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NESD education support workers set to vote on strike mandate
Education support workers for the North East School Division (NESD) are set to vote on whether they support walking off the job down the road.CUPE 4875's leadership wants to see if the membership woul...
Dec 07, 2023
Alouettes sign veteran DL Shawn Lemon to one-year contract extension
MONTREAL - The Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes have signed veteran defensive lineman Shawn Lemon to a one-year contract extension through next season, the team announced Thursday. Lemon was eligi...
Dec 07, 2023
HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22
MONTREAL - Public health officials say they recorded in 2022 the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in 10 years in the city of Montreal and its on-island suburbs. Data shared last week shows the numb...
Dec 07, 2023
CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses
OTTAWA - MPs are calling CBC head Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce while not ruling out bonuses for executives. The House ...
Dec 07, 2023
Amanda Todd's mom urges more jail time for tormentor, as Dutch court mulls sentence
WASHINGTON - The mother of B.C. teenager Amanda Todd, who was bullied into suicide by a Dutch national, says she'll be "so angry" if a court in Amsterdam doesn't give him significant extra jail time o...
Dec 07, 2023
Targeted by mistake: Quebec police conduct raids tied to organized crime killings
MONTREAL - Quebec police are conducting raids and seizures tied to a series of organized crime-related killings, including the deaths of three people who were mistakenly targeted. Today's operation, w...
Dec 07, 2023
Christine Sinclair opens up during fundraising evening for her fledgling foundation
VANCOUVER - Christine Sinclair did a little dishing Wednesday. Back at B.C. Place Stadium, one day after her final international outing for Canada, the notoriously private soccer star opened up under ...
Dec 07, 2023
Federal, Quebec ministers say major grocers need to sign code of conduct
Members of Parliament grilled leaders from Walmart Canada and Loblaw Cos. Ltd. over their unwillingness to agree to a draft grocery code of conduct, as the federal and Quebec agriculture and food mini...
Dec 07, 2023
Calgary mayor says she won't attend Hanukkah ceremony because it's too political
Calgary's mayor says she won't attend the annual menorah lighting ceremony to mark the beginning of Hanukkah. Mayor Jyoti Gondek posted a statement last night on the social media site X, formerly know...
Dec 07, 2023
Former P.A. minor hockey player receives invite to Canada's World Junior selection camp
A hockey player who learned how to skate in Prince Albert has a chance to take his talents to the pinnacle of junior hockey. Brayden Yager will attend Team Canada's selection camp in Oakville for the ...
Dec 07, 2023