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WestJet to lay off more than 3,300 workers under restructuring plan
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it will permanently lay off 3,333 employees as part of a major restructuring amid the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the travel industry.The company plans to conso...
Jun 25, 2020
Summer Liquor Survivor
Get your team in quick so you don't miss out on the fun. 6 people @ $40 each gets you a teamGrab some teammates and enter our Summer Liquor Survivor! Winners will be able to stock their fridges for su...
Jun 25, 2020
Worth the Wait: Doug Wilson, Kevin Lowe finally get Hall of Fame call
TORONTO - Doug Wilson was in the pool playing with his grandkids when the phone rang. Lanny McDonald was on the other end of the line. Wilson passed it to his wife, Kathy, so she would be the fir...
Jun 25, 2020
Audit: US sent $1.4B in virus relief payments to dead people
WASHINGTON - A government watchdog says nearly 1.1 million relief payments totalling some $1.4 billion went to dead people in the government's coronavirus aid program. More than 130 million so-called ...
Jun 25, 2020
Cineplex, Landmark Cinemas to reopen their doors in Saskatchewan July 3
Sonic The Hedgehog, Jumanji, and Birds of Prey characters will all be waiting inside movie theatres next Friday, three months after both Cineplex and Landmark Cinemas had to close their doors.While mo...
Jun 25, 2020
Resort village elections delayed
The 2020 elections for the District of Lakeland and the Resort Village of Candle Lake have been moved from July 25 to Aug. 29.The five-week delay comes as a result of the provincial government's recen...
Jun 25, 2020
Bowing to Beijing would put 'an awful lot more Canadians' at risk, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Bowing to pressure from Beijing to secure the release of two Canadians would put "an awful lot more" citizens at risk by signalling Canada can be intimidated, Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Jun 25, 2020
Unilever to drop terms like 'whitening' from beauty products
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Consumer products giant Unilever said Thursday it is aiming for a "more inclusive vision of beauty" in its skin care products and will remove words such as "fair," "whitening"...
Jun 25, 2020
Motorcade procession planned for four military members killed in crash
HALIFAX - A motorcade procession for four of the six Canadian Armed Forces members killed in a military helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea in April is planned for ...
Jun 25, 2020
Former Raptors star Vince Carter, 43, retires after record 22 NBA seasons
Vince Carter made his retirement official on Thursday, announcing on his podcast that his 22-year NBA career has come to an end. The announcement was largely a formality because the 43-year-old Carter...
Jun 25, 2020