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Unifor leader Jerry Dias retires early after going on medical leave
TORONTO - The head of Canada's largest private-sector union is retiring amid what the organization says is ongoing health issues. Unifor says in a statement that national president Jerry Dias is stepp...
Mar 13, 2022
Missing fisher found after mishap in rescue effort off N.S.; condition not disclosed
CANSO, N.S. - A missing fisher has been picked up off the Nova Scotia coast following a mishap during a rescue mission on Sunday morning where the person fell in the ocean during a transfer to a coast...
Mar 13, 2022
Province providing funding to protect places of worship
EDMONTON, AB - The Alberta Government is doubling its funding to protect places of worship.Funding for the Alberta Security Infrastructure Program has increased from $2 million to $5 million annually....
Mar 13, 2022
Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after British Columbia's worst mining disaster. The tailings dam at the Mount Polley copper and gold mine failed in August 2014, re...
Mar 13, 2022
Canada overcomes pandemic challenges to capture 25 medals at Beijing Paralympics
The cauldron was extinguished on one of the most formidable Winter Paralympics in history Sunday, with "hopes of peace," and two years into the COVID-19 global pandemic that made just getting to the G...
Mar 13, 2022
Jays report to development centre in Florida, spring training formally begins Monday
DUNEDIN, Fla. - As Vladimir Guerrero Jr., walked on to Field 1 at the Toronto Blue Jays' training facility, one of his teammates sarcastically called out to the rest of the team. "Vladdy's here! We ca...
Mar 13, 2022
Who's in, who's out and who else may join the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA - With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running ...
Mar 13, 2022
Canes win 5-2 over Warriors as road trip ends
MOOSE JAW, SK - The Lethbridge Hurricanes finished their road trip on a high note.With a 5-2 dominating win over the Moose Jaw Warriors, the Canes get back in the win column before heading home.The sc...
Mar 13, 2022
Wind storm knocks out power to thousands in N.S., hits some internet service in N.L.
HALIFAX - Thousands of people across Nova Scotia are without power this morning as a nasty wind and rain storm sweeps across the Maritimes into Newfoundland and Labrador. As of 10 a.m. local time Nova...
Mar 13, 2022
Military crew now all out of hospital after CH-149 Cormorant helicopter crash in N.L.
GANDER, N.L. - All of the crew members hospitalized following a Cormorant military helicopter crash last week at the Gander, N.L., airport have been discharged from hospital. Four of the six crew of a...
Mar 13, 2022