A national furniture chain been ordered to stop collecting numbers from driver’s licences and licence plates when customers pick up merchandise at its stores in Alberta.

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Police warn of convict with history of targeting women in parkades
Less than a week after a public warning about the prison release of a man with a history of violent crimes, Calgary police issued a bulletin about another inmate who has completed his sentence.

Maybe you’re trying to cut back on driving to save money on gas. Maybe you want to spend less time commuting. Or maybe your sink is clogged and you have to wait at home for a plumber but don’t want to use your precious vacation time. Even people who

Four Ways to Improve Your resume
The job market is tough and it’s getting tougher. Your resume is your No. 1 marketing tool and it may not be doing its job — getting you an interview. One reason may be lack of time. With the increased competition for jobs, th

How to Keep Your Spirits Up During a job Search
If you’re having a difficult time finding a job, and it seems like it’s taking forever, don’t despair. Here are some suggestions for keeping your spirit positive: Think Up. The mind is a powerful vessel. How we think and what we think can c

Moonlighting: Pros and Cons of a Second job
There was a time when moonlighting — taking on work in addition to your full-time employment — was for under-employed workers and the severely cash-strapped. Today, even working professionals can be cash-strapped, and people in all fields

Building a Good Reputation at Work
When you’re a new hire, you want to establish a good reputation, and that’s especially true if you’re a new professional in the workforce. Below are several tactics that should complete your game plan for winning favor and starting a good

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Forget the upcoming federal vote, a pivotal election campaign is already underway in Western Canada that could lead to a radical change at the Canadian Wheat Board.

Escapees had extensive gang connections, parole board records say
Men who escaped from the Regina Correctional Centre on Sunday had gang connections, served prison time for violent crimes and were considered at high risk to violently reoffend, National Parole Board records say.

Alberta and Saskatchewan to hold joint cabinet meeting
Top members of the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan will hold a first-ever joint cabinet meeting next Tuesday in the border city of Lloydminster.

Regina jail guards didn’t get tip about escape, union says
Guards at Regina’s jail say they were shocked to hear that their managers had been warned of an imminent escape.

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Rider defence the story as Bombers shot down
Quarterback Michael Bishop threw for just 107 yards and ran for a touchdown in his first start with his new team, but it was the defence that told the tale in a 19-6 victory over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Taylor Field in Regina Sunday afternoon.

Search for escaped convicts on Alberta reserve comes up empty
Police in northeastern Alberta have ended a massive 10-hour search on a remote First Nation for four escaped convicts from a Regina jail without having found any trace of the fugitives.

When you’re a new hire, you want to establish a good reputation, and that’s especially true if you’re a new professional in the workforce. Below are several tactics that should complete your game plan for winning favor and starting a good

The Occasional Telecommuter: Tips for At-Home Productivity
Maybe you’re trying to cut back on driving to save money on gas. Maybe you want to spend less time commuting. Or maybe your sink is clogged and you have to wait at home for a plumber but don’t want to use your precious vacation time. Even people who

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Tips for Getting into a Top business School
With banks laying staffers off and the mortgage industry imploding, lots of people think it’s a good time to attend business school. One indicator: The number of people taking the GMAT, a requirement for getting in, is up 12%, compared with this time

When Your Career Plateaus
Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one? But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does. S

Bored, Trapped in Your job?
When you landed that new job, the world looked great. Now it’s been a while, and one of your worst fears has come true — you’re unhappy in your job. When you’re spending at least five days a week at work, it makes sense that you’d want to like wh

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Tories unveil $60 million of pre-election goodies
With an election call looming, the Conservative government has been busy in the past few days making a series of new spending announcements totalling more than $60 million.

Biometric system OK for employees at 2 Alberta companies: privacy commissioner
Biometric sign-in systems for employees of two Alberta businesses are not an invasion of privacy, according to a ruling from Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner released Wednesday.

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Sonics rebirth: NBA files for six OKC trademarks
The NBA has filed for trademark rights to six nicknames for the league’s new Oklahoma City franchise: Barons, Bison, Energy, Marshalls, Thunder and Wind. AFL commish resigns two days before ArenaBowl Arena Football League commissioner David Baker surprisingly resigned Friday, two days before the ArenaBowl championship game. joba outduels Beckett as torrid Yanks […]

Helmets mandatory for Calgary minor hockey coaches
Minor hockey coaches in Calgary now have to wear helmets on the ice during practices after a coach slipped and suffered a brain hemorrhage.

Atomic-testing veterans to receive $24,000 each in compensation: feds
Canadian soldiers who took part in nuclear weapons testing will be compensated, Defence Minister Peter MacKay announced Tuesday in Calgary.

The 74th Pacific National Exhibition prize home was awarded to Verna and Mandeline Wilson on Tuesday night.

Local First Nations artwork taken during Fort Langley heist
Police are investigating a break and enter at the Fort Langley National Historic Site Monday night.

Bavarian orchestra makes CD with Kent Nagano
The Bavarian State Orchestra’s first CD under music director Kent Nagano will be a recording of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony, to be released this fall.

Back-to-school woes
As students headed back to school after summer break Tuesday, B.C.’s education minister was facing both new and familiar challenges for the coming school year.

Foreign Affairs Minister Emerson set to retire: sources
Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson, who made headlines when he defected from the Liberals to the Conservatives following the last election, will not run in the looming federal race, media outlets reported Wednesday.

Police investigate possible sexual assault
Kelowna RCMP are trying to determine whether a date-rape drug had anything to do with an unusual incident in a park Monday morning.

Recent studies have shown that employers will form an opinion of you within the first 10 minutes of the interview. But here’s the kicker, it’s not always based on what you actually say; it’s on something we term “body language.” F

When Your Career Plateaus
Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one? But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does. S

job Hunting: Price Yourself Like a House
Assess your skills according to what the market will bear, not by what your previous employer paid you. Name your price, and don’t be coy. job-seekers want to know: How do I price myself in this erratic job market? If I set my sights too hi

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Staying Power: 5 Careers with Bright Futures
Economists and pundits use the phrase “uncertain times” to talk about the health of the economy without getting too specific. But at the individual level, “uncertain times” means insecurity about your job and its future. So,

Video resumes: Let the Applicant Beware
Nearly two years ago, a video resume was circulated to a large investment bank. The applicant did not receive a job offer, but he did receive an online public flogging after the resume made its way onto YouTube and into the snarky hands of the cle

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America’s Most Dangerous jobs
The good news: Fewer people are dying on the job in the United States.Last year work-related fatalities dipped 6%, to 5,488 (or 3.7 per 100,000 workers), according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ National Census of Fatal Occupation Injuries r

Moonlighting: Pros and Cons of a Second job
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7 Signs Your Interview Went Well
So you’ve had your job interview, and, as you wait to hear from the company, you keep replaying the interview in your mind and wondering how you did. But is there any way to know until you get an offer or rejection? No signs are 100 percent foolpr

Historic “bullying and psychological harassment language,” along with three per cent raises for each of the next three years, form the backbone of a tentative agreement reached by Ontario’s college support staff, according to the union bargaining team chair.

McCabe deal to Panthers nearly complete: report
The rumoured deal that would send toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Bryan McCabe to the Florida Panthers will be officially completed as early as Tuesday, according to reports.

In a world of movie trailers, Don LaFontaine was king
Don LaFontaine, the man who provided the sonorous voice for more than 5,000 movie trailers, died Monday at age 68.

Fewer kids died after Ont. adopted bike helmet law
Fewer young people in Ontario died of bike-related injuries after the introduction of a law requiring their use, Canadian researchers have found.

Police hold 2 over Canadian woman’s rape in France: report
Police in France are questioning two men in connection with the rape and beating of a Canadian journalism student in a migrant camp outside the northern port city of Calais, according to a French media report.

Canadian Customs — not too friendly

Cleaner fumes send fish plant workers to hospital
Problems with a chemical cleaning agent led to the evacuation of a fish-processing plant in western P.E.I. Tuesday morning.

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7 Signs Your Interview Went Well
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Getting on the Boss’s Good Side
Keeping your job in good economic times — and bad — depends on one variable: Whether your boss likes you. “Merit has very little to do with why people are kept,” says Stephen Viscusi, author, radio host, and professional recrui

Video resumes: Let the Applicant Beware
Nearly two years ago, a video resume was circulated to a large investment bank. The applicant did not receive a job offer, but he did receive an online public flogging after the resume made its way onto YouTube and into the snarky hands of the cle

The Occasional Telecommuter: Tips for At-Home Productivity
Maybe you’re trying to cut back on driving to save money on gas. Maybe you want to spend less time commuting. Or maybe your sink is clogged and you have to wait at home for a plumber but don’t want to use your precious vacation time. Even people who

Watch Your Body Signals: 6 Tips for a Better Interview
Recent studies have shown that employers will form an opinion of you within the first 10 minutes of the interview. But here’s the kicker, it’s not always based on what you actually say; it’s on something we term “body language.” F

When Your Career Plateaus
Careers start out as a climbing exercise: When can I get promoted? How can I get a raise? What job will be more challenging than my current one? But for all but a tiny fraction of workers, that climb ends before their career does. S

Staying Power: 5 Careers with Bright Futures
Economists and pundits use the phrase “uncertain times” to talk about the health of the economy without getting too specific. But at the individual level, “uncertain times” means insecurity about your job and its future. So,

A decade after the Swissair Flight 111 crash off Nova Scotia that claimed 229 lives, the aviation industry has yet to act on recommendations stemming from one of lengthiest and most expensive air investigations in Canadian history.

Zoom’s classic entrepreneur: some wins, a loss
Hugh Boyle, a Scot transplated to Ottawa in 1998 where he began Zoom Airlines, has had successes and failures in the air travel business.

11 deaths confirmed in listeriosis outbreak
Listeriosis, which has triggered a series of recalls of processed meat products, was the underlying or contributing cause in 11 deaths, up from 10, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada.

Brace for $1.75-a-litre gas if storms ravage Gulf, CIBC’s Rubin says
toronto economist Jeff Rubin says drivers should brace for gasoline to spike to $1.75 a litre this year as storms threaten oil production in the Gulf of Mexico.