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Public service union says weekend bargaining yields progress on wages, job security
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – The union representing more than 100,000 striking public servants says it’s made some progress on wage demands and job security during weekend negotiations with the federal government. The Public Service Alliance of Canada says its bargaining teams negotiated late into Saturday evening and continued on Sunday morning, the 12th day of the strike. ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec’s minimum wage set to go up to $15.25 beginning Monday
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s minimum wage will rise by one dollar to $15.25 as of Monday. The Quebec government says it is trying to improve the purchasing power of low-income earners and encourage participation in the labour market. The province’s labour department says nearly 299,000 workers will benefit from the increase, including more than 164,000 women. ... Read More »
1 responseCanada moving Sudan evacuation operations to port city as conflict continues
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada is relocating its efforts to get stranded Canadians out of Sudan from the capital to a distant port city as violence continues to escalate between the country’s army and a powerful paramilitary group. Defense Minister Anita Anand says about 550 people, including more than 400 Canadians, left the country on six military-run ... Read More »
1 responseUCP, NDP paint dystopian portraits of rivals ahead of expected election writ drop
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
EDMONTON – The writ is expected to drop Monday in Alberta for an election campaign that effectively began weeks ago with both Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives and Rachel Notley’s New Democrats warning of the dystopian future should their opponents triumph. Polls suggest the battleground for the May 29 vote is clearly defined. The UCP was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s our highway:’ Researchers, Indigenous guardians monitor lake ice in N.W.T.
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
LUTSEL K’E, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Iris Catholique says over the past two decades, she’s noticed the waters of Great Slave Lake surrounding Lutsel K’e, N.W.T., taking longer to freeze in the winter. “In the past, the lake used to freeze by November, December and by early December, we’re able to travel through traditional trails and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sudanese nationals in Canada can extend their stay for free: minister
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government says as of Sunday, Sudanese nationals can extend their stay in Canada as violence escalates in their home country. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced Saturday morning that effective April 30, Sudanese nationals in Canada can apply to extend their stay or change their status as a visitor, student or temporary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Residents of Quebec town still struggle with aftermath of 2019 dike break, flooding
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. – Sylvie Béchard had only owned her little brick house for six months when her neighbour came banging on her door on the night of April 27, 2019. The dike holding back the Lake of Two Mountains had been breached, and floodwaters were rushing toward her home. “She said ‘Sylvie, we have to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indo-Pacific region wants to sidestep U.S.-China spat: Asian Development Bank head
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A senior economist whose organization oversees economic-development projects across Asia says Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy could help the region’s huge infrastructure needs, but risks falling flat if Ottawa tries to wedge countries against China. “It’s great for Canada to develop closer ties with all of the countries in the region,” said Albert Park, chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mélanie Joly is in Kenya to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is in Kenya for the next few days to help inform Canada’s response to the crisis in Sudan. She is set to meet with people evacuated from the East African country, including diplomatic staff who worked there until a shocking outbreak of violence earlier this month. Joly will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Royal watchers preparing for a shorter, smaller coronation than one 70 years ago
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2023
Jamie Hill was four years old when his family walked over to a neighbour’s home in Kitchener, Ont., to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953. The now 73-year-old doesn’t remember much from the ceremony that would become a social and cultural phenomenon, but a constant reminder of the day hangs in his home in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ends air evacuations from Sudan amid ‘deteriorating security situation’
By Kiernan Green, The Canadian Press on April 29th, 2023
Evacuation flights to bring Canadians home from Sudan have ended, the federal government said Saturday evening, amid escalating violence and deteriorating safety conditions. Ottawa said Canadians that are wishing to leave Sudan by road should consider leaving via Port Sudan, where commercial options may be available. It is advising people to avoid travelling to the ... Read More »
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