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O'Toole nominates campaign fundraiser to be chair of Conservative Fund
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party's fundraising arm has a new chair for the first time in two decades. Leader Erin O'Toole says he is nominating his longtime campaign fundraiser James Dodds to be c...
Sep 04, 2020
Mental health: Newfoundland loosens COVID-19 rules for 'rotational' workers
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is rolling out new COVID-19 testing rules for people who routinely work outside the province and return on a set schedule. These so-called r...
Sep 04, 2020
Virgin Atlantic completes rescue plan; 1,150 jobs lost
LONDON - Virgin Atlantic completed its 1.2 billion-pound ($1.6 billion) restructuring plan and cut 1,150 jobs Friday as the airline sought to rebuild following the devastation caused by the COVID-19 p...
Sep 04, 2020
Canadians and close relatives in Lebanon offered help to travel to Canada
OTTAWA - Canada is waiving some immigration fees for Lebanese-Canadians and their close relatives affected by last month's explosions in Beirut if they want to come to Canada. The Immigration Departme...
Sep 04, 2020
IAEA: Iran continues to expand stockpile of enriched uranium
VIENNA - Iran continues to increase its stockpile of enriched uranium in violation of limitations set in the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, but has begun providing access to sites where...
Sep 04, 2020
Trump denies calling US war dead 'losers,' 'suckers'
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump is angrily denying a report that he made disparaging remarks about U.S. service members who have been captured or killed, including that he described Americ...
Sep 04, 2020
US unemployment rate falls to 8.4% even as hiring slows
WASHINGTON - The U.S. unemployment rate fell sharply in August to 8.4% from 10.2% even as hiring slowed, with employers adding the fewest jobs since the pandemic began. Employers added 1.4 million job...
Sep 04, 2020
Football Leaks trial: Hacker 'disgusted' at what he found
LISBON, Portugal - A Portuguese hacker whose explosive revelations rattled European soccer told judges at the start of his trial Friday that he was "disgusted" by what he uncovered and had acted in th...
Sep 04, 2020
The economy added 246-thousand jobs in August, fewer than economists had expected.
PRINCE GEORGE-A slow down in job gains with the numbers out of Stats Canada showing the economy added 246,000 jobs in August ,compared with 419,000 jobs added in July. The national unemployment rate f...
Sep 04, 2020
Preliminary design of Quesnel North-South Interconnector can be viewed online
QUESNEL- Cariboo residents can head online to view the preliminary design for the proposed Quesnel North-South Interconnector the Province has planned.According to the Ministry of Transportation and I...
Sep 04, 2020