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Amcor screw cap workers launch job action, possibly hitting Quebec's alcohol retailer
MONTREAL - Workers at global packaging company Amcor are hitting the picket lines in Quebec, launching temporary strikes that kicked off Sunday. The CSN union, which represents 97 Amcor employees, say...
Feb 18, 2024
‘It’s disappointing:’ STF President reacts to SSBA statement on class size and complexity
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation stands 2-1 against the Saskatchewan School Boards Association (SSBA) and the government.This comes after the SSBA sided with the government and agree that class s...
Feb 18, 2024
Chuli gets fourth win as Montreal holds off Minnesota 2-1 in battle of top PWHL teams
LAVAL, Que. - Elaine Chuli made 21 saves for her fourth win in as many starts as Montreal defeated Minnesota 2-1 in the Professional Women's Hockey League on Sunday afternoon. Chuli, who's playing bac...
Feb 18, 2024
Dutch speedskaters dominate women's 5,000 metres at world championship
CALGARY - Joy Beune and Irene Schouten finished one-two for the Netherlands in the world speedskating championship's 5,000 metres Sunday. Beune skated the fastest 5K of her life in six minutes 47.72 a...
Feb 18, 2024
Suspect dead amid shooting that claimed the lives of 2 officers, 1 first responder, group says
BURNSVILLE, Minn. (AP) - A suspect has died in connection with a shooting in Minnesota that claimed the lives of two police officers and a first responder early Sunday, a police organization says. The...
Feb 18, 2024
Manitoba's Jennifer Jones stays perfect at her last Scotties Tournament of Hearts
CALGARY - Manitoba's Jennifer Jones scored five in the final end to rout Yukon's Bayly Scoffin in eight ends in Sunday's morning draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Jones improved to 2-0 in her...
Feb 18, 2024
Israel strikes across Gaza as U.S. says it will block another cease-fire resolution at the UN
Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft UN cease-fire resolution.The U.S.,...
Feb 18, 2024
Canada's Jeffrey Read earns World Cup silver in men's super-G
KVITFJELL, Austria - Canada's Jeffrey Read placed second in the men's super-G on Sunday for the first FIS Alpine World Cup podium finish of his career. Read, from Canmore, Alta., finished in one minut...
Feb 18, 2024
Jays pitcher Bassitt sounds off on repeated rule changes in Major League Baseball
DUNEDIN, Fla. - Count Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt among the early critics of Major League Baseball's rule changes for the 2024 season. "We're yet again having to learn new rules," Bassitt sai...
Feb 18, 2024
Ottawa late to respond to Emergencies Act commission findings
The Liberal government has missed a deadline to respond to the findings and recommendations of Justice Paul Rouleau, who headed a federal inquiry into the government's first and only use of the Emerge...
Feb 18, 2024