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17.4 per cent raise over 5 years for Quebec's 'common front' public sector unions
MONTREAL - Around 420,000 Quebec public sector workers will receive salary increases of 17.4 per cent over five years. The labour alliance representing the workers confirmed today the settlement that ...
Jan 03, 2024

B.C. school district fined for failing to address student's anxiety
VANCOUVER - An unnamed school district in British Columbia has been ordered by the province's human rights tribunal to pay $5,000 to a student for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder. Tribunal...
Jan 03, 2024

New Churchill logo replaces white horse with fierce moose
La Ronge's Churchill Community High School is starting 2024 with a new mission, vision and logo.The update was announced on the school's social media feeds on Jan. 1, but school principal Kristianna M...
Jan 03, 2024

Sask. RCMP says murders, manslaughters up 50 per cent over past five years
The Saskatchewan RCMP is reporting a 50 per cent increase in murders and manslaughters over the past five years - and the Mounties say nearly half of the people charged were in the justice system befo...
Jan 03, 2024

Scheffler wins player vote as PGA Tour player of the year over Rahm
KAPALUA, Hawaii. (AP) - Scottie Scheffler has been voted PGA Tour player of the year over Masters champion Jon Rahm, a player vote that raises questions of whether Rahm was penalized for defecting to ...
Jan 03, 2024

Canadian defender Shelina Zadorsky joins West Ham on loan from Tottenham
LONDON - Canadian international defender Shelina Zadorsky has joined West Ham United on loan from Tottenham until the end of the season. The 31-year-old from London, Ont., has spent the last 3 1/2 sea...
Jan 03, 2024

Canada, allies warn Houthi rebels to stop attacks on shipping vessels in Red Sea
OTTAWA - Canada and some of its allies are warning the Houthis that they will bear responsibility for the consequences of their continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The statement, released by th...
Jan 03, 2024

Canada's brain trust reflects on world junior exit: 'It's always a little empty'
GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Scott Salmond and Peter Anholt watched Canada's hopes at the world junior hockey championship evaporate in an instant. Seated in the last row of an aging Scandinavium arena, the p...
Jan 03, 2024

Israel's peers warn against displacing Palestinians in Gaza to places like Canada
OTTAWA - Countries traditionally aligned with Israel are warning its right-wing government against contemplating a displacement of people who live in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli officials repeatedly su...
Jan 03, 2024

Battlefords Operation Red Nose sees another busy season
Battlefords Operation Red Nose had a successful campaign, ensuring the roads were safe during the holiday season.Concern for Youth executive director Linda Coe-Kirkham was the lead administrator for t...
Jan 03, 2024