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In the news today: Talks with Air Canada resume, union says
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Talks with Air Canada resume, union says There's hope today that a deal to end a strike by Air Canada's flight...
Aug 19, 2025
Canadian defence firm to make ballistic steel through Swedish partnership
OTTAWA - Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel is partnering with a Swedish steel company so it can produce ballistic-protection steel domestically for the first time. Roshel, which makes armoured vehi...
Aug 19, 2025
Poilievre's byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall
OTTAWA - After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta. The Tory leader will repre...
Aug 19, 2025
'Part of me is gone': Abrupt end for Fraser Downs track a blow to B.C. horse racing
Kristina Rennich started working as a groom at the Fraser Downs racetrack, formerly known as Cloverdale Raceway, when she decided to turn her passion for horses into a career at the age of 12. Rennich...
Aug 19, 2025
Talks resume with Air Canada, flight attendants union says, after airline reached out
There's hope today a deal to end a strike by Air Canada's flight attendants could be reached at the bargaining table, following word from their union that both sides met for meetings last night. On Mo...
Aug 19, 2025
Low on clothes, insulin and options, travellers' woes continue amid Air Canada strike
John and Lois Alderman said they felt like "prisoners," stranded in Toronto as they waited with their children for a flight back home to Manchester, U.K.The couple said they were hesitant to go sights...
Aug 18, 2025
Trump says he has begun arrangements for face-to-face meeting between Putin and Ukraine's Zelenskyy
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump says he has begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia's invasion of Ukrai...
Aug 18, 2025
Denare Beach residents call on Premier Scott Moe to visit wildfire-stricken community
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck and residents of Denare Beach are calling for Premier Scott Moe to visit their community and provide further assistance. The request was made during a press conferen...
Aug 18, 2025
Louisiana becomes sixth GOP-led state to authorize troop deployment to DC as part of Trump plan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three more Republican governors authorized the deployment of national guard troops to Washington as part of President Donald Trump's show of force meant to crack down on crime and bo...
Aug 18, 2025
Nine people from Pinehouse facing charges after six vehicles stolen from Regina business
Nine people are facing charges after six vehicles were stolen from a Regina business last weekend.According to the Regina Police Service, officers were called to the business on 12th Avenue East just ...
Aug 18, 2025