The Canadian Press DELTA, B.C.—About 90 percent of a peat bog south of Vancouver is expected to regenerate in the coming years, but it could take a century before the entire area recovers from a fire that tore through it yesterday, says the head of a conservation society. Eliza Olson, […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Canada Post said it has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), raising the spectre of a work stoppage by Friday. The announcement came hours after Canada Post said its latest offer presented on June 25 was fair and reasonable and […]
The Canadian Press CARAQUET, N.B.—Police in New Brunswick are asking the public to be on the lookout for a stolen trailer loaded with frozen lobster. Caraquet RCMP say video surveillance from a processing plant in Grand Anse shows a dark-coloured Volvo transport truck taking off with the tractor trailer Friday […]
The Canadian Press Canada Post said talks with the union representing postal workers continue and it still hopes to negotiate a deal. Spokesman Jon Hamilton reported the company has not given the required 72 hours notice of a lockout, nor has the union given notice of any job action. Both […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Farmers, lumberjacks and fishermen kill themselves most often, according to a large new study of workers in the U.S. that showed enormous differences of suicide rates across jobs. Researchers found the highest suicide rates in manual labourers who work in isolation […]
The Canadian PressLinda Nguyen TORONTO—Businesses are warning people throughout the country about the suspension of mail service if workers at Canada Post go on strike or are locked out this weekend. A number of companies, including TD Bank, Virgin Mobile, and American Express, have told customers not to expect bills […]
Press Release Local MP Don Rusnak last Friday jointly announced the positive impact of the Canada Child Benefit for eligible families in the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding. Rusnak affirmed that if passed by Parliament, the Canada Child Benefit is simpler, tax-free, better targeted, and more generous than the existing child […]
The Canadian Press KAMLOOPS, B.C.—A Sikh man in Kamloops, B.C. is being called a hero after he used his turban to help save a woman from the frigid North Thompson River in the province’s southern Interior. Avtar Hothi and his son, Paul, were working at their family farm in Heffley […]
By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Federal health officials want to know whether hand sanitizers used by millions of Americans work as well as manufacturers claim and whether there are any health risks to their growing use. The Food and Drug Administration is asking for new studies on […]
By Barbara Ortutay THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Ask many mothers and they’ll tell you, pumping sucks in more than one sense of the word. “It feels like you are a cow. You are hooked up to a machine it’s the opposite of breastfeeding,” says Nina Emlen, who works […]
The Canadian PressJonas Siegel TORONTO—The debate is over. Eric Lindros finally will get his plaque in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Passed over six times before, the long-time Philadelphia Flyers’ captain was announced as one of four nominees for this year’s Hall of Fame induction class, joined by the late […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is dropping its visa requirement for Mexican visitors as of December while Mexico has agreed to lift long-standing restrictions on Canadian beef imports by October. Trudeau made the announcement today alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who is in Ottawa for […]
