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Metro Vancouver transit workers begin job action; union warns of disruptions
VANCOUVER - Transit workers in Metro Vancouver have begun labour disruptions following the breakdown of contract talks and the union is warning that commuters could feel the effects ve...
Nov 01, 2019
Cut emissions twice as fast, ease worker anxiety, advocates say post-election
OTTAWA - A coalition of climate-change advocates is urging the new Parliament to prevent anxieties in the oilpatch from threatening progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Climate...
Nov 01, 2019
Edible cannabis product found among N.S. child's Halloween treats, parent says
COLDBROOK, N.S. - Police in Nova Scotia are investigating after a parent reported finding an edible cannabis product among their child's Halloween candy. RCMP say the parent from Coldbrook, N.S.,...
Nov 01, 2019
Clear regulations on seatbelts needed, report on deadly Hydro One helicopter crash says
TORONTO - Clearer regulations around seatbelts are needed to reduce the risk of death or injury in accidents like a helicopter crash that killed four men nearly two years ago, the federal transpo...
Nov 01, 2019
Recounts ordered in B.C., Quebec ridings after narrow federal election results
OTTAWA - Courts in Quebec and British Columbia have ordered recounts in two ridings where the runners-up are hoping a review could snatch victory from the jaws of ever-so-narrow defeat. And there may ...
Nov 01, 2019
Desjardins revises data theft impact numbers, says 4.2 million affected
MONTREAL - The Desjardins Group data theft is much larger than first thought, affecting 4.2 million members - up from the 2.9 million first reported in June. The new number represents the en...
Nov 01, 2019
US manufacturing contracts for third straight month
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing output dropped for the third straight month in October as trade tensions and a slowing global economy took a toll on American factories. The Institute for Supply Manage...
Nov 01, 2019
Canadian women's soccer team calls up 15-year-old midfielder Olivia Smith
Canada coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller first noticed Olivia Smith last year when he travelled with the Canadian youth teams. Now the 15-year-old midfielder is going to get a closer look with his...
Nov 01, 2019
Chile cancels climate, trade summits amid protest chaos
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastin Piera said Wednesday that he is cancelling two major international summits so he can respond to protracted nationwide protests over economic inequality tha...
Nov 01, 2019
US construction spending rises 0.5% in September
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending rose 0.5% in September, boosted by government and private residential projects. The Commerce Department said Friday that government construction rose 1.5% durin...
Nov 01, 2019