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New cultural arts centre in Kahnawake breeds hope for next generation
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
KAHNAWAKE, QUEBEC — Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer is proud to be able to speak the same language her ancestors spoke. In the 1980s, Sky-Deer enrolled in one of the first schools in the Mohawk community of Kahnawake that immersed children in the Kanien’kĂ©ha language. “It was everything,” said Sky-Deer, in an interview. “It gave me a foundation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talks off before they began, BCGEU leader says of negotiations with B.C. government
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — The head the union representing British Columbia’s 34,000 public sector workers says a government request to get back to the bargaining table appears to have been a “cheap stunt” as it offered little change to end weeks of strike action. Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees’ Union, said negotiators for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. public service union to escalate job action as talks break off with province
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — Contract talks between the British Columbia government and the union representing public service workers broke off shortly after they began on Monday. Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees’ Union, said government negotiators showed up three hours late and offered scant improvement to previous contract offers. Finch, who is also the chair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Talks break off between B.C. government and its public service union
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — Contract talks between the British Columbia government and the union representing public service workers in the province have broken off shortly after they began. Paul Finch, president of the BC General Employees’ Union, says government negotiators showed up three hours late and offered no material improvement over previous contract offers. Finch says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Talks break off between B.C. government and public service union
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — Contract talks between the B.C. government and the union representing public service workers in the province broke off shortly after they began today. BC General Employees’ Union president Paul Finch says government negotiators showed up three hours late and offered no material improvement over previous contract offers. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campbell not a ‘saviour’ but a much-needed conduit for Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
Former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell said his appointment as British Columbia’s new point-person to improve quality of life for people living in the city’s Downtown Eastside doesn’t mean he’s a “czar” or saviour of the beleaguered neighbourhood. Campbell said the saviours are those who work every day in the community, which is an epicentre for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal challenges claim B.C. natural gas pipeline hasn’t been ‘substantially started’
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Two legal challenges filed in British Columbia claim a liquefied natural gas pipeline hasn’t been “substantially started,” contrary to a decision made by the provincial government back in June. Petitions filed in B.C. Supreme Court last week allege the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission natural gas pipeline project has been given the green-light by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon’s $14M sexual assault civil trial now up to judge
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
MONTREAL — After 10 long months, the civil trial pitting Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon against nine plaintiffs accusing him of sexual assault has come to an end. The 70-year-old Rozon is being sued for a total of nearly $14 million in damages over allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The alleged incidents occurred between 1980 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gitxsan hereditary Chief alleges B.C. pipeline approved without proper consultation
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A hereditary Chief with the Gitxsan Nation has filed a legal challenge against the British Columbia government’s decision to allow a liquefied natural gas pipeline project to proceed through its “untouched” territory without proper consultation. The B.C. Environment Ministry announced in June that the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission natural gas pipeline project has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa gets nearly 1,000 federal budget briefs, with many AI and digital policy asks
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal finance committee has received 948 briefs as part of its consultation ahead of the federal budget, with many of them touching on artificial intelligence and digital policy issues. Among the submissions — the most the committee has received in recent years — is a request from an organization representing hospitals for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Millions of dollars for Algoma Steel loan is a matter of sovereignty: Hajdu
By Canadian Press on September 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — Algoma Steel Group Inc. is set to receive half a billion dollars in government loans to help it reorient its business away from the United States as the federal government argues supporting the domestic steel industry is a matter of Canadian sovereignty. Ottawa’s $400 million in financial assistance will come from the Large ... Read More »
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