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Mediation suspended in Canada Post strike, parties to meet with minister
Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is summoning Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to his office today as federal mediation to end the nearly two-week old strike isn't working.MacKinno...
Nov 27, 2024
Supreme Court of Canada sides with First Nation in police funding dispute
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says Quebec must provide more money for a First Nations police force after acting dishonourably by refusing to negotiate the funding terms. The top court dismissed...
Nov 27, 2024
Inuit Nunangat University closer to realization with $50M Mastercard investment
OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says the dream to open an Inuit-led university is one step closer to realization after a $50 million investment from the Mastercard Foundation. The or...
Nov 27, 2024
Alouettes sign quarterback Davis Alexander to three-year contract
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed quarterback Davis Alexander to a three-year contract, the CFL club announced Wednesday. The 26-year-old Alexander was set to become a free agent in Februa...
Nov 27, 2024
White House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-old men to help fill manpower needs to battle Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden's administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the consc...
Nov 27, 2024
Winnipeg's Lawes tops Switzerland's Tirinzoni in early play at Kioti National
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Winnipeg's Kaitlyn Lawes made a game-winning draw to the button for a 5-4 victory over Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni on Wednesday at the Kioti National. This is the first competit...
Nov 27, 2024
988 suicide helpline takes more than 300K calls, texts in its first year
TORONTO - The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says responders have fielded more than 300,000 calls and texts since the launch of the national 988 suicide helpline a year ago. Dr. Allison Crawfo...
Nov 27, 2024
Mediation temporarily suspended in Canada Post strike, parties to meet with minister
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is summoning Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to his office today as federal mediation to end the nearly two-week old strike isn't working...
Nov 27, 2024
Moe says he’ll suggest increasing border security at tariff meeting with Trudeau
Canada's premiers and the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to come together for a meeting on Wednesday to discuss tariffs, and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is ready.The meeting was set in ...
Nov 27, 2024
Ohio governor signs bill limiting bathroom use by transgender students
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Transgender students from kindergarten through college at Ohio public and private schools will be banned from using multiperson bathrooms that fit their gender identities under a...
Nov 27, 2024