OTTAWA – First Nations leaders are calling on the federal government to oppose a nuclear waste disposal site near the Ottawa River that they say threatens drinking water and their rights. Last month, a federal regulator approved a proposal from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to build a near-surface disposal facility for nuclear waste close to Chalk ... Read More »
Thousands of ride-hailing and delivery workers in the U.S. and the U.K. went on strike on Valentine’s Day, calling for higher pay and other changes to their working conditions. In the U.S., Uber and Lyft drivers planned daylong strikes in Chicago; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; Miami; Orlando and Tampa, Florida; Hartford, Connecticut; Newark, New Jersey; Austin, Texas; ... Read More »
CANMORE, Alta. – An Alberta First Nation has added its voice to a call for a provincial environmental assessment on two major property development projects in a neighbouring mountain town. Stoney Nakoda First Nations have sent a letter to the province seeking an assessment on the Three Sisters Village and Smith Creek projects in Canmore, ... Read More »
Quebec City police are investigating after a cherished photo signed by Montreal Canadiens legend Jean Béliveau was reported stolen from the Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament museum. Tournament director Patrick Dom says the theft occurred Sunday evening as hockey matches were underway at the Videotron Centre. Dom says the more than 60-year-old photo of Béliveau ... Read More »
A new lawsuit alleges Canadian major junior hockey leagues violate antitrust laws in the United States by colluding to restrict the negotiation powers of players. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in New York by the North American division of the World Association of Ice Hockey Players Unions. It alleges players are subject to systemic abuses, ... Read More »
MONTREAL – The Montreal Alouettes signed veteran American defensive tackle Dylan Wynn on Wednesday. The six-foot-two, 290-pound Wynn has spent the last four seasons with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He began his CFL career with the Toronto Argonauts (2017-18). Wynn has appeared in 77 career CFL regular-season games, registering 173 tackles and 29 sacks. He won ... Read More »
MONTREAL – Fixed-price defence contracts dragged down profits at CAE Inc. as it reported its third-quarter profit fell nearly 30 per cent compared with a year ago even as its revenue rose. Shares in the company were down $2.58 or about nine per cent to $25.80 in early afternoon trading Wednesday. CAE said fixed-price contracts ... Read More »
OTTAWA – Canadian families will get between $760 and $2,160 in carbon price rebates this year as the carbon price itself gets hiked another $15 per tonne. The price increase will add another 3.3 cents to a litre of gasoline and about 2.9 cents to a cubic metre of natural gas. Most families will see ... Read More »
GATINEAU, Que. – Telus Corp. says it won’t decide whether it needs to adjust its network spending plans until the federal telecommunications regulator makes a final ruling on the rates smaller internet companies pay larger carriers to sell services over their networks. The company says the CRTC’s interim decision last November, which temporarily required it ... Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) – The Associated Press is making some of its U.S. elections data available for free to more than 400 nonprofit news organizations in a program funded by the Google News Initiative, the company said on Wednesday. The small, primarily digital newsrooms are members of the Institute for Nonprofit News. While that 15-year-old ... Read More »
At 42, Trevor Stiles has more than a few soccer tales to tell. And Pacific FC’s new goalkeeping coach has scars to match. After his playing career was interrupted by a 2010 concussion, Stiles got a second chance at soccer with the Canadian Para team. Sanctioned to play as a Para athlete because of the ... Read More »