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Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today.The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to $...
Oct 01, 2024
New-look Grand Slam of Curling series kicks off under new ownership
CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada's Reid Carruthers opened the Grand Slam of Curling season with a 7-5 loss to Sweden's Niklas Edin at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Carruthers, from Winnipeg, was the lone Cana...
Oct 01, 2024
McGill law professors' union agrees to suspend strike, resume classes
MONTREAL - A union representing McGill law professors has suspended a five-week-long strike and will allow classes to begin this week. McGill's administration and the Association of McGill Professors ...
Oct 01, 2024
Playoff positioning on the line as Vancouver Whitecaps host Seattle Sounders
VANCOUVER - With four games left in their regular-season campaign, Vanni Sartini is challenging his Vancouver Whitecaps to adjust their mindset. The club clinched its post-season spot last weekend. No...
Oct 01, 2024
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in ...
Oct 01, 2024
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border
JERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities. The orders on Tuesday came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon...
Oct 01, 2024
In the news today: Walz and Vance to face off during VP debate
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Walz and Vance to face off during VP debate Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off on the debate stage tonight in...
Oct 01, 2024
Defence set to lay out case in Hedley singer Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial
HAILEYBURY, Ont. - Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard's sexual assault trial is set to resume in a northeastern Ontario court today, with the defence expected to lay out its case. The complainant who acc...
Oct 01, 2024
JD Vance and Tim Walz to face off during vice-presidential debate
WASHINGTON - Tim Walz and JD Vance will face off on the debate stage tonight in a matchup political experts say is likely to focus on who's too weird for the White House. Walz, the Democratic governor...
Oct 01, 2024
Foreign interference inquiry turns sights to media-related issues
OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference turns its attention to media issues today. A senior official from the federal broadcast regulator, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunicat...
Oct 01, 2024
