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Quebec company buys private island with chalet to boost employee happiness
LAVAL, Que. - A Montreal-area company has come up with a novel - if extreme - way to boost employee happiness: buying them a private island. The 30 workers at data services company Mon Technicien are ...
Aug 24, 2023
Two people charged in connection with the death of Tristan Chaboyer
Nearly three years after a man disappeared, Prince Albert police have made a pair of arrests.In September of 2020, Tristan Chaboyer was reported missing to police. The disappearance was eventually dee...
Aug 24, 2023
LGBTQ advocates in Saskatchewan gear up for human rights fight over pronoun rules
Fran Forsberg fought years ago for a gender marker to be removed from her child's birth certificate. Now up against the Saskatchewan Party government's pronoun and naming changes in schools, she says ...
Aug 24, 2023
Renewables pause in Alberta affecting 118 projects worth $33 billion, think tank says
A clean energy think tank says Alberta's pause on approvals for new renewable energy projects is affecting 118 projects worth $33 billion. The Pembina Institute says those projects would create enough...
Aug 24, 2023
Putin breaks silence on plane crash that presumably killed Wagner leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin has broken his silence on the plane crash that killed top leaders of the Wagner mercenary group. Putin expressed condolences for those who were aboard the jet, includi...
Aug 24, 2023
Ukraine seeks Canada's help in selling peace plan to skeptical states, more demining
OTTAWA - Ukraine is calling on Canada to help it sell a peace plan with Russia to developing countries who have taken a neutral stance on Moscow's invasion. Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro K...
Aug 24, 2023
Race walker Dunfee picks up another 4th-place finish at World Athletics Championships
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Evan Dunfee finished just shy of a podium finish for the second time at the World Athletics Championships. The race walker from Richmond, B.C., placed fourth in the men's 35-kilome...
Aug 24, 2023
Wallets could become relic of the past as mobile payments rise: Interac
Interac says mobile debit payments in stores jumped 53 per cent over the past 12 months, while e-commerce purchases rose 17 per cent.The survey shows the trends were driven by Gen Z, who also influenc...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadian Table Tennis Championships in Hay River cancelled due to N.W.T. wildfires
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. - The Canadian Table Tennis Championships scheduled for Sept. 22-24 in Hay River, N.W.T., have been cancelled due to the ongoing wildfire situation in the territory, Table Tennis Nor...
Aug 24, 2023
Canadians unified on forest protection although wildfire cause divisive: poll
As Canada struggles through its worst fire season in recorded history, a new survey suggests protecting forests remains one issue that unites most Canadians no matter who they are or where they live. ...
Aug 24, 2023
