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CP NewsAlert: Union warns of 72-hour Metro Vancouver bus strike if deal isn’t reached
VANCOUVER – The union representing transit supervisors for Coast Mountain Bus Company says it will launch a new 72-hour strike stopping Metro Vancouver buses from operating if a tentative deal isn’t reached by next Wednesday. The warning comes after the B.C. government appointed a special mediator in a bid to end the dispute that prompted ... Read More »
Record number of people died from illicit drugs in B.C. last year, coroner says
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service says there were 2,511 suspected illicit drug deaths last year, the highest annual toll ever recorded. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says close to 14,000 people have died since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. Lapointe says the surging death toll is a direct result of ... Read More »
Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioid crisis
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role fueling the opioid addiction crisis. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement came as opioid overdose deaths have risen across the state, with 2,048 ... Read More »
Washington state reaches $149.5 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over opioids
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role fueling the opioid addiction crisis. Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s announcement came as opioid overdose deaths have risen across the state, with 2,048 ... Read More »
A second Trump presidency would spell bad news for Canada, Singh warns caucus members
EDMONTON – Former U.S. president Donald Trump is an “egomaniac” who lives in his own world and whose bid to win back the White House could spell trouble for Canada, warns federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Trump has already made it clear that a second term as president would allow him to seek vengeance against ... Read More »
CP NewsAlert: B.C. records highest number of annual drug deaths yet, coroner says
VICTORIA – The BC Coroners Service says there were 2,511 suspected illicit drug deaths last year, the highest annual toll ever recorded. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says close to 14,000 people have died since the province declared a public health emergency in April 2016. Lapointe says the surging death toll is a direct result of ... Read More »
Ohio bans gender-affirming care and restricts transgender athletes despite GOP governor’s veto
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio has banned gender-affirming care for minors and restricted transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams, a move that has families of transgender children scrambling over how best to care for them. The Republican-dominated Senate voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto. The new law bans gender-affirming surgeries ... Read More »
Paris Couture: Jennifer Lopez shimmies, Elie Saab shimmers, and Valentino’s Piccioli finds his mojo
PARIS (AP) – As the Paris spring couture shows entered their third day, Jennifer Lopez ensured that the power of runway designs was matched by the power of a VIP audience. The singer and actress energized the Palais de Tokyo, arriving at the last minute for Elie Saab’s show amid pandemonium. She and other fashion ... Read More »
A list of deadly plane crashes in Canada’s North since 1980
Four passengers and two crew members are dead after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Fort Smith, N.W.T. A lone survivor was taken to hospital. The flight had been heading from the town on the Alberta boundary to Rio Tinto’s Diavik diamond mine, about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife. The Bureau of Aircraft Accidents ... Read More »
Canadian singer Tate McRae to perform at NHL All-Star Game in Toronto
TORONTO – Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae will perform during the second intermission of the NHL All-Star Game. The 20-year-old McRae, of Calgary, is a nine-time Juno Award winner and multiplatinum artist. Her 2023 hit single, “Greedy,” peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart. McRae will also be a celebrity captain of ... Read More »
‘Honored to have your back, and you have mine:’ Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden picked up the endorsement of the United Auto Workers on Wednesday as he addressed the powerful union’s political convention. “I’m proud to stand up here and announce that the UAW is endorsing Joe Biden for president of the United States,” said UAW president Shawn Fain after he laid out ... Read More »
