Canada

BCE signs deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for $5 billion

MONTREAL - BCE Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for about $5 billion in cash. In addition to the purchase price, BCE will assume about $2 billion in net d...

Nov 04, 2024

Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces' premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million. It follows Poilievre's own pled...

Nov 04, 2024

B.C. port lockout to begin as no deal reached in labour dispute with foremen union

VANCOUVER - The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m. The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is...

Nov 04, 2024

In the news today: Lockout to begin at B.C. ports in labour dispute

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lockout to begin at B.C. ports in labour dispute The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 for...

Nov 04, 2024

'Canada is watching': New northern Alberta police service trying to lead by example

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie's new police force gets d...

Nov 04, 2024

The hallways look the same and where are the bathrooms, say B.C.'s newly elected MLAs

VICTORIA - A record number of first-time provincial politicians are about to descend on British Columbia's legislature, looking to make positive contributions for the province and trying to find the w...

Nov 04, 2024

Party leaders condemn violence at Hindu temple in Brampton amid India consular visit

OTTAWA - Leaders of the three main federal parties are calling out violence today at a Hindu temple in the Toronto suburb of Brampton. Videos circulating on social media appear to show demonstrators h...

Nov 03, 2024

Utility says power back on in Kimmirut after days-lon outage

KIMMIRUT, Nvt. - Power has been restored to a Nunavut hamlet on Baffin Island following a days-long outage that began on Thursday. Quillik Energy Corporation, the utility which serves Kimmirut, stated...

Nov 03, 2024

No strike notice so far as talks continue between Canada Post and workers' union

MONTREAL - Canada Post says talks are continuing with the union that represents postal workers and neither side has given notice of a work stoppage. The Crown corporation says both sides have agreed n...

Marty Hastings Nov 03, 2024

Federal mediators on site for negotiations between B.C. port employer and union

VANCOUVER - Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says federal mediators are standing by and ready to help hammer out a deal in order to avoid a labour disruption at ports across British Columbia. ...

Nov 03, 2024