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Justin Trudeau ‘briefed’ on situation as Israel closes airspace: PMO
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has been briefed on the evolving situation in the Middle East after Israel announced it was closing its airspace. Ann-Clara Vaillancourt issued a post on X, formerly Twitter, saying the Canadian government is keeping a close eye on the situation, as Iran’s state-run IRNA ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – Members of a union representing more than 80,000 health care workers in Quebec have decisively rejected a tentative collective agreement with the province that was endorsed by the labour group’s leadership. The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, commonly known as the FIQ, said Saturday that 61 per cent of members who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Members of Quebec health care workers union reject tentative deal with province
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – Members of a union representing more than 80,000 health care workers in Quebec have voted against a tentative deal for a new collective agreement with the province. The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec, commonly known as the FIQ, says 61 per cent of members who participated in an online vote that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heavy rainfall triggers flood conditions on several Quebec rivers
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. – Quebec’s Public Security Department is reporting “major” flooding on a river north of Montreal today after rainfall Thursday and Friday. The department noted a water flow of more than 266 cubic metres per second on the Rivière du Nord in St-Jérôme, Que., roughly 50 kilometres northwest of downtown Montreal, at 9:15 a.m. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s largest labour organization is urging unions to hold politicians to account when they profess to champion the country’s working class. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, doesn’t name names in a memo she sent Friday to the group’s 50 affiliates, which include some of the country’s largest unions, including the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s elections
By Laura Osman and Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it’s that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. But the evidence is hazy on whether or not it succeeded. Here’s what we learned over the past 10 days of fact-finding hearings, which ended Friday and included testimony ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. rescue team regroups after little orca thwarts capture in remote lagoon
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The team attempting to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a remote B.C. lagoon is regrouping today after an initial attempt to capture the young orca failed. Rescuers say the orca evaded capture during Friday’s initial attempt to corral her into the shallows of the lagoon with a net, place her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eddy Nolan, Montrealer who ran Terry Fox run every year for 43 years, dies at 67
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – Every year for 43 years, Montrealer Eddy Nolan took to the streets for a Terry Fox Run, usually carrying a big red and white Terry Fox flag on a pole as packs of schoolchildren jogged behind him. This year, at age 67, Nolan decided he could not run anymore. On Friday – the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdoses prompt B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The Cariboo-area nation says in a statement that toxic drugs combined with the historical and present-day harms of colonialism are contributing to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada advises against all travel to Israel, West Bank due to heightened risk
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canadians are being told to avoid all travel to Israel and the West Bank because of the “unpredictable security situation” in the region. Global Affairs Canada says there is a heightened risk of attacks on Israeli territory, while tensions and violence are high in the West Bank. Palestinian health officials say a Palestinian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Overdoses prompts B.C. First Nation to declare state of emergency
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A spike in overdose deaths in the six British Columbia nations that make up the Tsilhqot’in National Government has prompted the chiefs to declare a local state of emergency. The Cariboo area nation says in a statement that toxic drugs combined with the historical and present-day harms of colonialism are contributing ... Read More »
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