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ICBC services hobbled in Surrey, B.C., as government workers’ strike action continues
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
SURREY — The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia says strike action by the BC General Employees’ Union has hobbled driver licensing services in Surrey, B.C. The public auto insurer says all appointments at its Guildford location are cancelled today, but drivers can rebook online or visit the company’s other location on 78th Ave. The insurance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec auto board scandal: Former top civil servant denies being told of cost overrun
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The former right-hand man of Premier François Legault has denied being informed in September 2022 that the online platform for the auto insurance board was more than $200 million over budget. Yves Ouellet, former secretary-general of the executive council, testified today at a public inquiry examining how the online portal known as SAAQclic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Integrity commissioner’s office struggling to keep up with complaints, disclosures
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The office of the public sector integrity commissioner says it’s being overwhelmed by its workload and that eliminating the backlog of files would require more analysts and lawyers. Commissioner Harriet Solloway says the office has received 380 submissions so far this year, including 78 reprisal complaints and 302 disclosures of wrongdoing. Solloway says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. village ties Canadian heat record for September, as mercury climbs to 40 C
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
LYTTON — A spate of extremely hot weather in parts of British Columbia has seen one Interior community tie the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada in the month of September. Environment Canada says temperatures in Lytton, B.C., hit 40 C on Tuesday, matching the September record previously set in Manitoba, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to know about public service job action in British Columbia
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
VICTORIA — Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia got underway this week, after a strike notice issued by the B.C. General Employees’ Union expired on Tuesday. Here are five things you need to know about the dispute. WHAT’S BEHIND THE JOB ACTION? The union says talks over a new contract broke down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says there’s hope for trade deals with U.S. but ‘don’t expect white smoke’
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Canada is making progress on “small” tariff deals with the U.S. for key sectors, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday after revealing he’d had a recent phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. Carney disclosed the call during a scrum with reporters outside a cabinet retreat in Toronto, saying he spoke with Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations leaders meet in Winnipeg to discuss major infrastructure projects
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
WINNIPEG — The countrywide push for major projects won’t happen without First Nations at the table, the Assembly of First Nations warned government and industry Wednesday, as its annual summer gathering began in Winnipeg. “We can all agree on this, that progress cannot come at the cost of our rights, our treaties or our responsibilities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec wants court to declare branch of Swedish battery developer Northvolt insolvent
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government wants a judge to declare insolvent the North American branch of Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt. Quebec filed the court application in an attempt to recoup some of the province’s losses on a failed electric-vehicle battery project. The province says Northvolt Batteries North America owes more than $260 million on a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they’re students at Canada’s newest med school
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada’s newest medical school this week, with 94 students who administrators believe reflect the diversity needed among this country’s future doctors. “It’s very intentional for us to be locating the school in Brampton — a diverse community, underserved from a medical human resources standpoint,” said Dr. Dominick Shelton, interim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.’s Kootenay region near Alberta’s boundary
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
CALGARY — Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia’s Kootenay region near the Alberta boundary. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a team is being deployed to the site near Elko, B.C., where investigators will gather information and begin to assess what caused the derailment. A spokesman with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit constables should be better armed, says workplace safety board
By Canadian Press on September 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s workplace safety board says Montreal’s transit constables fear for their security and should be better armed. Its recommendation is included in a report the board produced for the public transit agency in response to two complaints about constables’ safety in the network. The report, however, does not say what additional weapons should ... Read More »
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