Air Canada pilots are demonstrating at Toronto’s Pearson airport Friday, calling for better wages and working conditions as talks with the country’s biggest carrier continue. Picket line will not affect Air Canada’s flight schedule, both union and employer say. Air Canada pilots are demonstrating at Toronto’s Pearson airport Friday, calling …
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Canada’s economy was flat in July, new GDP numbers from Statistics Canada show
Canada’s gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, as the service sector expanded slightly while goods-producing industries shrank. Weaker performance than expected. Canada’s gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, as the service sector expanded slightly while goods-producing industries shrank. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the total value …
Read More »Immigration minister says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to cross borders
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous Peoples to cross international borders that have severed their homelands and families for generations. Ottawa considering amendments to immigration law, ministerial directive. Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to …
Read More »Sask. premier to use notwithstanding clause to veto judge ruling on school pronoun policy
A Regina judge has ruled that the Saskatchewan government’s naming and pronoun policy should be paused for the time being, but Saskatchewan’s premier says he’ll use the notwithstanding clause to override it. Judge says policy cannot be implemented, enforced until court rules on its legitimacy. A Regina judge has ruled …
Read More »Snow creeps lower in Alberta as chilly air settles over region
Cold-weather lovers across parts of Alberta can break out the party hats and the brushes over the next couple of days as the season’s inaugural snowfall looms for portions of the foothills. A slug of chilly air sweeping over the province will send freezing levels falling, allowing rain to change …
Read More »High-ranking Toronto cop pleads guilty to interfering with force’s promotions process
A high-ranking Toronto police officer has pleaded guilty to seven police act charges after interfering with the force’s internal promotions process by providing confidential information to multiple officers ahead of their interviews. During a hearing on Thursday, Supt. Stacy Clarke, who has been with Toronto police since 1998, pleaded guilty …
Read More »A rental listing shows beds crammed into a room. A city councillor says it highlights student housing issues
A social media post showing rooms with multiple mattresses on the floor has sparked conversations about affordable housing and student living conditions in Windsor. Students say it doesn’t come as a surprise. Ward 2 Coun. Fabio Costante shared screen shots of the now-deleted rental listing on social media. In those …
Read More »How the N.W.T.’s Yellow Dog Lodge was narrowly saved from wildfire
The owner of the N.W.T.’s Yellow Dog Lodge almost lost his business to wildfire this summer. But he say firefighting efforts helped minimize the damage. Rocky summer has left scarred landscape and many questions for Gord Gin. Gord Gin has been at his lodge on the shores of Duncan Lake …
Read More »2023 is now officially B.C.’s most expensive, most destructive wildfire season on record
The B.C. Wildfire Service says almost 25,000 square kilometres of trees, bush and grassland have burned this year, almost double 2018’s previous record, while the cost of fighting fires is now at approximately $770 million. No new fires in past 24 hours as cool weather reduces risk: B.C. Wildfire Service. …
Read More »Rapid tests are less accessible even as COVID wave ramps up across Canada, doctors say
Some people are having a hard time finding rapid tests in rural and urban communities across Canada. Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases this fall, doctors say accessible availability of tests and better communication from public health officials is key to keeping virus spread low. Changing policies and lack of …
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