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709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalates
WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that the job market might be slowly heal...
Nov 12, 2020
AUMA supports keeping EMS dispatch local in Red Deer, three other cities
RED DEER, AB - The Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) is throwing its support behind the fight by four cities to keep their municipally-operated EMS dispatch centres.Officials with the ci...
Nov 12, 2020
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx : In The News for Nov. 12
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 12 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Nov 12, 2020
Alek Minassian's murder trial for carrying out Toronto van attack resumes
TORONTO - The trial for the man who killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in a van attack in Toronto resumes today.Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty and has raised a defence of being not criminally ...
Nov 12, 2020
COVID faceoff: Manitoba hunkering down for second time to fight spread of virus
WINNIPEG - Today is the day Manitoba goes into a self-imposed economic and social hibernation to try to bring surging COVID-19 numbers back under control. The province has been struggling to slow the ...
Nov 12, 2020
Senators set to question Freeland on bill to provide new rent relief, business aid
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face questions today from senators scrutinizing the government's latest bid to provide pandemic aid to hard-hit businesses. Freeland is scheduled to te...
Nov 12, 2020
Holy Spirit and Lethbridge Public schools report new COVID cases
LETHBRIDGE, AB. -- Alberta Health Services have notified local school districts of added COVID-19 cases in their schools.Holy Spirit Catholic School Division was informed of a case of COVID-19 at St. ...
Nov 11, 2020
AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience across Democratic presidential administrations...
Nov 11, 2020
An additional 672 COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths in Alberta
EDMONTON, AB. -- The province added 672 COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, bringing Alberta's total to 35,545.Due to the Remembrance Day holiday on Wednesday, only a limited update was provided on...
Nov 11, 2020
Cleveland's Shane Bieber unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
Cleveland Indians ace Shane Bieber was the unanimous winner of the AL Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, capping an impressive rise by the right-hander to one of the game's best pitchers. Using a vers...
Nov 11, 2020