A 21-year-old man who was acting erratically opened fire inside a Greyhound bus in Northern California, killing a 43-year-old woman and wounding four others before he was arres...
Feb 03, 2022
Kansas governor vetoes redistricting plan targeting Democrat
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a Republican redistricting plan that would make it harder for the lone Kansas Democrat in Congress to win reelection this year. Repub...
Feb 03, 2022