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‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after Saturday’s collapse of mediated talks to end the lockout at container terminals that has entered its second week. A statement issued by the office of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon on Monday said both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surrey police transition deal still in works, less than three weeks before handover
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
The Surrey Police Service is less than three weeks from taking over from the RCMP to manage policing in British Columbia’s second most populous municipality, but there’s still no deal on how responsibilities will be split between the two forces. On Nov. 29, the municipal service becomes the police force of jurisdiction in Surrey, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterans purged from military for sexual orientation lay wreath at Montreal ceremony
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Private Martine Roy was only 20 years old in 1984 when she was arrested, interrogated and dismissed from the Canadian Armed Forces for being what was then termed a “sexual deviant.” Today, after fighting for the right to be recognized as a veteran, she laid a wreath at Montreal’s Remembrance Day ceremony on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa urges return to table after B.C. port dispute talks break down
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after mediated talks broke off on Saturday, the first of three scheduled days. A statement issued by the office of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says both the port employers and the union representing more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I get goosebumps’: Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day
By Jim Bronskill and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
OTTAWA – An echoing peal of cannon fire signalled the start of a moment of silence in St. John’s, N.L., and throngs of people along the city’s two main downtown streets fell quiet and bowed their heads. Canadians gathered Monday in cities and towns across the country to honour the sacrifice of men and women ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Twin port shutdowns risk more damage to Canadian economy: business groups
By Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
Business groups are raising concerns about the broad effects of another round of labour disruptions in the transport sector as Canada faces shutdowns at its two biggest ports. Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters president Dennis Darby says the twin shutdowns in Vancouver and Montreal come at a challenging time as businesses face a year-end crunch, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
OTTAWA – Today Canadians will remember and honour the sacrifice of men and women in uniform who gave their lives in service of the country’s values and principals. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon are both expected to pay their respects in a ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers association, and a lockout at the facility is underway. A spokesman for the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec First Nation says government, Hydro-Québec left it out of wind projects
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec’s hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St. Lawrence River. The claim is part of a long-running territorial disagreement between the Huron-Wendat Nation, the Quebec government and neighbouring First Nations, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How much does Canada owe in climate aid? A trillion-dollar question headlines COP29
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
This year’s international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how Canada and other wealthy countries, who have contributed a disproportionate share of planet-warming emissions, should financially compensate other nations in their fight to tackle climate change. Many pressing questions for negotiators are on the table: How much should those wealthy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I was called;’ Murray Sinclair’s life and legacy honoured at emotional memorial
By The Canadian Press on November 10th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Applause erupted over and over at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg Sunday as the son of Murray Sinclair, a former judge, senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission into residential schools, spoke about his father. Niigaan Sinclair said his dad “was a first” in every room he walked into. “It ... Read More »
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