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Quebec booksellers' group apologizes, republishes post outlining premier's top reads
MONTREAL - An association of Quebec booksellers says it acted in haste when it removed an online list outlining reading recommendations from Premier Francois Legault. Legault shared some of his favour...
Nov 30, 2020
No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms
OTTAWA - Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament breaks for Christmas o...
Nov 30, 2020
Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesse...
Nov 30, 2020
Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts
TORONTO - Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties over the past eight months to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal experts who specia...
Nov 30, 2020
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...
Nov 30, 2020
Prince Albert Grand Council Urban Young Adult Program
We are currently accepting applications for our online JobQuest Program which is set to begin in JanuaryApplications can be picked up at PAGC Urban Services or a request for email application can be s...
Nov 30, 2020
Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in October
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes fell for the second consecutive month as lack of available homes continues to stifle house hunters. The National Association...
Nov 30, 2020
Understanding the Importance of Having a Creditor Protection Strategy
The Canadian economy is fuelled by the enthusiastic hard work of the small business owner.The Business Development Bank of Canada estimates that 70 per cent of the country's private labour force is em...
Nov 30, 2020
Four Canadians to ride for Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team in 2021
Guillaume Boivin has signed a two-year contract extension with the Israel Start-Up Nation cycling team, bringing the number of Canadians on the 32-rider squad to four.Boivin joins Ottawa's Michael Woo...
Nov 30, 2020
Rita Ora says sorry for lockdown-breaching birthday party
LONDON - British singer Rita Ora apologized Monday for breaking lockdown rules by holding a birthday party, saying it was "a serious and inexcusable error of judgment." The Sun newspaper ran photos of...
Nov 30, 2020