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Alberta asking arbitrators to cut public service pay as high as five per cent
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration is set to resume with unions that represent more than 180,000 public-sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews sa...
Oct 31, 2019
Metro Vancouver bus drivers plan strike action as contract talks break off
VANCOUVER - The union representing 5,000 bus drivers in Metro Vancouver says contract talks have broken off, setting the stage for the start of labour disruptions on Friday. Unifor ...
Oct 31, 2019
MLB in Montreal: Bronfman sees 'another positive step' in quest to bring team back
MONTREAL - A recent admission from the office of the mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla. has put a big smile on the face of the man trying to bring a Major League Baseball team back to Montreal. On Wed...
Oct 31, 2019
Tyler Perry's new studio to host 2019 Miss Universe pageant
ATLANTA - Tyler Perry's new Atlanta studio will host the 2019 Miss Universe competition, a major showcase for the sprawling complex built on a former Confederate army base. Tyler Perry Studios will ho...
Oct 31, 2019
AT&T says HBO Max streaming service to launch in May for $15
In a story Oct. 29 about AT&T's upcoming streaming service HBO Max, The Associated Press reported erroneously when it will become profitable. This version corrects that date based on updated infor...
Oct 31, 2019
Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...
Oct 31, 2019
Canadian military's anti-ISIL mission adjusting as protests rock Iraq, Lebanon
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is being forced to adjust and temporarily curtail some aspects of its anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Lebanon as anti-government protests rock the two countries and threat...
Oct 31, 2019
Quebec towns split as some opt to forgo Halloween until Friday due to weather
MONTREAL - The move by some Quebec towns to ask trick-or-treaters to hold off until the day after Halloween is proving to be a divisive one, with the debate raging on social media Thursday even a...
Oct 31, 2019
No reason for arrest: Man has drug evidence tossed over rights breach
TORONTO - A man found in possession of the highly toxic opioid carfentanil has had the drug evidence excluded because the police officer had no valid reason to arrest and search him. In...
Oct 31, 2019
Fugitive Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont officially denied entry into Canada
MONTREAL - Fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont has been officially refused entry into Canada because he is wanted in Spain on possible charges of sedition and misuse of public funds, ...
Oct 31, 2019