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As CERB winds down, labour group asks Liberals to rethink EI
OTTAWA - A workers-rights group is calling on the federal government to rethink the employment insurance program as an emergency benefit for workers is set to run out. The government estimates four mi...
Aug 06, 2020

Union calls for production halt at Maple Leaf plant after more COVID-19 cases
BRANDON, Man. - The union representing employees at a pork processing plant in Manitoba is calling for Maple Leaf to cease production after three more workers tested positive for COVID-19. The United ...
Aug 06, 2020

NewsAlert: N.S. Premier Stephen McNeil resigning
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has announced he is stepping down as premier and Liberal party leader. The premier said today that after 17 years in provincial politics, it...
Aug 06, 2020

Canada promises immediate help to Lebanon, wants political reform over long term
OTTAWA - Canada is emphasizing the need for economic and political reform in Lebanon over the long term as it looks at immediate ways to help the country following this week's deadly explosion in Beir...
Aug 06, 2020

Supreme Court to hear case of Hamilton-area man who killed would-be car thief
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a Hamilton-area homeowner who gunned down a would-be car thief. The top court today granted the request to weigh in from Peter Khill. Khill, o...
Aug 06, 2020

Senate shifts rules for Meredith victim compensation process
OTTAWA - The Senate says harassment victims of disgraced former senator Don Meredith can now have lawyers when speaking to an independent evaluator hired to determine potential compensation for t...
Aug 06, 2020

Viola Davis, LeBron James among honorees at AAFCA TV Honours
LOS ANGELES - Viola Davis, Sterling K. Brown and LeBron James are among several honorees at the AAFCA TV Honors later this month. The African American Film Critics Association announced the recipients...
Aug 06, 2020

Weekly poems elevate New Hampshire city's virus newsletters
CONCORD, N.H. - Valerie Rochon is eager to read her email every Monday morning, even when it makes her cry. In addition to the endless Zoom meeting invitations, each week brings a new poem tucked into...
Aug 06, 2020

Provinces not moving fast enough to assess, mitigate flood risk: report
OTTAWA - A new report says provincial governments are not moving fast enough to protect homes and other buildings from the ravages of flooding. The report from the Intact Centre on Climate A...
Aug 06, 2020

NHL and its labs say COVID-19 testing doesn't overlap with public's
EDMONTON - The NHL says the laboratories hired to conduct daily COVID-19 tests on players in Edmonton and Toronto keep their supply chains separate from the public's to ensure never the twai...
Aug 06, 2020