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Union open to negotiating in B.C. port dispute as more federal involvement looms
By The Canadian Press on July 30th, 2023
The union representing about 7,400 workers in the ongoing British Columbia port labour dispute has issued a letter to employers, outlining what it is looking for in a new collective agreement while saying it is committed to negotiating a resolution. The letter comes a day after federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan announced he is directing ... Read More »
1 responseMom in B.C. Amber Alert charged with abduction after children found safe in Alberta
By The Canadian Press on July 30th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – The mother of two missing children who were the subject of an 11-day Amber Alert across British Columbia has been charged with abduction after being arrested in Alberta. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Vanessa Munn says police “became aware” of a rural property near Edson, Alta. on Saturday morning and engaged that province’s emergency ... Read More »
1 responseTransportation Safety Board begins investigation into plane crash that left six dead
By The Canadian Press on July 30th, 2023
KANANASKIS, Alta. – The Transportation Safety Board has started its investigation into the cause of a small plane crash that left six people dead in the Rockies west of Calgary. Spokesman Liam MacDonald says a team of investigators arrived in the area late Saturday and began its work this morning. RCMP have said the plane ... Read More »
1 response‘Letters of heaven’: Kyiv coffee shop manager proud to be called up to fight Russia
By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press on July 30th, 2023
Anton says he has always been willing to pick up arms and fight for Ukraine. He recently got his wish, receiving a letter calling him into military service in his country’s battle with Russia. “I am going to the army,” the 29-year-old coffee shop manager from Kyiv told The Canadian Press in a phone interview. ... Read More »
1 response‘Complacency’ blamed for N.S. struggles with flooding, other climate disasters
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on July 30th, 2023
HALIFAX – On the night floodwaters swept through his Nova Scotia county, taking lives and tearing out bridges, Doug Pynch says he had trouble believing an emergency alert that flashed across his phone. It called for residents to evacuate to a civic centre in Newport, N.S., a community that was already seeing water accumulating in ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP in British Columbia lifts Amber Alert after two missing children located safe
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia said Saturday night they are relieved that the two children who were subjects of an Amber Alert issued about 10 days ago have been located safely. Surrey RCMP say the children were located safe Saturday evening and are being reunited with their family after they were allegedly abducted ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP in British Columbia lifts amber albert after two missing children located safe
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
SURREY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia said Saturday night they are relieved that the two children who were subjects of an amber alert issued about 10 days ago have been located safely. Surrey RCMP say the children were located safe Saturday evening and are being reunited with their family after they were allegedly abducted ... Read More »
1 responseThe Canadian Press no longer using names in B.C. Amber Alert case
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
Editors: The Canadian Press is choosing to no longer name any of the subjects related to the most recently lifted Amber Alert in B.C. The children have both been found safe. Clients may wish to ensure the children’s names and those of anyone else named in the case have been removed from their websites and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP in British Columbia lifts amber albert after two children located
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
Mounties in British Columbia say the two children who were subjects of an amber alert issued about 10 days ago have been located safely. RCMP say the children were located safe Saturday evening and are being reunited with their family after they were allegedly abducted by their mother Verity Bolton earlier this month. Surrey RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say six people killed in small plane crash west of Calgary
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
CANMORE, Alta. – RCMP in Alberta say six people have died in a small plane crash west of Calgary. Police say the plane with a pilot and five passengers aboard took off from Springbank Airport, just west of the city, on Friday night and was headed for Salmon Arm, B.C. It was reported overdue by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighter killed while battling Donnie Creek wildfire in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on July 29th, 2023
A firefighter has been killed while fighting the massive Donnie Creek wildfire in northeastern British Columbia, marking the second such fatality in the province this month during this year’s record fire season. The BC Wildfire Service has confirmed that a contract firefighter crew member was killed yesterday in the Prince George Fire Centre area, which ... Read More »
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