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CFL Players' Association joins forces with Canadian Labour Congress
OTTAWA - The CFL Players' Association is joining the Canadian labour movement. The CFLPA announced Thursday it has formed an alliance with the Canadian Labour Congress. The football players' associati...
Apr 18, 2024
Judge in Trump hush money trial orders journalists not to report on prospective jurors' jobs
NEW YORK (AP) - The judge overseeing Donald Trump's hush money trial has ordered journalists in court not to report prospective jurors' answers to questions about their current and former employers. T...
Apr 18, 2024
Canadian teams learn draw for final HSBC SVNS regular-season stop in Singapore
Fifth-ranked Canada has been drawn with No. 1 New Zealand, No. 7 Ireland and No. 12 Spain in Pool A in women's play at the Singapore Sevens. The draw for the May 3-5 tournament at Singapore National S...
Apr 18, 2024
The Latest | Jury selection enters a pivotal stretch as Trump's hush money trial resumes
NEW YORK (AP) - Jury selection in Donald Trump 's hush money trial enters a pivotal phase as the former president returns to court. Attorneys will need to pick 12 more jurors to serve on the panel tha...
Apr 18, 2024
US and UK issue new sanctions on Iran in response to Tehran's weekend attack on Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. and U.K. on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on Iran as concern grows that Tehran's unprecedented attack on Israel could fuel a wider war in the Middle East. Treasu...
Apr 18, 2024
Gov’t says it has tentative agreement with STF, teachers to vote on ‘final offer’
The labour dispute between Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government could be nearing an end.In an email sent out Wednesday evening, the chair of the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committe...
Apr 18, 2024
In the news today: Foreign aid increasing, housing and labour shortages linked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals buck global trend in raising foreign aid Foreign aid groups are hailin...
Apr 18, 2024
Liberals buck global trend in 'doubling down' on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
OTTAWA - Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to rev...
Apr 18, 2024
Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility
MONTREAL - On warm days, Montreal's Lachine Canal can attract thousands of picnickers, cyclists and pedestrians. But since Parks Canada recently removed around 30 trash bins from the paths along the h...
Apr 18, 2024
It's the biggest election in history. Here's why few Indians in Canada will take part
OTTAWA - Parmod Chhabra is deeply invested in the Indian general election that gets underway on Friday, with almost a billion people eligible to vote, but he won't be casting a ballot. Nor will the va...
Apr 18, 2024