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Canada Post, CUPW given 90 days to settle rural, urban pay equity dispute
OTTAWA - Canada Post and its biggest union have been given until the end of August to reach an agreement in a long-standing pay equity dispute that could end up costing the post office millions of dol...
Jun 1, 2018
Prime Minister calls municipalities 'essential partners' in shaping Canada
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted co-operation in a speech before Canada’s municipal leaders in Halifax on Friday, although he offered nothing new to address their concerns. The cou...
Jun 1, 2018
Red Deer RCMP looking to identify appliance thief
RED DEER- RCMP are looking for public assistance to identify a man who was caught on camera twice in the space of two weeks stealing small appliances from a south Red Deer store. On May 16, the suspec...
Jun 1, 2018
Calgary woman lobbying AHS for 'Angel Cradle' system
CALGARY – A Calgary woman wants Alberta Health to establish a system in the city to help mothers who need to give up their newborn babies. Edmonton has two devices known as Angel Cradles that ar...
Jun 1, 2018
National Citizens Alliance member, protesters scuffle briefly in Halifax
HALIFAX - Protesters had a minor scuffle with a member of a Calgary-based group with controversial views on immigration Friday evening during a gathering the group held in a downtown Halifax park afte...
Jun 1, 2018
US construction spending up 1.8 per cent in April to record
WASHINGTON - U.S. construction spending surged 1.8 per cent to a record high in April as home building rose by the largest amount in 24 years. The April gain reversed a 1.7 per cent drop in March, the...
Jun 1, 2018
Ottawa Redblacks to re-evaulate starter Trevor Harris following injury
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks will re-evaluate Trevor Harris on Friday after the quarterback was injured in the team’s opening CFL pre-season game. The 33-year-old Harris left in the first quart...
Jun 1, 2018
Slumping Toronto FC knows time is now, but schedule doesn't make it easy
TORONTO - After a 3-7-1 start to the season, Toronto FC is desperate to turn things around. “We have to change everything and try to make the playoffs,” said striker Sebastian Giovinco. Th...
Jun 1, 2018
Supreme Court majority sides with censured former Bre-X lawyer Joe Groia
A lawyer who aggressively defended a client embroiled in a billion-dollar mining scandal did not violate the rules of courtroom civility when he accused the prosecutor in the case of misconduct, the S...
Jun 1, 2018
'We all have to do better': Halifax mayor on systemic racism in Nova Scotia
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage says Nova Scotia has to do more to confront systemic racism, calling the toxic work environment at a municipal transit garage detailed by a human rights inquiry “very d...
Jun 1, 2018