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Quebec nurses union votes in favour of new collective agreement
MONTREAL - Quebec's largest nurses union has reached a deal with the provincial government more than a year and a half after their collective agreement expired in March 2023. Fdration interprofessionn...
Oct 18, 2024
Hamas official confirms Sinwar's death, as Hezbollah vows a new phase of war with Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) - A top political leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, on Friday confirmed the death of the group's leader, Yahya Sinwar. Al-Hayyaa, in a televised statement, reiterated the Palestinian mi...
Oct 18, 2024
City of Prince George to repair Ferguson Lake Road bridge on Monday
PRINCE GEORGE- The City of Prince George will be conducting bridge repair work on Ferguson Lake Road from October 21 to 30. During the work the Ferguson Lake Nature Reserve will be unavailable.The wor...
Oct 18, 2024
South Korean intelligence says North has sent troops to aid Russia's war in Ukraine
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's spy agency said Friday that North Korea has dispatched troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, a development that could bring a third country into the w...
Oct 18, 2024
In the news today: Testy B.C. election campaign reaches final day
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Testy B.C. election campaign reaches final day British Columbia's election campaign enters its final day in wh...
Oct 18, 2024
Housing, health, and plastic straws: Here's how B.C. politicians are wooing voters
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's political party leaders have spent the 28-day provincial election campaign wooing voters with promises on critical issues including health care, housing, the cost of liv...
Oct 18, 2024
Testy B.C. election campaign sees leaders attacking each other more than policy
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad deb...
Oct 18, 2024
More details expected on proposed deal that would see tobacco giants pay billions
More details are expected today on a proposed deal that would see the three major companies pay out billions of dollars to provinces and territories as well as smokers and their loved ones. The compan...
Oct 18, 2024
Housing, health, and plastic straws: Here's how B.C. politicians are wooing voters
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's political party leaders have spent the 28-day provincial election campaign wooing voters with promises on critical issues including health care, housing, the cost of liv...
Oct 18, 2024
Testy B.C. election campaign sees leaders attacking each other more than policy
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's election campaign enters its final day in what is viewed as a too-close-to-call contest where David Eby's New Democrats and the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad deb...
Oct 18, 2024