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‘Shocked’ public service unions promise to fight new 3-day in-office mandate
OTTAWA – Unions representing public servants say they are blindsided and outraged by new rules forcing federal employees to work from the office at least three days a week. The new requirements, which take effect Sept. 9, also stipulate executives will have to be in the office at least four days a week. The Public ... Read More »
Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) – Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon while class was in session Wednesay, the state’s attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on the incident that sent children fleeing amid gunshots. Authorities in Mount Horeb ... Read More »
B.C. launches portal to help find hotel rooms for emergency evacuees
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s hotel association says a new central booking portal will help speed up the process of finding places to stay for emergency evacuees. A statement says the system launching in June will provide provincial emergency support staff with live information on room availability, eliminating the need to call hotels to find out. ... Read More »
Police shot and killed armed student outside Wisconsin school, authorities say
MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) – Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state’s attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on an incident that sent children fleeing amid gunfire. Authorities in Mount Horeb had previously said an active shooter ... Read More »
‘Thunderhead’ LGBTQ national monument breaks ground in Ottawa
OTTAWA – Work began today on a national monument marking the discrimination faced by members of the LGBTQ+ community. It is set to open in summer 2025. The monument is specifically seeking to recognize discrimination at the hands of the Canadian government from the 1950s to mid-1990s. It was paid for by the LGBT Purge ... Read More »
Steven Stamkos wants to stay with Lightning, and team wants its career scoring leader to stay
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Steven Stamkos wants to hoist the Stanley Cup again with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The 34-year-old captain, who can become a free agent this summer, reiterated Wednesday that he’d like to remain with the only franchise he’s played for in a stellar 16-season career. And, general manager Julien BriseBois said the ... Read More »
Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at two more B.C. universities
VICTORIA – Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more British Columbia universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread. The University of Victoria confirmed Wednesday that a protest site had been established on campus, saying the school was “taking a calm and thoughtful approach” to minimizing disruptions ... Read More »
Rowing Canada CEO to step down ahead of Paris Games
VICTORIA – Rowing Canada chief executive officer Terry Dillon will step down next month ahead of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. Dillon has been CEO of the country’s governing body of the sport for the past seven years. His resignation is effective June 30, Rowing Canada said Wednesday in a statement posted ... Read More »
Dallas’ Noltemy is named Los Angeles Philharmonic president
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kim Noltemy, a veteran of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and most recently president of the Dallas Symphony, will become president of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in July, the west coast orchestra announced Wednesday. Noltemy will help guide the search for a successor to music director Gustavo Dudamel, who said last year ... Read More »
Squamish, B.C., rejects LNG company’s plan for floating work camp
SQUAMISH, B.C. – Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers at a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ship arrived in B.C. waters in January after a 40-day journey from Estonia, where it had sheltered Ukrainian refugees, but the ... Read More »
Head of port says cargo scanners won’t solve the issue of exported stolen vehicles
OTTAWA – Scanning more shipping containers for stolen cars may do little to curb auto theft, the head of the Halifax Port Authority said this week at a House of Commons committee. Port president Allan Gray appeared before the national security committee to testify for a study into rising car thefts. Political leaders including Ontario ... Read More »
