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Northern premiers say Canada can’t have Arctic security without infrastructure
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
Arctic security is under renewed focus as Russia and China eye the region, but leaders in the North say Canada won’t be able to exert sovereignty if their communities aren’t built up properly. The premiers from all three Northern territories say the federal government, while mindful of the need to strengthen Arctic security, has lacked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ten years after Lac-Megantic rail disaster, fish not biting ‘like they used to’
By Stéphane Blais, The Canadian Press on July 5th, 2023
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Que. – Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudière River, the fishing hasn’t been the same. Anglers like him are catching fewer fish, and their catches are increasingly adult fish, a sign that fewer fish are being born. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police divers find two bodies after Quebec landslide
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
SAGUENAY, Que. – Quebec provincial police say two bodies have been found by divers near the site of one of the landslides in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region triggered Saturday by a “phenomenal” rainfall that washed away roads and caused flooding. Police said divers found the two bodies early Tuesday evening, after three people were caught in ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. port strike talks are deadlocked over maintenance, both sides say
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Talks between maritime employers and the union involved in British Columbia’s port strike are deadlocked over maintenance work, both sides say. The union blamed the employers association for failing to agree on “one sentence” in a maintenance deal, while the association said the union was trying to “aggressively expand” control over work it ... Read More »
1 responseA quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia’s coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the BC Maritime Employers Association broke down Monday. Here are some key facts in the dispute: – The union represents workers who load and unload cargo ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta minister calls for back-to-work legislation to end B.C. port strike
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Alberta’s transport minister wants the federal government to recall Parliament to consider back-to-work legislation that would end a strike at British Columbia ports. Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen said he’s frustrated the strike has continued since Saturday, particularly because Ottawa used legislation in 2021 to end a walkout by Port ... Read More »
1 responseN.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 bison carcasses were found in the area between Fort Smith and Fort Resolution over the weekend, and test results on the carcasses are pending. The department ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
A United Nations body is affirming earlier findings that Canada’s largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change. The UNESCO report, issued Friday, is the latest step in reviewing whether the vast Wood Buffalo National Park on the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary should lose its World Heritage Site status. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba man killed in tent by tree felled during storm: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
MANIGOTAGAN, Man. – Manitoba RCMP are investigating the death of a man apparently killed in a tent by a falling tree. Police responded to a call early Monday about a sudden death at a campground at Manigotagan near Lake Winnipeg. Officers were told that during a thunderstorm that produced high winds, a large tree fell ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Exporters want law to limit future disruptions on fourth day of B.C. port strike
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Groups representing Canadian businesses want the federal government to intervene in the ongoing labour strike at British Columbia ports, with one organization calling for legal changes that would discourage future disruptions. Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters says designating ports and rail lines as essential infrastructure and limiting when and where labour and other disruptions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!External report on ousted AFN chief RoseAnne Archibald found harassment, wrongdoing
By The Canadian Press on July 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – An investigation into allegations against former Assembly of First Nations national chief RoseAnne Archibald found the ousted leader was guilty of workplace harassment and created a toxic work environment. The report by Emond Harnden LLP reviewed five complaints against Archibald and found her behaviour amounted to harassment in more than one instance. A ... Read More »
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