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Quebec teachers unions call for better working conditions to address staff shortages
MONTREAL - Unions representing Quebec teachers are calling on the provincial government to address staff shortages by improving working conditions. Jose Scalabrini, president of a federation of 34 Que...
Aug 21, 2023
The latest news on the wildfires ravaging British Columbia
A state of emergency remains in place today across British Columbia as threatening wildfires force thousands of residents to evacuate from homes in the Okanagan in the southern Interior and elsewhere ...
Aug 21, 2023
Montreal police investigating after overnight violence leaves one dead, two injured
Montreal police are investigating separate violent incidents last night that left one person dead and two people injured. Police say they responded to a call about gunshots a little after midnight in ...
Aug 21, 2023
Suspected Palestinian gunman kills an Israeli, wounds another in latest attack in occupied West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) - A suspected Palestinian attacker killed an Israeli woman and seriously wounded a man in the south of the occupied West Bank on Monday, Israeli authorities said, as violence continued ...
Aug 21, 2023
Premier Caroline Cochrane recounts hunt for homeless during Yellowknife evacuation
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane was a social worker before entering politics, so when the territory ordered everyone in its capital to leave last week due to encroaching ...
Aug 21, 2023
Recently shuffled Liberal cabinet is meeting in Charlottetown this week
CHARLOTTETOWN - The Liberal cabinet is in Prince Edward Island's capital this week for a retreat as it gets ready for the next sitting of the Parliament. It's expected the housing crisis will be the c...
Aug 21, 2023
Another company of soldiers deployed to N.W.T to help with wildfire fight
YELLOWKNIFE - Defence Minister Bill Blair says another company of soldiers is being deployed to Hay River in the Northwest Territories, which has been evacuated for more than a week due to a threateni...
Aug 21, 2023
Smoky conditions help B.C. fire fight, causes Metro Vancouver air quality advisory
As Metro Vancouver is being warned about the risk of particulates in the air from wildfire smoke, those battling blazes in the central Okanagan say the smoke is helping their cause. The Metro Vancouve...
Aug 21, 2023
First Nation hosting traditional healing gathering to recover from stabbing rampage
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION - A Saskatchewan First Nation that was the site of a mass stabbing last year is hosting a gathering of traditional healing. James Smith Cree Nation Chief Wally Burns says up to...
Aug 21, 2023
San Jose Earthquakes beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on their only shot on goal
VANCOUVER - The San Jose Earthquakes beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 on a smoke-filled night at B.C. Place. But after Vancouver dominated much of the first half, San Jose's winner came on their only ...
Aug 20, 2023