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P.A. council set to discuss retro pay for CUPE employees, officially approve 2022 budget
Prince Albert's council meets this week where they'll discuss approving retro pay for CUPE employees.The previous collective bargaining agreement between the city and Local 160 and 882 expired at the ...
Feb 15, 2022

Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing calming war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Ethiopian lawmakers have voted to end the country's three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts continue to end the deadly war in the north. Tuesday's vote by lawma...
Feb 15, 2022

Victims' relatives feel 'deep discouragement' with Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The public inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives is facing intense criticism from victims' relatives one week before the proceedings are to begin....
Feb 15, 2022

Are vaccine protests in Canada a factor in Vladimir Putin's Ukraine timeline?
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden's administration had two different and seemingly disparate international crises on its hands Friday when Jake Sullivan, the president's national security adviser, strode to the ...
Feb 15, 2022

CCLA warns normalizing emergency legislation threatens democracy and civil liberties
There are some concerns about the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to end antigovernment blockades against COVID-19 measures that are being held across the country. The Cana...
Feb 15, 2022

Security committee finds gaps in federal cyberdefences that place vital data at risk
OTTAWA - The committee of MPs and senators which oversees federal security policy has uncovered gaps in Canada's cyberdefences that could leave many agencies vulnerable to state-sponsored hackers from...
Feb 15, 2022

Emergencies Act concern, Ottawa protest could benefit Russia: In The News for Feb. 15
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 15 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Feb 15, 2022

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - After years of speculation in Honduras, the United States formally requested the arrest and extradition of former President Juan Orlando Hernndez less than three weeks aft...
Feb 15, 2022

McCollum leads hot-shooting Pelicans past Raptors, 120-90
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - CJ McCollum's first victory with New Orleans was one of the Pelicans' most dominant performances of the season. McCollum, who was traded from Portland last week, scored 23 points an...
Feb 15, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot wins bronze in big air
BEIJING - Canadian snowboarder Max Parrot has won the bronze medal in men's big air at the Beijing Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 15, 2022