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‘Ripple effects:’ Yellowknife sporting clubs on time out during labour dispute
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Some sporting clubs in the Northwest Territories capital are on the sidelines as a labour dispute between the city and its unionized employees nears the end of its fourth week. “There’s been a lot of ripple effects,” said Bridget White, manager of the Yellowknife Curling Club. “It doesn’t only affect our members and ... Read More »
1 responseCrown to seek 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – A sentencing hearing is underway for a Quebec man found guilty in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York. The Crown is seeking a 17-year sentence for Gary Arnold, who was found guilty by a jury in February of five charges, including kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy to kidnap. Arnold is ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta Energy Regulator ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak, lawyer says
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
CALGARY – An Alberta lawyer says the province’s energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and seeping into groundwater. Drew Yewchuk of the University of Calgary’s Public Interest Law Clinic is asking the province’s Information Commissioner to investigate how and ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa will pay for repairs to Navy’s new Arctic ships due to expired warranty
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – A senior defence official says Canadian taxpayers are on the hook when it comes to fixing at least two of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new Arctic patrol vessels. Defence Department deputy minister Bill Matthews says that is because the one-year warranty on those two ships has expired. The federal government is planning to ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP says it is investigating recent leaks on alleged foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – The RCMP says it has opened an investigation into possible violations of the Security of Information Act concerning recent media reports about alleged foreign interference. In a statement to The Canadian Press, the national police force says the probe is not focused on any one security agency. The Globe and Mail newspaper, citing ... Read More »
1 responseTechnical difficulties delay committee meeting that Google exec was set to attend
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee that was set to hear from the head of Google Canada is hoping to reschedule her appearance for later this week. The heritage committee was set to hear from Sabrina Geremia after MPs summoned her and three other Google executives to appear today. While Geremia technically fulfilled the summons by ... Read More »
1 responseThree Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician will stay in caucus
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says three members of his party who met with a German politician from a far-right party will stay in caucus. Speaking to reporters today in Ottawa, Poilievre otherwise ducked questions about the recent meeting between Ontario MPs Leslyn Lewis, Dean Allison and Colin Carrie and Christine Anderson. Anderson visited ... Read More »
1 responseCN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees. Unifor announced Sunday that workers with Local 100 are 98 per cent in favour of a strike while those with Council 4000 voted 97 per cent to back job action. The union says the ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for March 6 : Worker shortages plague vital airlines in the North
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 6 … What we are watching in Canada … Airlines that operate in the North – where many residents rely on flights for transportation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. woman killed in Mexico, man detained in suspected homicide
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Canadian man is being detained in Mexico for the suspected homicide of a 23-year-old woman at a resort south of Cancun. The woman has been identified by family members as Kiara Agnew from Dawson Creek, B.C. Her family says on a GoFundMe page that Agnew went on what was supposed to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. woman killed in Mexico, boyfriend detained in suspected homicide
By The Canadian Press on March 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Canadian man is being detained in Mexico for the suspected homicide of his 23-year-old girlfriend at a resort south of Cancun. The woman has been identified by family members as Kiara Agnew from Dawson Creek, B.C. Her family says on a GoFundMe page that Agnew went on what was supposed to be ... Read More »
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