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Amazon's bid to overturn B.C. labour ruling on workers' unionization rejected
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Labour Relations Board has rejected a bid by e-commerce giant Amazon to overturn an earlier decision that awarded union certification to workers at a facility in Delta, ...
Aug 06, 2025

Salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios, Dubai chocolate likely to expand, PHAC says
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says it expects to report more salmonella cases linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products in the coming months, adding to th...
Aug 06, 2025

Canada pushing to include Indigenous rights in United Nations plastics treaty
OTTAWA - Canada is pushing to bring language recognizing the rights of Indigenous peoples back into a United Nations plastics pollution treaty. Delegates from more than 170 countries are in Geneva to ...
Aug 06, 2025

Immigration lawyers say rising number of CSIS security screenings causing delays
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it's dealing with a growing number of immigration security screening requests - and immigration lawyers say their clients are coping with long ...
Aug 06, 2025

Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario informs Fort Erie that race under review.
TORONTO - The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has informed Fort Erie Racetrack that a race on Monday's card is under review. In that race, 6-5 favourite Princess O Denmark had a decent lead a...
Aug 06, 2025

More Republican lawmakers call out Canada over wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON - More Republican lawmakers are calling out Canada because of wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. Wisconsin state Rep. Calvin Callahan has j...
Aug 06, 2025

Vancouver Whitecaps sign former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller
Former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Mller in joining the Vancouver Whitecaps in arguably the biggest signing in club history. Mller, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, will join the Whitecaps...
Aug 06, 2025

Men charged in connection with 44 migrants found in truck in Quebec to stay detained
MONTREAL - Three men facing smuggling-related charges after 44 foreign nationals were found in a truck in southern Quebec on Sunday will remain detained until their next court hearing. Ogulcan Mersin,...
Aug 06, 2025

Wanted man considered dangerous
UPDATE: This person is no longer wanted.PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George RCMP need the public's help locating a wanted man.Police say 36-year-old Matthew Douglas Sweder is wanted on one unendorsed warran...
Aug 06, 2025

RCMP negotiate safe end to mental health crisis on Oliver Avenue
PRINCE GEORGE - RCMP say a man with a gun was arrested without incident after he suffered a mental health crisis last Friday in the Heritage neighbourhood. The RCMP's Emergency Response Team and Crisi...
Aug 06, 2025