Nurses and other Quebec health-care workers voted in favour of a conciliator’s recommendation after several months of negotiations with the provincial government.
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‘It’s desperate times’: Surge in strays and surrendered pets putting strain on animal shelters
There are 42 stray dogs in the care of the Winnipeg Animal Services – nearly double the facility’s normal capacity.
‘I hope there’s justice’: Family of murdered Indigenous woman attend accused’s court hearing
Family and friends of a murdered Indigenous woman were in court on Thursday for a scheduled hearing for the man accused in her death.
Suspects in targeted Duggan shooting sought by Edmonton police
Edmonton police are hoping the public can help identify people involved in a shooting in the southside neighbourhood of Duggan last month.
Montreal poised to stop adding fluoride to West Island tap water in 2025
The West Island is one of the few places in Quebec that adds fluoride to the drinking water but the City of Montreal’s plans to phase that out by 2025 has some in the community upset.
Final draft of the North End Plan to be debated by Kelowna council
Redevelopment of Kelowna’s north end could occur within four distinct areas.That’s the conclusion of the final draft of the North End Plan city council will be asked to review Monday.The plan, three years in the making, encompasses the area from Clement Avenue north to Knox Mountain and from…
Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal
The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal.
Maxine DeHart ecstatic over strong turnout at United Way charity drive-thru breakfast
Even as the final minutes were ticking down, cars were still lining up to be part of the Maxine Dehart United Way BC Drive-Thru breakfast at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Centre in Kelowna Thursday morning.A lot more people turned out than she had anticipated.“I was worried,”…
Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border
A Montreal business owner will have to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs.
Campaign volunteers in Richmond, B.C., targeted with racist insults
An Independent election candidate in Richmond, B.C., says her campaign volunteers were subjected to racist insults from a passerby who called them “trash” and abused them for speaking Mandarin.