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Federal website advertising hundreds of non-existent student-volunteer positions
OTTAWA - The federal website advertising volunteer positions for students hoping to earn money for their educations through a $900-million government aid program contains hundreds - if not thousands -...
Jul 08, 2020
Sentencing hearing for former Edmonton nightclub employee guilty of sex assault
EDMONTON - Two victims of a former Edmonton nightclub employee convicted of sexual assault say they have had nightmares, thoughts of suicide and anxiety since they were attacked. Matthew McKnight, who...
Jul 08, 2020
Ontario overestimated costs of services to irregular border crossers: auditor
TORONTO - Ontario's auditor general says the province significantly overstated the costs of providing services to asylum seekers coming into Canada from the United States. In a special report released...
Jul 08, 2020
Canada’s deficit projected to hit $343-billion
OTTAWA - The federal government has given a shocking new figure for Canada's fiscal picture.Finance Minister Bill Morneau says, for the year ending in March 2021, the deficit will hit a historic $343-...
Jul 08, 2020
NYC mayor unveils plan to reopen schools in fall
NEW YORK - Most New York City students will return to their physical schools two or three days a week and learn online the rest of the time under a plan announced Wednesday by Mayor Bill de Blasio, wh...
Jul 08, 2020
The COVID-19 fiscal snapshot: By the numbers
OTTAWA - Estimated federal deficit for 2020-21: $343.2 billion Direct federal aid to individuals and businesses as a result of COVID-19: $212 billion Number of Canadians who were laid off or had their...
Jul 08, 2020
Feds promise recovery will focus on people hurt most by COVID-19 economic crisis
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says one of his priorities is to fix the social and economic gaps that left women, young people and racialized Canadians to suffer the biggest economic blows from the COV...
Jul 08, 2020
Family of man in Saskatoon police arrest video say they haven’t seen or heard from him since his release from jail
The man at the centre of a violent arrest video in Saskatoon over the weekend hasn't been seen since his release from jailAccording to a statement posted on the Indigenous Joint Action Coalition's Fac...
Jul 08, 2020
Man who lost father to COVID-19 urges public to honour ‘social contract’
As parts of Canada grapple with whether masks should be made mandatory, a Regina man who lost his father to COVID-19 in April says people have an obligation to protect each other.Paul Gullacher's fath...
Jul 08, 2020
Veteran defensive lineman Tracy unsure when he'll play for Montreal Alouettes
Adrian Tracy isn't optimistic that he'll be playing football in 2020. The veteran defensive lineman signed with the Montreal Alouettes as a free agent Feb. 13, but the COVID-19 pandemic has put the CF...
Jul 08, 2020