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Employers say ‘final offer’ tabled to foremen in bid to avoid latest B.C. port strike
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s port employers say they have presented a “final offer” to the union representing foremen in negotiations aimed at avoiding a labour disruption. The BC Maritime Employers Association says in a release that it believes the offer can “conclude negotiations in a manner that serves the best interest” of all parties involved. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal summit ends with pledge to return Ukrainian children deported to Russia
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – More than 45 nations signed a pledge in Montreal on Thursday to repatriate to Ukraine the civilians, prisoners of war and children taken by Russia since it invaded the country nearly three years ago. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said the countries agreed to co-ordinate efforts to gather information about Ukrainians held in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assassins of B.C. man acquitted of Air India bombing ‘hired and paid’: court document
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Court documents in the case of two men who murdered British Columbia businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik in 2022 say they were “hired and paid” to kill him. However, the agreed statement of facts does not say who hired them to kill Malik, who was acquitted in 2005 in a B.C. court of the Air India ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec freezes two major immigration streams that provide path to permanent residency
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has frozen two major immigration streams that provide a pathway to permanent residency, after complaining for years that the number of newcomers settling in the province is threatening its language and culture. The moratorium, however, comes on the same day the provincial government announced it planned to welcome up to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union talks underway between foremen, employers to avoid latest B.C. port strike
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
VANCOUVER – Negotiations between British Columbia’s port employers and the union representing foremen are entering a final scheduled day in a bid to avoid a labour disruption. Both the BC Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 confirm talks are ongoing with the help of federal mediation services. The current ... Read More »
1 responseAfter series of scandals, Quebec’s new youth protection boss promising transparency
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
QUEBEC – The new director of Quebec’s youth protection system is promising more transparency and a full accounting of the troubled network. Lesley Hill, who worked in various roles in the health system for decades, came out of retirement to take the position after a series of scandals cost the previous director her job earlier ... Read More »
1 responseCreditors to vote on proposed $32.5B tobacco settlement in December
By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
TORONTO – Creditors of three major tobacco companies will get the chance to weigh in on a proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement in December. An Ontario court has approved a motion that would see representatives for the creditors, which include provincial governments and plaintiffs in two Quebec class-action lawsuits, review and vote on the proposal on Dec. ... Read More »
1 responseJudge grants bail to Quebec woman accused of scalding child with boiling water
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A judge has granted bail to a Quebec woman charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly scalded a 10-year-old Black boy with hot water earlier this month. Stéphanie Borel, 46, was released under a number of conditions that include living with her son, and staying away from the home and school of ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Métis group leaves Métis National Council assembly, mulls removal entirely
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – The Métis National Council says its election for a new president will be delayed following the withdrawal of the Métis Nation of British Columbia from its annual general assembly. The Métis National Council, which was once made up of provincial Métis groups from across the country, has in recent years seen those same ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Trudeau calls for return of Ukrainian children deported to Russia
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on countries around the world to do everything possible to repatriate Ukrainian children taken by Russia. Trudeau addressed delegations from more than 70 countries at a conference in Montreal this morning, as they prepare a joint declaration for the return of Ukrainian children, civilians and prisoners of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec freezes two major immigration streams, citing pressure on services
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has suspended applications for permanent residency from two immigration streams because it says it can no longer accommodate the rising number of newcomers. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said today the government has frozen the Quebec Experience Program, a path for permanent residency for foreign students who have graduated in the ... Read More »
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