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Negotiations set to resume between Canada Post, union
Negotiations between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are set to resume. A Canada Post spokeswoman says in a statement that the Crown corporation is committed to the collective bar...
Aug 25, 2025
Border, spy agencies among worst federal workplaces: survey
OTTAWA - Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal publ...
Aug 25, 2025
Advocates warn federal budget cuts could reduce diversity and inclusion initiatives
OTTAWA - Advocates are raising concerns that upcoming federal budget cuts and expected job losses in the public service will jeopardize programs intended to hire and promote people with disabilities. ...
Aug 25, 2025
In Warsaw, Carney expected to advance trade, defence talks with Poland
WARSAW - Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Warsaw today and is expected to press for deeper ties with his Polish counterpart. The day will kick off with Carney greeting Canadian Armed Forces soldiers s...
Aug 25, 2025
Pentagon says some Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms. Trump targets more cities
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some National Guard units patrolling the nation's capital at the direction of President Donald Trump have started carrying firearms, an escalation of his military deployment that mak...
Aug 24, 2025
Ottawa Pride parade cancelled due to pro-Palestinian protesters
OTTAWA - Ottawa's annual Pride parade was cancelled Sunday after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters. A group called Queers for Palestine - Ottawa had organized a rally to coincide with the ...
Aug 24, 2025
Making mud sexy: Scientists search for climate change answers in Quebec sea floor
MONTREAL - Far below the seals and belugas that dive gracefully through Quebec's Saguenay fiord, there are small creatures burrowing in the sea floor mud that scientists believe play a crucial role in...
Aug 24, 2025
Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital targeting Iran-backed rebels, local TV station says
CAIRO (AP) - Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's capital, Sanaa, early on Sunday, just days after the country's Iran-backed rebels fired cluster munitions toward Israel, according to a local media report. ...
Aug 24, 2025
Drones, armoured vehicles part of Canada's $2B miliary aid package for Ukraine
WARSAW - Prime Minister Mark Carney says drones, armoured vehicles and other munitions are headed to Ukraine as part of a $2-billion military aid package. Carney first announced the funds in June at t...
Aug 24, 2025
Number of female Canadian soldiers on UN peacekeeping missions craters
OTTAWA - Canada only has two women from the military deployed on United Nations peacekeeping missions right now, raising concerns Ottawa is failing to lead by example and may be called out by the inte...
Aug 24, 2025