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B.C. port strike enters day five, with talks deadlocked over maintenance
VANCOUVER - Talks between maritime employers and the union representing British Columbia port workers remain deadlocked over maintenance issues as a strike by the workers enters its fifth day. Both si...
Jul 05, 2023
Former Sask. NDP leader to release book on COVID-19 response
Saskatchewan's former NDP leader has written a book on how the province responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.A press release for Ryan Meili's book, called "A Healthy Future: Lessons from the Frontlines ...
Jul 05, 2023
UK, Canada, Sweden, Ukraine take Iran to top UN court over 2020 downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden and Ukraine launched a case against Iran at the United Nations' highest court Wednesday over the downing in 2020 of a Ukrainian passeng...
Jul 05, 2023
In the news today: Still no resolution in B.C. port strike
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... B.C. port strike enters fifth day Both sides in the B.C. port workers' strike a...
Jul 05, 2023
Ten years after Lac-Megantic rail disaster, fish not biting 'like they used to'
LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Que., spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudire River, the fishing hasn't been the same. ...
Jul 05, 2023
Northern premiers say Canada can't have Arctic security without infrastructure
Arctic security is under renewed focus as Russia and China eye the region, but leaders in the North say Canada won't be able to exert sovereignty if their communities aren't built up properly. The pre...
Jul 05, 2023
Canadians eligible for GST credit expected to receive 'grocery rebate' today
OTTAWA - Canadians eligible for the GST credit are expected to receive a special payment today to help with the rising cost of groceries. The payment, which the Liberal government is calling the groce...
Jul 05, 2023
Palestinians inspect damage after Israel ends raid of West Bank camp and warns it was not a one-off
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) - Israel withdrew troops from a West Bank militant stronghold Wednesday but warned that its most intense military operation in the occupied territory in nearly two d...
Jul 05, 2023
Guerrero Junior hits 2-run homer to lift Blue Jays to 4-3 win over White Sox
CHICAGO (AP) - Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Tuesday night. Guerrero gave Toronto a 4-3 lead when he conne...
Jul 04, 2023
Araujo, Thorhallsson help Orlando City rout Toronto FC 4-0
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Csar Arajo and Dagur Thrhallsson each scored their first Major League Soccer goal and Orlando routed Toronto FC 4-0 on Tuesday night. Orlando (9-5-7) is unbeaten in its last seven...
Jul 04, 2023