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B.C. sets minimum wage, other rules for app-based ride-hailing, delivery work
VICTORIA - British Columbia has finalized regulations to provide a minimum-wage and basic protections for ride-hailing and delivery workers using app-based platforms such as Uber, DoorDash and SkipThe...
Jun 12, 2024
Joly crafting 'Arctic foreign policy' amid regional tensions, not a full strategy
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly is readying an "Arctic foreign policy" aimed at preparing for a more tense time in international relations. Joly tells Bloomberg News that this will invol...
Jun 12, 2024
Court-imposed deadline to pass new citizenship law approaching next week
OTTAWA - The federal government has just a week left to make key changes to the Citizenship Act in response to a court ruling last year. The Ontario Superior Court has not yet agreed to extend the loo...
Jun 12, 2024
'Celebrate the wins:' Family of tiny Oilers fan cheers team on from hospital
SASKATOON, Sask. - A hospital room in Saskatoon has become a cheering section for perhaps the youngest and tiniest fan of the Edmonton Oilers. Baby Mark's hospital bed at the Jim Pattison Children's H...
Jun 12, 2024
Rookie Tobias Myers wins back-to-back starts and Brewers beat Blue Jays 5-4
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rookie Tobias Myers won back-to-back starts for the first time, allowing one run and three hits over six innings to lead the Milwaukee Brewers over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednes...
Jun 12, 2024
President Joe Biden faces first lawsuit over new asylum crackdown at the border
WASHINGTON (AP) - A coalition of immigrant advocacy groups sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over President Joe Biden's recent directive that effectively halts asylum claims at the southern b...
Jun 12, 2024
NDP bill to criminalize coercive control in intimate partner violence heads to Senate
OTTAWA - An NDP private member's bill that would criminalize a pattern of abuse known as coercive control is heading to the Senate. The legislation from Victoria MP Laurel Collins passed third reading...
Jun 12, 2024
Barkov back on ice for Panthers, who lead final thanks to scoring from unsung heroes
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Paul Maurice was in a much better mood Wednesday. The Florida Panthers coach admitted the previous day that he was "grumpy" after Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, despite a domina...
Jun 12, 2024
Ottawa Redblacks kick off anniversary season with high hopes against Blue Bombers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks hope to have much to celebrate during their 10th anniversary season, starting with a win Thursday night against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers After four years of disappointme...
Jun 12, 2024
Oil Country: Newmarket residents proud of homegrown Oilers star Connor McDavid
NEWMARKET, Ont. - A small trophy in Michaela McKeown's classroom at Clearmeadow Public School serves as a reminder for students of what's at stake in the annual floor hockey competition in the facilit...
Jun 12, 2024