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Members of Quebec health care workers union vote against tentative deal with province
MONTREAL - Members of a union representing more than 80,000 health care workers in Quebec have decisively rejected a tentative collective agreement with the province that was endorsed by the labour gr...
Apr 13, 2024
Heavy rainfall triggers flood conditions on several Quebec rivers
SAINT-JRME, Que. - Quebec officials have reported flooding on a handful rivers north of Montreal and in Quebec City after heavy downpours fell on parts of the province this week. In St-Jrme, Que., rou...
Apr 13, 2024
Lethbridge Green Acres Foundation wins Seniors Service Award
A non-profit in Lethbridge is being recognized for its work with seniors.Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon has announced this year's recipients of the Minister's Seniors S...
Apr 13, 2024
Lethbridge Green Acres Foundation wins Seniors Service Award
LETHBRIDGE, AB - A non-profit in Lethbridge is being recognized for its work with seniors.Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jason Nixon has announced this year's recipients of the Min...
Apr 13, 2024
#TealUp this April for Month of the Military Child
Lethbridge City Hall, Red Deer City Hall and the Calgary Tower are among the landmarks which will light up in teal the evening of April 28 in support of the Month of the Military Child.The observance ...
Apr 13, 2024
Week-in-review: Street sweeping, policing in Coaldale and #SlowYourRoll
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Here is a breakdown of some of the top stories from Lethbridge News Now for April 7-13, 2024.RCMP FUNDING FOR COALDALEIt was announced this week that the Town of Coaldale would be get...
Apr 13, 2024
Israel find the body of boy whose disappearance sparked a settler attack in the West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli army says the body of missing Israeli boy has been found in the occupied West Bank after he was killed in a "terrorist attack." The disappearance of 14-year-old Binyamin A...
Apr 13, 2024
'Burst into football': Blue Bombers get in on growing sport of girls flag football
WINNIPEG - Standing on a field of green turf at a sporting facility in Winnipeg's south end, Solape Obasa keeps her eye on the football, waiting for the moment she can catch it and run. But before the...
Apr 13, 2024
When leaders speak of workers and their rights, hold them to it, CLC urges unions
OTTAWA - Canada's largest labour organization is urging unions to hold politicians to account when they profess to champion the country's working class. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Co...
Apr 13, 2024
What we learned from the inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's elections
OTTAWA - If one thing from the public inquiry into foreign interference is clear, it's that China attempted to meddle in the 2019 and 2021 elections. But the evidence is hazy on whether or not it succ...
Apr 13, 2024