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B.C. port supervisors’ union and employers ratify four-year deal
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year. The British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Ship and Dock Foremen Local 514 say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. port supervisors’ union, employers ratify 4-year deal
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Throne speech adopted without a vote in House of Commons
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — The government’s reply to the throne speech was adopted in the House of Commons Wednesday. It was adopted “on division,” meaning no recorded vote was held. It does not need a vote in the Senate. Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Steven MacKinnon said on social media that the adoption ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Health Canada says a pharmaceutical company has recalled two lots of Seasonale birth control because the packages contain too many placebo pills. The agency says Teva Canada Ltd. received a complaint that the packages had an extra row of placebos in place of the active pills. The packages of Seasonale are supposed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former astronaut, federal minister Marc Garneau dies at 76
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Marc Garneau, the first Canadian in space who went on to become a high-profile federal politician, has died at 76 years old. MPs rose for a moment of silence in the House of Commons tonight at the request of government whip Mark Gerretsen. Garneau was a pioneer in Canada’s space program. He later ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prisoners allege pandemic rules ‘wreaked havoc’ on minds in class-action lawsuit
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Federal prison inmates who allege they were subjected to inhumane treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic have cleared a crucial legal hurdle to move forward with a class-action lawsuit filed five years ago against the Canadian government. The British Columbia Supreme Court last week certified the class of inmates who claim they were “subject ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former minister, astronaut Marc Garneau dies at 76
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Former astronaut and minister Marc Garneau has died at 76 years old. MPs rose for a moment of silence in the House of Commons tonight at the request of government whip Mark Gerretsen. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
Swaths of smoke from wildfires that have torched buildings and forced thousands from their homes in Western Canada have drifted as far as Newfoundland and Labrador in the east and Texas in the south. People in the northern and heavily populated southern areas of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are feeling it the worst, as that’s where ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration minister defends border bill’s restrictions on asylum claims
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Safeguards have been written into the government’s border bill to ensure civil rights and due process are upheld in proposed immigration regulations, Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Wednesday. Critics and advocacy groups are calling the wide-ranging border security legislation a threat to civil liberties in the immigration and asylum system. One proposed change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pressure mounts on Carney to match Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s steel industry is calling on the federal government to quickly match U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum — part of a growing chorus demanding swift retaliation. Canadian Steel Producers Association CEO Catherine Cobden said Trump’s tariffs are delivering a crushing blow to the Canadian steel industry. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith says she’s invited Prime Minister Carney to Oilers game
By Canadian Press on June 4th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she has invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to watch an Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup Final game. Smith says she’s waiting to see if Carney will join her for Game 5, which could take place next weekend ahead of the G7 conference in Kananaskis, Alberta. Carney, who grew up ... Read More »
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