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Premier Kenney predicts 25 per cent unemployment in Alberta due to COVID-19
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a grim prediction for workers in his province.He says there may well be 25 per cent unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.He has told an energy i...
Apr 07, 2020
Save-on-Foods pledges to match $500k to keep vulnerable kids fed amidst pandemic
LANGLEY-Save-on-Foods has committed $500,000 towards their $1 million fundraising goal aimed at giving kids easier access to school meal-supports in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a r...
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Feds fast-track citizenship for researcher exploring COVID-19 supply chain
OTTAWA - The federal government fast-tracked the Canadian citizenship process for a University of Manitoba professor, citing an "urgent need" to facilitate his planned research on COVID-19. Adolf Ng, ...
Apr 07, 2020
Jets sign defenceman Dylan Samberg to three-year entry-level contract
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets have signed defenceman Dylan Samberg to a three-year entry-level contract, starting in the 2020-21 season. The deal carries an average annual value of US$1.175 million. Th...
Apr 07, 2020
Spirit of the North Donors fund innovations in Healthcare
PRINCE GEORGE- A team of physicians at UHNBC have used research to create a viable way to combat COVID-19.The team made up of Dr. Jamil Akhtar, an Anesthesiologist, Dr. M.J Slabbert, and Intensivist, ...
Apr 07, 2020 Courtesy of the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation.
Wall Street adds to its gains as hopes build for virus peak
NEW YORK - Stocks are higher in midday trading on Wall Street Tuesday as markets around the world aimed to add to their huge rally from a day earlier. The S&P 500 was up nearly 2.5% after being up...
Apr 07, 2020
CFL postpones start of regular season due to COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - The CFL is postponing the start of its 2020 season until the beginning of July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner Randy Ambrosie announced the postponement in a release Tue...
Apr 07, 2020
Canadian companies providing medical gear, Trudeau says
OTTAWA- Preventing the lack of medical gear for health care personnel, that was the message Trudeau gave Canadians this morning (Apr.7) from Rideau Cottage.He thanked the almost 5,000 Canadian compani...
Apr 07, 2020
Kalen Schlatter seeks to challenge murder conviction in death of Tess Richey
TORONTO - A Toronto man found guilty of sexually assaulting and strangling a young woman hours after they met is seeking to challenge his murder conviction. Kalen Schlatter filed a notice of...
Apr 07, 2020
TYH: Staying healthy as we adjust to the reality of COVID-19
This is my fourth week working from home and I am not going to lie, getting into a new routine is hard.One of the things I've found myself wondering during this time is how I should grocery shop if I ...
Apr 07, 2020