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B.C. NDP government, Greens reach ‘shared priorities’ agreement
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s NDP government says it has reached an agreement with the provincial Green Party to work together on a set of shared priorities. A statement from Premier David Eby’s office says the two parties are distinct, and they won’t always agree, but they have “many shared values” and the deal will help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. NDP government, Greens reach ‘shared priorities’ agreement
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s NDP government says it has reached an agreement with the provincial Green Party to work together on a specific set of shared priorities. A statement from Premier David Eby’s office says the two parties are distinct, and they won’t always agree, but they have “many shared values” and the deal will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec, Ottawa announce funding deal to fight homelessness, add shelter spaces
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – The federal and provincial governments have announced an agreement to help fight homelessness in Quebec. The money will be used to pay for additional shelter spaces in Quebec communities, to build new warming centres and to support people at imminent risk of homelessness. Ottawa is providing $50 million in funding over two years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. study links Canadian wildfire smoke to doctor visit spike in Baltimore
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
Raging Canadian wildfires that choked North America under clouds of smoke last year may have contributed to a spike in doctor visits for lung and heart problems thousands of kilometres away. U.S. researchers published peer-reviewed findings Friday that suggest doctor visits in the Baltimore area for heart and lung problems increased by almost 20 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec, Ottawa announce $100-million deal to fight homelessness
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – The federal and provincial governments have announced a $100-million agreement to help fight homelessness in Quebec. The money will be used to pay for additional shelter spaces in Quebec communities, to build new warming centres and to support people at imminent risk of homelessness. Ottawa is providing $50 million in funding over two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is “calling a timeout” in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to work. Mackinnon says the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are at an impasse after a nearly month-long work stoppage, ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Feds ask labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says is asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 striking Canada Post employees back to work. He says if the board agrees the two sides are at an impasse, union members will be told to return to work until May, while an inquiry is launched ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon to provide update on Canada Post strike
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon will hold a news conference this morning to provide an update on the strike at Canada Post. The minister is set to speak with journalists on Parliament Hill at 10 a.m. ET. It’s Day 29 of the labour dispute, with Christmas fast approaching and still no apparent movement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada Post strike hits Day 29, sides far apart
By The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada Post strike hits Day 29, sides far apart It’s Day 29 of the Canada Post strike, with Christmas fast approaching and still no apparent movement at the bargaining table. The two sides have been bandying criticisms back ... Read More »
1 responseConservationists eager to see plan to save rare eastern wolf found in Quebec, Ontario
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
MONTREAL – Gisèle Benoit still gets goosebumps when she remembers the first time she saw a family of eastern wolves emerge from the forests of the Mauricie National Park, under the backdrop of a rising moon. It was 1984 and Benoit, then in her early 20s, had been using a horn to try to call ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian officials eyed ‘new opportunities’ no matter who won U.S. election: memos
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 13th, 2024
OTTAWA – As the U.S. presidential election loomed, Canadian officials envisioned new opportunities for co-operation with their southern neighbour on nuclear energy, supply chain security and carbon capture technologies – no matter who won the contest, newly released government memos show. Several months before Americans headed to the polls, one internal Global Affairs Canada memo ... Read More »
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