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B.C. port workers vote to reject mediated agreement
Port workers in British Columbia have voted to reject a mediated contract offer, extending job action that prevented billions in goods from moving for almost two weeks earlier this month.In a letter p...
Jul 29, 2023
Minister's tweet raises spectre of federal action as B.C. port workers vote down deal
Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan has responded to British Columbia port workers' decision to reject a mediated contract offer overnight, raising the spectre of more federal intervention in the m...
Jul 29, 2023
Jamaica edges Panama 1-0 for its first ever Women's World Cup win
PERTH, Australia (AP) - Defender Allyson Swaby scored in the 56th minute and Jamaica hung on to edge Panama 1-0 on Saturday for its first-ever win at the Women's World Cup. Swaby, who grew up in West ...
Jul 29, 2023
Katie Ledecky passes Michael Phelps for most individual golds at world championships
FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) - Here's why Katie Ledecky is one of the greatest freestyle swimmers in the history of the sport. She's never quite satisfied. The 26-year-old American won the 800-freestyle on Sat...
Jul 29, 2023
City of Humboldt bringing Living Skies Music Festival in 2024
The City of Humboldt is hoping to positively increase their tourism numbers next year by bringing in a handful of musicians for a large-scale event.Council approved a proposal on Monday to enter into ...
Jul 29, 2023
Canadians exude calm ahead of crucial Women's World Cup game against Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia - Two days before a match that will decide its future at the FIFA Women's World Cup, Canada exuded calm. That despite news from Brisbane that Australia star striker Sam Kerr is fi...
Jul 29, 2023
Metro stores in Greater Toronto Area close as workers go on strike
Metro locations across the Greater Toronto Area are closed today after thousands of employees at the grocery chain formally went on strike. Unifor, the largest private-sector union, says some 3,700 fr...
Jul 29, 2023
Canadian men's 4x100m relay team to receive silver medals in reallocation ceremony
LANGLEY, B.C. - The Canadian men's 4x100-metre relay team will receive their Olympic silver medals Saturday at the Canadian national trials in a medal reallocation ceremony. The group of Andre De Gras...
Jul 29, 2023
Montreal program letting residents plant sidewalk gardens provides numerous benefits
MONTREAL - On a quiet residential corner of Montreal's St-Henri neighbourhood, plots of dirt carved out of the sidewalk, each hosting a solitary tree, have become verdant oases along the city block. T...
Jul 29, 2023
Former Canada coach keeping close eye on potential Denmark matchup at World Cup
MELBOURNE, Australia - Kenneth Heiner-Moller's loyalties will be severely tested if his native Denmark ends up meeting Canada in the round of 16 at the FIFA Women's World Cup. Heiner-Moller is technic...
Jul 29, 2023