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Early-learning and child-care ministers promise to work together to improve workforce
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for early learning and child care say they plan to work together to address workforce challenges. Karina Gould, minister of...
Jul 13, 2023
Telus revises 2023 guidance, citing technology sector cost-cutting
VANCOUVER - Telus Corp. revised downward its annual guidance for 2023, citing demand pressures as the technology sector looks to cut costs. The Vancouver-based company says it revised its guidance as ...
Jul 13, 2023
UNBC's Engineering Program gets accreditation
PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia's three Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering programs reached a significant milestone, earning the maximum accreditation from the Cana...
Jul 13, 2023
Deal reached in Montreal cemetery workers' standoff that has left 300 bodies unburied
MONTREAL - The union representing striking maintenance workers at one of the country's biggest cemeteries says a deal has been reached with their employer. The Confdration des syndicats nationaux conf...
Jul 13, 2023
Tornado warnings issued for southwestern Quebec, including Montreal Island
MONTREAL - Environment Canada issued tornado warnings Thursday for much of southwestern Quebec, including the Island of Montreal. The weather agency said meteorologists were tracking a severe thunders...
Jul 13, 2023
Ontario horse trainer suspended for suspicious death of racehorse
A racehorse trainer has been suspended from the sport for three years and fined $11,000 for the suspicious death of a horse. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario says an investigation found th...
Jul 13, 2023
Toronto FC trades Canadian Kaye to Revolution for Blessing, international slot
Toronto FC traded Canadian midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye to the New England Revolution for midfielder Latif Blessing and a 2023 international roster slot on Thursday. Kaye, 28, totalled two goals in 30...
Jul 13, 2023
After quick turnaround, Alouettes face extra challenge against undefeated Argonauts
Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas knows his team faces a tough challenge against the CFL's only remaining undefeated team. But a win for the Alouettes (2-2) would be that much sweeter heading i...
Jul 13, 2023
Evacuation alert issued for Heading Creek near Houston
HOUSTON - The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako has issued an evacuation alert for the Heading Creek FSR, located 5 kilometres from Houston, B.C.The alert affects all lands and properties in the vi...
Jul 13, 2023
Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay
RICHMOND, B.C. - The mother of Amanda Todd, the British Columbia teenager who took her own life after years of cyberbullying and sextortion by a man from the Netherlands, said the latest delay at a Du...
Jul 13, 2023