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Greater share of recent immigrants landing jobs even as Canada welcomes more
OTTAWA - The share of recent immigrants of prime working age who had employment reached a new high last year, even though Canada has been opening its doors to more newcomers than ever b...
Jun 08, 2019
Australia's Barty wins French Open for 1st Grand Slam title
PARIS - Ash Barty decided to take a break from tennis in 2014 to play cricket. After almost two years away, the Australian returned to the tour, and that career choice paid off in a big way Saturday w...
Jun 08, 2019
World has 'positive lesson to learn' after MMIWG inquiry: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The world has a lesson to learn from Canada in the release of findings from a federally funded commission on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Jun 08, 2019
It's the greatest: Ali's training camp opens to the public
DEER LAKE, Pa. - The rustic Pennsylvania training camp where Muhammad Ali prepared for some of his most famous fights has undergone an elaborate restoration, opening to the public Saturday as a shrine...
Jun 08, 2019
Barriere RCMP asking public not to bring possible explosives to detachment
BARRIERE - Police in Barriere are reminding well-intentioned residents that bringing possible explosives to the detachment is not the best way to report them. Around 10 a.m Thursday (June 6), a man di...
Jun 08, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today
R. Kelly pleads not guilty to additional sex charges
CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges on Thursday, including four counts that carry a maximum prison term of 30 years in prison. Prosecutors did not...
Jun 08, 2019
Quebec man whose daughter's death sparked inquiry faces new charges
GRANBY, Que. - A bail hearing began Thursday for the father of a seven-year-old Quebec girl whose death in late April has raised questions about the province's youth protection system. The hearing,&nb...
Jun 08, 2019
Harnessing the power of solar energy at the Kamloops Christian School
A group of students at the Kamloops Christian School have been getting an introduction this week on the power of solar energy.They've been working with local company Riverside Energy Systems, both in ...
Jun 08, 2019 Students at the Kamloops Christian School have been working on all week helping install solar panels on the school's rooftop (Image Credit: CFJC Today)
Young Quebecers' novel lawsuit seeks to force federal action on climate change
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing young Quebecers tried to convince a judge Thursday to authorize a class action lawsuit against the federal government for what they argue is a failure to comb...
Jun 08, 2019
Arkansas police confirm dead body is former state lawmaker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Authorities in Arkansas on Thursday confirmed that a body found outside the home of a former Republican state lawmaker was hers, and police are investigating her death as a homicid...
Jun 08, 2019
