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In the news today: B.C. port strike enters its fourth day
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 still unresolved The strike at more than 30 British Columbia p...
Jul 04, 2023

Corrections head questioned how Mendicino was kept in dark over Bernardo transfer
OTTAWA - Days after Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino shared his outrage on social media over the transfer of notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison, the head of Canada...
Jul 04, 2023

Lac-Mégantic mayor, residents fear 'monster trains' will bring another rail disaster
LAC-MGANTIC, Que. - Ten years after a runaway train derailed and killed 47 people in Lac-Mgantic, Que., residents are still waiting for a promised railway bypass, and they fear the increasing number o...
Jul 04, 2023

RoseAnne Archibald calls for reinstatement after removal as AFN national chief
OTTAWA - RoseAnne Archibald is calling on supporters to tell their chiefs and councils to reinstate her after she was voted out as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations last week. In a five ...
Jul 03, 2023

Multiple people shot in Philadelphia; suspect in custody
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Multiple people were shot in Philadelphia on Monday night, according to police. A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Police Department told The Associated Press there were "multiple...
Jul 03, 2023

Argos earn 45-24 home win over Lions to remain CFL's lone unbeaten club
TORONTO - Javon Leake had a 91-yard punt-return touchdown while Toronto's defence registered six interceptions as the Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 45-24 on Monday night to remain the CFL's lone u...
Jul 03, 2023

"A preoccupation with failure." Why the Titan submersible was doomed from the start
HALIFAX - The company behind the submersible that imploded during a recent dive to the Titanic ignored key principles that guide organizations working in high-risk environments, experts in emergency m...
Jul 03, 2023

CP NewsAlert: talks stall in B.C. port workers strike, employer says
VANCOUVER - The association representing employers in an ongoing strike at British Columbia ports says it doesn't think more bargaining is going to produce a collective agreement. The BC Maritime Empl...
Jul 03, 2023

Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed
MONTREAL - Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mgantic rail disaster had happened. "You c...
Jul 03, 2023

Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU
MONTREAL - The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in...
Jul 03, 2023