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Firefighter killed in B.C. called ‘vital’ member of the team
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for. Big Cat Wildfire shared a photo of Muise in his uniform and called him a “vital member” of one of its crews. The 25-year-old died ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. port union to brief workers on new collective deal ahead of crucial vote
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Longshore union negotiators will brief workers about a new tentative collective agreement with employers, ahead of a two-day vote on whether to approve the deal that could finally bring an end to British Columbia’s long-running port dispute. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada says on its website the vote will take place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Researchers find oldest-known species of swimming jellyfish in Burgess Shale fossils
By Colette Derworiz, The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
The Royal Ontario Museum says it has discovered the oldest-known swimming jellyfish in the fossil record from specimens collected at the Burgess Shale in the Canadian Rockies. The newly named Burgessomedusa phasmiformis, which means Burgess Shale jellyfish with a ghostly form, was found among the fossils that had been collected from one of the sites ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More residents of Osoyoos, B.C., heading home despite recent wildfire growth
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
OSOYOOS, B.C. – More residents of Osoyoos, B.C., and the surrounding area are being allowed to return home after being forced out by a fast-moving wildfire that spread from neighbouring Washington state over the weekend. The fire scorched about 30 square kilometres on the northern side of the border, more than doubling in size overnight. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken workers’ personal information
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses of health-care workers. Michael McMillian, CEO of the association, said information obtained could include social insurance numbers, email addresses, passport and licence details and other personal data. He said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As Jagmeet Singh tours Atlantic Canada, New Democrats look to flip Liberal seats
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is touring Atlantic Canada in an effort to highlight affordability issues – and flip two Liberal seats in the next federal election. Singh said voters who are increasingly struggling with the cost of living are dissatisfied with the federal government, while selling his party as the true caretaker of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken personal information
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMillian, CEO of the association, says information obtained could include social insurance numbers, home addresses, passport and licence details and other personal data. McMillian says they’ll be reaching ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour experts urge caution ahead of union vote that could end B.C. port dispute
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
Labour observers are urging caution ahead of a union vote that could end the long-running B.C. port dispute this week, saying there’s a history of union members rejecting deals struck at the negotiating table. Leaders of the International and Longshore Workers Union Canada are recommending that its 7,400 or so members approve the tentative new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Cyberattack on B.C. health websites may have taken personal information
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – A cyberattack on three websites hosted by the Health Employers Association of British Columbia may have seized personal information associated with 240,000 email addresses. Michael McMillian, CEO of the association, says information obtained could include social insurance numbers, home addresses, passport and licence details and other personal information. The Health Employers Association is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Divers have found seven shipwrecks off Quebec’s Iles-de-la-Madeleine this summer
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – A team of divers combing the watery depths off Quebec’s ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine this summer say they have discovered seven new shipwrecks that likely date to the 1800s. Diver Jean-Simon Richard, president of a local archeology and natural history museum – Musée des ÃŽles de la Madeleine – says he and two other divers made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta no longer pursuing plan to dump RCMP for provincial police force
By The Canadian Press on August 1st, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is no longer formally pursuing its plan to dump the RCMP in favour of a new provincial police force. However, Justice Minister Mickey Amery says the idea is not dead and his department will continue to consult with Albertans on where they want to go with policing. Last fall, Premier ... Read More »
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