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Saskatchewan’s minimum wage reaches $14 per hour
Saskatchewan's minimum wage was increased today to $14 an hour.But with the new increase comes the question of whether the minimum wage is yet high enough. According to Lori Johb, president of the Sas...
Oct 01, 2023
Suicide bomber detonates a device in the Turkish capital. A second assailant is killed in a shootout
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, on Sunday, hours before parliament was scheduled to reopen after a three-month summer ...
Oct 01, 2023
Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites
VANCOUVER - Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a sa...
Oct 01, 2023
Save the Children advocate says aid cut hinders Canada's leadership in youth rights
OTTAWA - Save the Children's global advocate says Canada could lead an effort to have youth steer the reform of global institutions to fight climate change, while urging Ottawa to reverse aid cuts. "C...
Oct 01, 2023
Vancouver Whitecaps, D.C. United draw 2-2 as MLS playoff push continues
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps and D.C. United battled to a 2-2 draw, with defensive miscues and close chances cancelling each other out, as the chase for a Major League Soccer playoff spot inten...
Sep 30, 2023
Hughes helps Canucks power past Oilers 5-2
VANCOUVER - Defenceman Quinn Hughes scored twice and collected an assist as the Vancouver Canucks finally found their scoring touch in a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers in NHL pre-season play Saturda...
Sep 30, 2023
A populist, pro-Russia ex-premier claims victory in Slovakia's parliamentary elections
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) - A populist former prime minister and his leftist party won early parliamentary elections in Slovakia, staging a political comeback after campaigning on a pro-Russian and an...
Sep 30, 2023
Orlando City beats CF Montreal 3-0 to set club records with 54 points, 15 wins
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Dagur Thrhallsson and Facundo Torres each scored in the second half and Orlando City beat CF Montreal 3-0 on Saturday night to set a club record with 54 points and 15 wins. Orland...
Sep 30, 2023
Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized: Parks Canada
Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead. Banff field unit external relations manager Natalie Fay says the agency received an alert from a GPS device o...
Sep 30, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Jays secure playoff berth
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are returning to the post-season. Toronto secured an American League playoff spot when the visiting Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-1 tonight. The Blue Jays d...
Sep 30, 2023
