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IMF chief: trade conflicts fuel synchronized global slowdown
WASHINGTON - The new head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund warned Tuesday that the world economy is in the grips of a "synchronized global slowdown" that will result in slower growth for ...
Oct 08, 2019

Allbirds, a shoe brand born online, to double stores
NEW YORK - Online shoe brand Allbirds plans to more than double its store count next year, hoping to reach shoppers who want to touch and try on its wool shoes. The company said Tuesday that it plans ...
Oct 08, 2019

Unifor workers at SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskEnergy not returning to work
As job action continues at the province's Crown corporations, the one thing that's for certain is SaskTel employees represented by Unifor will not be returning to their jobs.On Monday, Unifor said its...
Oct 08, 2019 (Evan Radford/980 CJME)

Fall Gymnastics Session
See the confirmed schedule for the upcoming gymnastics session below.
Oct 08, 2019

A look at Canadian-born Nobel physicist James Peebles
WINNIPEG - A look at James Peebles, the Canadian-born physicist who shares this year's Nobel Prize in Physics. Age: 84 Early years: Born in the Winnipeg neighbourhood of St. Boniface, Peebles moved to...
Oct 08, 2019

Atlanta TV star: $750,000 in jewelry stolen from Lamborghini
ATLANTA - The reality television star and wife of rapper T.I. says more than $750,000 in jewelry was stolen from her Lamborghini outside an Atlanta bar. Tameka "Tiny" Harris told Atlanta police she le...
Oct 08, 2019

Conservatives would fund expansion of two Toronto subway lines, says Scheer
MARKHAM, Ont. - Andrew Scheer is promising that a Conservative federal government would try to unclog commuter traffic in Canada's biggest city by funding a pair of projects t...
Oct 08, 2019

Lawsuit settled in fatal wheelchair accident at New Brunswick train crossing
MONCTON, N.B. - Three years after a Moncton man in an electric wheelchair was killed by a freight train at a level crossing in the city, a lawsuit in his death has been resolved. Court documents ...
Oct 08, 2019

Harden dazzles, then Raptors rally past Rockets in Japan
When James Harden's night was over, defence got easier for the Toronto Raptors. Pascal Siakam scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Raptors - in their first game since winning the NBA Final...
Oct 08, 2019

South Africa demolishes Canada 66-7, all but into quarters
KOBE, Japan - South Africa demolished 14-man Canada 66-7 to pretty much confirm its place in the Rugby World Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday. The Springboks scored 10 tries and had four tries and a bonus...
Oct 08, 2019