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Family to set up endowment in memory of couple killed by bear in Banff National Park

Family to set up endowment in memory of couple killed by bear in Banff National Park

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The family of a couple killed by a grizzly bear in Banff National Park is establishing an endowment fund at the University of Lethbridge in their memory.
CPP Investments head pitches Calgary business crowd on benefits of staying in CPP

CPP Investments head pitches Calgary business crowd on benefits of staying in CPP

CALGARY — As Alberta considers exiting the Canada Pension Plan, the head of CPP Investments visited Calgary on Tuesday to warn against losing its benefits.
S&P/TSX composite gains more than 300 points Tuesday, U.S. stock markets also rally

S&P/TSX composite gains more than 300 points Tuesday, U.S. stock markets also rally

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index gained 1.6 per cent Tuesday in a broad-based rally led by financials, base metals and utilities, while U.S.
Quebec to spend up to $7 million for L.A. Kings 2024 pre-season games in Quebec City

Quebec to spend up to $7 million for L.A. Kings 2024 pre-season games in Quebec City

QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it will spend between $5 million and $7 million to have the NHL's Los Angeles Kings spend the final part of their 2024 training camp in Quebec City and play two pre-season games in the provincial capital next year.
Bernstein wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize in gala upended by protest

Bernstein wins $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize in gala upended by protest

TORONTO — Montreal-born Sarah Bernstein won the Scotiabank Giller Prize in a 30th anniversary bash upended by anti-Israel protesters Monday night, when the usually staid gala was crashed by a handful of agitators.
Nearly one-third of Newfoundland and Labrador seniors can't afford basic necessities

Nearly one-third of Newfoundland and Labrador seniors can't afford basic necessities

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Nearly a third of seniors in Canada's easternmost province can't afford basic necessities, including food, rent and medical supplies, a report by Newfoundland and Labrador's seniors' advocate has found.
'Her father was crying': Cousin of teen killed in Calgary in 1976 remembers grief

'Her father was crying': Cousin of teen killed in Calgary in 1976 remembers grief

CALGARY — Deborah Poitras vividly remembers the day that her family learned her cousin Pauline Brazeau had been killed. Brazeau, a 16-year-old Metis mother from Saskatchewan, had relocated to Calgary with her infant daughter in the fall of 1975.
Several charged after Scotiabank Giller Prize gala interrupted during televised bash

Several charged after Scotiabank Giller Prize gala interrupted during televised bash

TORONTO — Three people accused of interrupting the Scotiabank Giller Prize ceremony on Monday night are facing charges after anti-Israel protesters jumped on stage during the glitzy literary bash.
Manulife cuts 250 jobs in investment management division

Manulife cuts 250 jobs in investment management division

TORONTO — Manulife Financial Corp. says it has cut 250 jobs globally in its investment management division. The cuts, first reported by trade publication Ignites, include employees in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia.
Ontario to ban unpaid restaurant trial shifts; part of new labour law

Ontario to ban unpaid restaurant trial shifts; part of new labour law

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to explicitly ban unpaid trial shifts for restaurant and hospitality workers, while also strengthening rules against deducting employee wages in the event of customer theft.
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