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Employers call for binding arbitration after fifth day of B.C. port strike
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Maritime employers in British Columbia are proposing binding arbitration to end the province’s port strike, after talks with the workers’ union deadlocked. The BC Maritime Employers Association said in a statement on Wednesday that billions of dollars worth of cargo remain in limbo, disrupting critical supply chains and damaging relationships with international trading ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba government says searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too risky
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The Manitoba government says a proposed search for the remains of two slain Indigenous women believed to be in a landfill north of Winnipeg is too risky. Premier Heather Stefanson says the province cannot knowingly risk workers’ health and safety for a search with no guarantee that the remains will be found. Stefanson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victims of fatal 2021 B.C. library stabbing describe shattered lives at sentencing
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Victims of a stabbing spree and their relatives have told a sentencing hearing how their lives were shattered two years ago by the deadly attack in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver, B.C. Yannick Bandaogo, 30, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and several attempted murder charges earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBC News retracts report alleging email interference by Alberta premier’s office
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
EDMONTON – CBC News is retracting a report alleging someone in Premier Danielle Smith’s office emailed Crown prosecutors to question and challenge the handling of cases involving COVID-19 protests in Alberta that blocked traffic at a U.S. border crossing for more than two weeks. CBC made the announcement Wednesday in an unsigned editor’s note atop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mandates aim to tackle discrimination in public service, unions say it’s not enough
By Liam Fox, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal government departments and agencies will now have to evaluate whether their hiring practices are discriminatory after changes to the Public Service Employment Act came into effect this week. Public Service Commission spokeswoman Élodie Roy said the changes will strengthen diversity and inclusion in the federal government workforce. The amendments were first introduced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Railway puts temporary embargo on Vancouver, on day five of B.C. port strike
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A major North American railway says it has placed “temporary embargoes” on export traffic to the Port of Vancouver, as a strike at British Columbia ports drags into its fifth day with no signs of a breakthrough. Patrick Waldon, with Canadian Pacific Kansas City, formerly known as CP Rail, says the company is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor, construction to restart
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Stellantis and LG Energy Solution say their electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is back on track after reaching a “binding” financing deal with the governments of Canada and Ontario. The two companies stopped construction earlier this year to negotiate for government funding to match what the United States would offer under its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Feds, Stellantis reach deal over battery plant in Windsor
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
OTTAWA – Stellantis and LG Energy Solution say their electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is back on track after they reached a financing deal with the federal government. The two companies stopped construction earlier this year to negotiate for government funding to match what the United States would offer under its new Inflation Reduction ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says Conservatives blocking consensus on foreign interference inquiry
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes he’ll be able to announce a decision about a public inquiry on foreign interference in the coming weeks, but he is accusing the Conservatives of stalling the process. Trudeau told reporters that cross-party agreement is needed on the structure of the inquiry and who is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP officer says he forgot to record B.C. murder suspect’s arrest after car crash
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The police officer who arrested a man accused of murdering a 13-year-old girl found dead in a Burnaby, B.C., park six years ago says no recording of the arrest exists because he forgot to switch on his recorder when a police car crashed into another vehicle at the scene Burnaby RCMP Const. Jason ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec offers $50 million to businesses affected by unprecedented wildfire season
By The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec has announced $50 million in support for businesses hit by unprecedented wildfires that have been raging for several weeks in different regions of the province. The measures announced Wednesday target loggers, sawmills, paper mills, outfitters, tourism operators and other affected local businesses. The assistance will be a loan or loan guarantee and ... Read More »
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