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Tipping point: Quebec consumer rights bill to regulate how merchants can ask for tips
QUBEC - Quebec wants to curb excessive tipping. Simon Jolin-Barrette, minister responsible for consumer protection, has tabled a bill to force merchants to calculate tips based on the price before tax...
Sep 12, 2024
Canada's Michael Woods rethinks retirement, targets Montreal win after Vuelta triumph
Michael Woods thought Father Time had finally come calling. Instead, he's winning Grand Tour stages - and hungry for a big result at home. The 37-year-old from Ottawa rides into this weekend's Montrea...
Sep 12, 2024
A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattles the Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rattled the Los Angeles area Thursday morning, swaying lamps and jolting some people from bed. No injuries or damages were immediately reported. The U.S. ...
Sep 12, 2024
Canadian men expect physical challenge from hard-hitting Tonga in Tokyo rugby test
Canada's rugby test against Tonga on Saturday in Tokyo comes with a modest prize - fifth place at the six-team Pacific Nations Cup. But next year, such a game could mean World Cup qualification. World...
Sep 12, 2024
French league’s legal board orders PSG to pay Kylian Mbappé 55 million euros of unpaid wages
The French league's legal commission has ordered Paris Saint-Germain to pay Kylian Mbapp the 55 million euros ($61 million) in unpaid wages that he claims he's entitled to, the league said Thursday. T...
Sep 12, 2024
Singh says NDP drafting climate plan, won't say if it'll include consumer carbon tax
MONTREAL - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh won't say whether he would keep the consumer carbon price if his party forms government at the next election. Singh told reporters in Montreal today that he wants t...
Sep 12, 2024
Tensions mount as clock ticks down on Air Canada contract talks
TORONTO - Tensions are mounting as a potential pilot strike or lockout at Canada's largest airline is only days away with no signs of a breakthrough in talks. Numerous business groups including the Ca...
Sep 12, 2024
More northern wildfire evacuees heading home
Conditions are stable enough for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) members from Southend to return home.The announcement was made late Wednesday night and by Thursday morning more than 980 evacuees ...
Sep 12, 2024
Long time MLA announces bid for Mayor of Île-à-la-Crosse
Serious and solid leadership. That's how Buckley Belanger described his political aspirations as he announced his intention to run for mayor of his home community le--la-Crosse in northwestern Saskatc...
Sep 12, 2024
US sanctions 16 allies of Venezuela's president over accusations of obstructing the election
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government on Thursday responded to Venezuela's disputed July presidential election by imposing sanctions against 16 allies of President Nicols Maduro, accusing them of obst...
Sep 12, 2024
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