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Singh highlights childcare, paid sick leave, minimum wage in Labour Day campaign stop
HAMILTON - NDP leader Jagmeet Singh says he will push through more support for workers if elected on Sept. 20 and encourage provinces to do the same. Singh used a Labour Day campaign stop in the tradi...
Sep 06, 2021

Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...
Sep 06, 2021

Parties' leaders pledge to support workers with more benefits
OTTAWA - The three main federal party leaders marked Labour Day with promises of better working conditions and more benefits for Canadian workers, along with additional supports for businesses. Libera...
Sep 06, 2021

'Anti-vaxxer mobs' can't dictate policy in Canada, Trudeau says of campaign protests
WELLAND, Ont. - Justin Trudeau says his pandemic recovery policies won't be shaped by the demands of what he called "anti-vaxxer mobs" that have dogged his campaign events in recent weeks. The Liberal...
Sep 06, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Jubilee Lodge
PRINCE GEORGE - Northern Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Jubilee Lodge in Prince George.At the time of the outbreak declaration, Northern Health says testing has identified six patients and...
Sep 06, 2021

Gun control advocates unimpressed with O'Toole's policy change on Liberal gun ban
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had a simple message on Monday for candidates and supporters who deny the party has changed its policy on guns: he's in charge. O'Toole broke with the party's...
Sep 06, 2021

Quebec introduces pilot project for free youth protection mediation service
MONTREAL - A new pilot project in Quebec is encouraging parents to seek mediation and solutions outside legal procedures for the better good of children. Justice Minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, Junior ...
Sep 06, 2021

9/11 terrorist attacks, ensuing war propelled Canada's military into 21st century
OTTAWA - Andrew Leslie clearly remembers the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. The 43-year-old brigadier-general charged with ensuring the army's ability to talk in battle and disrupt enemy communications wa...
Sep 06, 2021

Prince George midfielder Trevor Scott joins TWolves for 2021
PRINCE GEORGE - The University of Northern British Columbia Men's Soccer team continues to develop a northern pipeline, as they look to add the best homegrown talent to the U SPORTS program. Today, th...
Sep 06, 2021

Forest company, RCMP, old-growth defenders due in court this month for four hearings
VICTORIA - The ongoing battle over old-growth forests on southern Vancouver Island is heading back to court where a forest company will seek to extend an injunction order and the RCMP and protesters w...
Sep 06, 2021