Canada

Teamsters Canada reaches tentative deal with CN

CANADA- Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with CN Rail to renew the collective agreement for more than three-thousand conductors, trainpersons and yardworkers. The deal means ...

Nov 26, 2019 Courtesy CN Rail

Challenge to Quebec's secularism law, Bill 21, begins in Appeal Court

MONTREAL - Opponents of Quebec's secularism law are making their case in front of the province's highest court today. Representatives of a national Muslim organization and a c...

Nov 26, 2019

Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume

MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...

Nov 26, 2019

A victory parade and a perceived snub on tradespeople; In-The-News Nov. 26

In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 26. What we are watching i...

Nov 26, 2019

Grain growers set to make case in Ottawa for urgent end to CN strike

OTTAWA - Canadian farmers are descending on Ottawa to press for urgent action to end the Canadian National Railway Co. rail strike now entering its second week. This afternoon, grain growers will hold...

Nov 26, 2019

Saskatchewan premier, Regina mayor have meetings with deputy prime minister

REGINA - Federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is to meet with the Saskatchewan premier and mayor of Regina today. Freeland's office says she is to first speak wi...

Nov 26, 2019

End assault-style gun sales now, Polytechnique survivors group tells Liberals

OTTAWA - A leading voice for stricter gun control is calling on the Liberal government to place an immediate moratorium on new sales of assault-style firearms as well as a permanent ban on t...

Nov 26, 2019

Alessia Cara, Will Arnett among those honoured at Canada's Walk of Fame

TORONTO - Alessia Cara says getting recognition at this year's Canada's Walk of Fame gala event ranks among the most tremendous honours she's received in her career. "I feel like gettin...

Nov 25, 2019

Kenney, deputy PM Freeland meet in Edmonton to find common ground

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland met up in Edmonton to try to find some common ground in a region that shut out the Liberals in the federal elec...

Nov 25, 2019

Kenney, Notley spar over firing of election watchdog

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney clashed with the Opposition NDP on his first day back in the legislature since his government fired the election commissioner who was investigating Ke...

Nov 25, 2019