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Chicago Blackhawks to retire Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios' No. 7 jersey
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks will retire Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Chelios' No. 7 jersey. The Blackhawks had Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder deliver the news to his longtime friend during...
Sep 08, 2023

Unemployment rate steady at 5.5% in August as economy adds 40K jobs; StatCan
OTTAWA, ON - Statistics Canada says the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 per cent in August as the economy added 40,000 jobs.Today's report ends a three-month streak of increases in the jobless ra...
Sep 08, 2023

‘Freedom Convoy’ lawyers to argue admissibility of Facebook evidence
OTTAWA, ON - Day four of the criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to focus on whether Facebook content should be entered into evidence.Lich and Barber help...
Sep 08, 2023

Number of lab-confirmed E. coli cases linked to Calgary daycares rises to 128: AHS
CALGARY, AB - Alberta Health Services says there are 128 lab-confirmed cases of E. coli connected to an outbreak at several Calgary daycares.It says in a statement that 25 patients are receiving care ...
Sep 08, 2023

Daniel Remfert projected to have won Taber council by-election
TABER, AB - The people of Taber have chosen their new town councillor.The Town of Taber has released the unofficial results of the council by-election, which was held on Thursday, September 7, 2023.Da...
Sep 08, 2023

MATCHDAY: Spalletti makes Italy debut in North Macedonia. Lukaku leads Belgium in Azerbaijan
A look at what's happening in European Championship qualifying on Saturday: GROUP C New Italy coach Luciano Spalletti makes his debut when the Azzurri visit North Macedonia. It's a rematch of the game...
Sep 08, 2023

Canada's sports minister tells hockey leaders at summit to "step up"
CALGARY - Canada's new sports minister isn't ready to laud Hockey Canada on its efforts to change the sport's culture. "Nobody's going to hear me congratulate anybody on what's been done so far becaus...
Sep 08, 2023

In the news today: Trudeau at G20 in New Delhi, "Freedom Convoy" trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Trudeau suggests he would raise issue of foreign interference with India's PM M...
Sep 08, 2023

'Freedom Convoy' lawyers to argue admissibility of Facebook evidence
OTTAWA - Day four of the criminal trial of "Freedom Convoy" organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to focus on whether Facebook content should be entered into evidence. Lich and Barber helped ...
Sep 08, 2023

Pierre Poilievre to deliver first speech as leader to Conservative convention
QUEBEC - Conservatives gathered for the federal party's national policy convention in Quebec City today will hear not only from their leader later, but from a man who at one time wanted that job himse...
Sep 08, 2023