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CP NewsAlert: talks stall in B.C. port workers strike, employer says
VANCOUVER - The association representing employers in an ongoing strike at British Columbia ports says it doesn't think more bargaining is going to produce a collective agreement. The BC Maritime Empl...
Jul 03, 2023
Ten years after Mégantic, experts say stricter rules, tougher enforcement needed
MONTREAL - Kathy Fox still remembers the looks on the faces of the grieving family members on the morning in August 2014, as she tried to explain how the Lac-Mgantic rail disaster had happened. "You c...
Jul 03, 2023
Quebec forest fire situation continues to improve with rain but risks remain: SOPFEU
MONTREAL - The forest fire situation in Quebec is improving after recent rain, the province's wildfire prevention agency said Monday, though large blazes continue to burn and fire risk remains high in...
Jul 03, 2023
Foundation collective bargaining agreement redefines women's professional hockey
A binding, bedrock document now in place, the best players in women's hockey will have a premier, professional North American league of their own. "This is probably the most pivotal moment in the spor...
Jul 03, 2023
Senegalese President Macky Sall says he won't seek a third term in 2024 elections after protests
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall declared Monday evening that he will not run for a third term in next year's elections, ending years of uncertainty over his political future that...
Jul 03, 2023
Canadian canoeists likely to get paddles on time thanks to 'all-hands-on-deck' effort
A group of 32 Canadian athletes landed in Italy on Monday for this week's under-18 and under-23 sprint canoe world championships, but their paddles didn't make the journey, says one of the parents. Sc...
Jul 03, 2023
Churchill Downs extends trainer Bob Baffert's ban through 2024
Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert's suspension through 2024. Churchill Downs Incorporated announced Monday it was continuing Baffert's ban citing "continued concerns regard...
Jul 03, 2023
Search for two people missing after Quebec landslide a 'colossal' task: police
SAGUENAY, Que. - The search for two people swept away by a landslide and a flooded river in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region is being complicated by the river's geography and debris in the wate...
Jul 03, 2023
Sask teen in need of bone marrow donor
The hockey community in Humboldt is once again banding together to help a fellow hockey player in need.Archer Franklin, a member of the 2022-23 U18 AA Humboldt Broncos has been diagnosed with aplastic...
Jul 03, 2023
Battier among retired NBA stars moving into tech sector as investors
TORONTO - When Shane Battier was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2001 no one was talking about business in the NBA's locker-rooms or clubhouses. Nine years into his retirement from playing, Battie...
Jul 03, 2023
