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CBSA workers to vote on potential strike
Officials with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will soon decide whether they could hit the picket lines.Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and the Customs and Immigration...
Apr 3, 2024
World Central Kitchen founder pleads with Israel to start 'journey to peace'
OTTAWA - The founder of the global relief charity whose workers were killed by Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday is pleading with Israel to start the "long journey to peace." Jos Andrs, ...
Apr 3, 2024
Police, border services seize 598 stolen vehicles at Montreal port, most from Ontario
MONTREAL - Ontario Provincial Police and the Canada Border Services Agency say they've recovered 598 stolen vehicles destined for export at the Port of Montreal. Police say 75 per cent of the seized v...
Apr 3, 2024
Steve Clifford is stepping down as Hornets coach and will take on an advisory role
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Steve Clifford is stepping down as coach of the Charlotte Hornets after the season, the team announced. Clifford informed the team of his decision on Wednesday. He plans to rema...
Apr 3, 2024
Canadian referee Drew Fischer appointed to work Paris Olympic football tournament
Canadian Drew Fischer is one of 21 FIFA referees appointed to work the football tournament at this summer's Paris Olympics. The 43-year-old from Calgary will be joined by Canadians Lyes Arfa and Miche...
Apr 3, 2024
Former Saskatchewan Roughriders player, executive Jim Hopson dies at age 73
REGINA - Jim Hopson, the former Saskatchewan Roughriders player who later served as president of the CFL club, has died. He was 73. The Roughriders confirmed Hopson's death Wednesday. Hopson battled c...
Apr 3, 2024
Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start ...
Apr 3, 2024
Police remove migrants from central Paris square ahead of the Olympics
PARIS (AP) - French police on Wednesday removed dozens of migrants, including families with young children, from the forecourt of Paris City Hall as the capital prepares to mark 100 days to the start ...
Apr 3, 2024
Tech industry says barriers keep Canadian companies from selling to government
OTTAWA - Bureaucracy makes it too difficult for Canadian tech companies to sell to government, a new report from an industry group says - and all that red tape is keeping them from a bigger piece of t...
Apr 3, 2024
Uber's highest-rated riders nationwide are in Red Deer, company says
Red Deer has the highest rider ratings in the country, according to ride-share company Uber.For the third year, Uber is releasing data on rider ratings, which it notes if stellar are the ultimate badg...
Apr 3, 2024