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Chinese shoppers splurge in world's largest shopping fest
HONG KONG - Chinese consumers are expected to spend tens of billions on everything from fresh food to luxury goods during this year's Singles' Day online shopping festival, as the country recovers fro...
Nov 10, 2020
Tony Waiters, who coached Canada to its only World Cup appearance, dies at 83
Tony Waiters, who coached Canada in its only appearance at the World Cup and led the Vancouver Whitecaps to the North American Soccer League championship, has died. He was 83. Waiters will be forever ...
Nov 10, 2020
Ratushniak claims mayor chair with more than half of votes
Colin Ratushniak will become mayor of La Ronge after capturing 52 per cent of the vote Monday in a four-person race. "I couldn't predict the outcome of this election, but after door knocking and actua...
Nov 10, 2020
Ahead of federal spending update, cities make plea to Liberals for more housing cash
OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to put more money in poverty-reduction measures to stamp out homelessness in their communities. The group from the Fede...
Nov 10, 2020
Feds commit $61 million to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight COVID-19
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ottawa will provide more than $61 million in immediate funding to help Indigenous communities in Manitoba fight the COVID-19 pandemic.Trudeau says the new m...
Nov 10, 2020
Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault has Pan Am bronze upgraded to silver
The Lima Pan Am Games served as an important learning experience for Canadian boxer Tammara Thibeault regardless of her medal's colour. She's still grateful and surprised to be getting an upgrade.&nbs...
Nov 10, 2020
US job openings rise slightly in September, hiring slips
WASHINGTON - American employers advertised slightly more jobs in September but hired fewer people as the U.S. economy struggles to recover from spring's coronavirus collapse. Job postings rose to to 6...
Nov 10, 2020
Notable cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
Alek Minassian, who has admitted to planning and carrying out a 2018 van attack that killed 10 people and hurt 16 others in Toronto, is asking a judge to find him not criminally responsible for his ac...
Nov 10, 2020
How a Brazil samba school shimmied from Carnival to COVID-19
RIO DE JANEIRO - The sultry heat of the Southern Hemisphere's summer will soon be rolling into Rio de Janeiro. In a normal year, the air would whisper into Dr. Wille Baracho's ear: Carnival is coming....
Nov 10, 2020
Legion, other veterans groups to get $20M to weather COVID-19
OTTAWA - On the eve of Remembrance Day, the federal Liberal government is moving ahead with plans to provide emergency assistance to veterans organizations battered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The gover...
Nov 10, 2020