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Montreal police say fire set at Montreal bakery in third criminal attack since May
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
Montreal police say they’re investigating after a fire was set at a bakery that has been targeted by criminals two other times since May. Police say they were called to the bakery, in the northern Montreal borough of Ahuntsic-Cartierville, shortly before 3 a.m. after suspicious people allegedly tried to enter. They say the suspects started ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec public sector unions say they will move forward with strikes after new offer
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
QUEBEC – Three Quebec public sector unions federations representing around 430,000 workers say a new government contract offer is unacceptable. Representatives of the unions, which have received a strike mandate from their members, told reporters in Quebec City they will walk out for a one-day strike on Nov. 6, which could be followed by further ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Quebec public sector unions say they will move forward with strikes
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec public sector unions federations representing around 430,000 workers say a new government contract offer is unacceptable. The unions have received a strike mandate from their members and say they will walk out for a one-day strike on Nov. 6, which could be followed by further strike action. Sonia LeBel, the chair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government to present contract offer to unions on cusp of strike Sunday
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec government is expected to present a contract offer today to public sector unions who are on the cusp of a strike. Several union federations, representing around 430,000 workers, have said they’re planning their first strike day for Nov. 6, while 80,000 members of a nurses union plan to strike Nov. 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sikh independence vote takes place in B.C. amid Canada-India tensions
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Thousands of Sikh voters are expected to turn out today in the Metro Vancouver municipality of Surrey, to vote in an unofficial referendum at the centre of Canada’s ongoing tensions with India. Organizers say the referendum on Khalistan – an independent state in India proposed by some Sikhs – is taking place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police investigate major fire in unoccupied Old Montreal building
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – Police say they’re investigating an overnight fire in an unoccupied building in Old Montreal. More than 150 firefighters fought the blaze which began around 8 p.m. on Friday. Montreal Police spokeswoman Const. Jeanne Drouin says the fire was brought under control this morning, but firefighters continued to spray water on the building to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian-Canadians worry for relatives as offensive in Gaza ramps up
By The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
MONTREAL – Moayed Salim says his father planned to come back to Canada from Gaza at the end of the month for the birth of Salim’s son. Instead, Salim says his father is stuck in the Palestinian Territory and the London, Ont. resident has no way to know if he’s alive or dead. Israel launched ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds attend vigil for victims of shooting rampage in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
By Lori Paris, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Hundreds of flickering candles lit up the evening as residents of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. gathered for a vigil in memory of the victims of Monday’s shooting rampage, with the father of one of the victims calling for respect for the family of the gunman as well. Four people were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Location, location, location: three former Hells Angels clubhouses heading for sale
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 28th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The three-bedroom East Vancouver home that’s about to hit the market includes a brick fireplace and finished basement, along with a private back deck. Not to worry – the Hells Angels deaths-head logos have been removed from the gables. The seller is motivated. The home at 3598 East Georgia St. is one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prison officer union against needle exchange after B.C. inmate overdose death
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
AGASSIZ, B.C. – The union representing prison officers says its members are concerned about the safety of staff and inmates over a needle exchange program proposed by the Correctional Service. It says this comes after an inmate at the medium-security Mountain Institution in Agassiz, B.C., died Tuesday from what is believed to be a fentanyl ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada says whirling disease could ‘decimate’ fish, urges B.C. closure respect
By The Canadian Press on October 27th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Parks Canada officials said they’re closely watching lakes and rivers in Kootenay and Yoho national parks for a parasite that could “decimate” as much as 90 per cent of young trout and salmon. The first suspected case of whirling disease in British Columbia was found in September in Emerald Lake, in Yoho National ... Read More »
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