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Tugboats free grounded cargo ship blocking traffic in St. Lawrence Seaway
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – A stuck 138-metre cargo ship that had been blocking traffic in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Montreal has been freed. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two tugboats successfully towed the Dutch ship Heemskerkgracht to safety earlier today. The ship ran aground late Thursday in the Kahnawake area following an engine problem, forcing navigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASA decides to keep 2 astronauts in space until February, nixes return on troubled Boeing capsule
By Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press on August 24th, 2024
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – NASA decided Saturday it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to wait until next year for a ride home with SpaceX. What should have been a weeklong test flight for the pair will now last more than eight months. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industry, workers await labour board decision in railway dispute
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – The future of an unprecedented Canada railway stoppage hinged on a decision expected Saturday from a federal labour board amid an ongoing, bitter contract dispute between the country’s two largest railway companies and the Teamsters union representing thousands of their workers. Teamsters, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City were all waiting on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Newfoundlanders say goodbye to a daily print paper, some worry culture will suffer
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Today is the last day for anyone to pick up the major daily newspaper in Newfoundland and Labrador in print. The Telegram newspaper in St. John’s, N.L., is ceasing its daily print run and switching to a weekly print version with daily news online as Postmedia takes over SaltWire Network, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industry awaits labour board decision in railway dispute
By The Canadian Press on August 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Railway workers, their union and their employers are all waiting today for a decision from the Canada Industrial Relations Board that will determine what’s next for the labour dispute that ground trains across the country to a halt this week. On Thursday, the federal government asked the board to enact binding arbitration in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia’s Andy Hines lands J Balvin for film adaptation of his own music video
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Grammy-nominated Canadian music video creator Andy Hines says he hopes his feature film directorial debut could be the first of several music videos adapted into big-screen stories. The Nova Scotia filmmaker recently wrapped production on “Little Lorraine,” which marks the acting debut of Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin. The idea, he said, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Colombian singer J Balvin to make acting debut in Nova Scotia director’s feature film
By David Friend, The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Grammy-nominated Canadian music video director Andy Hines has wrapped production on his first feature film, which also marks the movie debut of Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin. The Nova Scotia filmmaker says “Little Lorraine” reunites him with Balvin after their numerous video collaborations. The film is produced by Los Angeles-and Toronto-based Wango Films ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!S&P/TSX composite up nearly 250 points, U.S. stock markets also higher
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s main stock index gained almost 250 points Friday on broad-based strength, while U.S. stock markets also rose as the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it is prepared to start cutting its key interest rate. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 248.61 points at 23,286.08. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon prepares for busy, expensive few months at site of ore slide before freeze-up
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
WHITEHORSE – Officials say crews on the site of a major cyanide spill at a mine in central Yukon are facing an intense period of work over the next few months to install environmental protection before winter freeze-up arrives. Victoria Gold, the owner of the Eagle Gold mine, 480 kilometres north of Whitehorse, was put ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fears for B.C. grain harvest, commuter train still suspended, amid rail disruption
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
British Columbia grain producers are closely watching developments in the nationwide rail dispute that they say could soon spread its impact beyond farmers to producers of food and beer. Canadian National Railway Co. trains began rolling again, but it’s unclear when freight movements will fully resume, after railworkers issued a new strike notice and pushed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Businesses face higher trucking costs amid rail labour dispute
By The Canadian Press on August 23rd, 2024
TORONTO – The ongoing labour dispute between Canada’s largest railway companies and their workers is driving up the cost of shipping by truck, with smaller businesses disproportionately affected. The co-founder of a Canadian startup says he’s facing wildly inflated trucking costs due to the ongoing dispute, with one quoted price more than double what it ... Read More »
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