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Canadian labour union Unifor said on Tuesday it will initiate strikes at General Motors facilities in the country as negotiations with the automaker hit a roadblock.  Strike affects facilities in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock in Ontario. Canadian labour union Unifor said early on Tuesday it would begin strikes at …

The Saskatchewan government is expected to introduce a bill Tuesday afternoon to invoke the notwithstanding clause — part of an effort to fast track its controversial school pronoun policy.  Premier Scott Moe intends to use notwithstanding clause to override courts on controversial policy. The Saskatchewan government is expected to introduce …

Alexandre Look, 33, was among thousands in attendance at an outdoor techno music festival near the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday when it was attacked by Hamas gunmen, his family says.  Alexandre Look, 33, was at an outdoor techno music festival when gunmen attacked. Canadian killed while saving others at Israel …

For years, the Neadzo family has always hosted extended family at their home in Behchoko, N.W.T. But since that home burned down in the wildfire that hit the community this past July, they will celebrate at a different home this year for the first time.  ‘[I’m] just going to be …

RCMP say a man who approached a woman claiming to be a police officer on Saturday was in fact a constable with the Prince Edward Island RCMP. On Sunday, RCMP issued a release saying they were looking for a man in a blue SUV who was accused of impersonating a …

On the outside, the 40-foot solid steel box sitting in a downtown parking lot might look like any regular shipping container. But on the inside, it’s home to hundreds of growing mushrooms. The container is where Kanata-based company Heartee Foods grows gourmet mushroom varieties before delivering them to local restaurants. …

An OPP investigation is underway into the disappearance and death of Royal Military College cadet Joe Grozelle in 2003. The investigator assigned to the case says he’s come across some things of interest he wants to explore further.  Joe Grozelle’s body was found 3 weeks after vanishing from his RMC …

The federal Conservatives may be set to benefit from a shifting electoral landscape in Canada — but that potential boost has nothing to do with the polls, or the latest twists and turns in Ottawa. Candidates will battle to win ridings with new boundaries, demographics. The federal Conservatives may be …

Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of an airline, according to new numbers from Transport Canada. Just over 87,500 delays out of 199,000 were considered to be within an airline’s control. Nearly half of all flight delays in 2022 were deemed the responsibility of …

Medical tourism has drawn foreigners to Mexico for decades, but the attraction is no longer limited to breast augmentations, porcelain veneers and rhinoplasties. Clinics are now specializing in alternative treatments for chronic and life-altering diseases, including Lyme disease. Number of cases in Canada has risen, from 144 in 2009 to …