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AUPE takes on employers denying staff new stat holiday
The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) is filing formal policy grievances against employers, including Alberta Health Services (AHS), that are refusing to acknowledge the newly created Natio...
Aug 26, 2021
Health transfers, immigration top Quebec premier's list of demands to federal leaders
Quebec Premier Franois Legault is warning campaigning federal leaders not to meddle in the province's affairs ahead of the Sept. 20 election. Legault presented his government's demands of federal part...
Aug 26, 2021
Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. Capitol Police officers who were attacked and beaten during the Capitol riot filed a lawsuit Thursday against former President Donald Trump, his allies and members of far-right ...
Aug 26, 2021
Tokyo Paralympic medallist Chernove: 'It's about finding ways to live the best life"
Tristen Chernove's road to happiness was a partially paved highway in Mexico. The 46-year-old from Cranbrook, B.C., was driving a converted school bus in 2001 when he hit an uneven patch of pavement a...
Aug 26, 2021
Last Canadian military flight takes off from Kabul, ending mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian military mission in Kabul has ended with the vast majority of Canadian personnel departing the airport on Thursday morning, but some Canadians and their families remain trapped i...
Aug 26, 2021
Number of wildfires in B.C. falls to below 250; cooler temperatures in forecast
VANCOUVER - Emergency Management BC says the number of active wildfires in the province has fallen below 250. The agency says in a news release that the number of active wildfires in B.C. is about 240...
Aug 26, 2021
Liberals will hike supplementary pensions for low-income seniors, Trudeau says
QUEBEC - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is courting the votes of Canada's oldest citizens - those most likely to actually cast a ballot - with a promise to increase federal aid to lower-income seniors....
Aug 26, 2021
No charges in case of Montreal-area private care home where dozens died of COVID-19
MONTREAL - Quebec's Crown prosecutor's office says the owners of a Montreal-area long-term care home where dozens died during the first wave of the novel coronavirus pandemic will not face criminal ch...
Aug 26, 2021
South Dakota AG pleads no contest to 2 counts in fatal crash
FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest plea to two misdemeanor traffic charges for a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who...
Aug 26, 2021
Canadian goalkeeper Labbé expected to sign two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain
Goalkeeper Stephanie Labb, whose penalty shootout heroics helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics, is expected to undergo a medical Thursday and sign a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain....
Aug 26, 2021