BC Conservative Party removes Kelowna-Mission candidate

The BC Conservative Party has removed its candidate for the Kelowna-Mission riding due to “various factors related to campaign performance and conduct.”Back in February, the BC Conservative Party announced Kelowna business owner and farmer Alexandra Wright would represent the party i…

Queen Elizabeth Hotel workers stage another surprise strike

Workers at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal called another surprise strike on Friday morning to put pressure on their employer. The Federation of Commerce, a union affiliated with the CSN, announced that the 600 workers at the Montreal hotel had decided to go on strike the day after a one-day strike at 23 Quebec hotels.

Letters August 8, 2024: ‘Someone should be held accountable for the Jasper disaster.’

SHOCKING READ ABOUT JASPER FIRE Re: GUNTER: Jasper blaze exposes possible flaws in Parks Canada wildfire strategy, online, July 25 I was both shocked and angry after reading Lorne Gunter’s chronological, well-documented exposé of the real cause of the fire that devastated one of Canada’s most famous and revered tourist destinations in Jasper, Alta. Apparently, […]