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Mom wants quicker reform on disaster preparations, one year after flood took son
HALIFAX - The mother of a boy who died a year ago in a Nova Scotia flood says her grief returns daily, along with frustration over what she considers the province's slow pace in reforming its preparat...
Jul 22, 2024
Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon sworn in as labour minister, replacing O'Regan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made a modest tweak to his cabinet, replacing the latest Liberal MP to opt against seeking re-election with one who insists the party can bounce back from a ...
Jul 19, 2024
Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan steps down from cabinet, successor to be named Friday
OTTAWA - Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is stepping down from cabinet and will not be seeking re-election in the next federal contest, he announced on Thursday. A replacement for O'Regan will be sworn...
Jul 18, 2024
Canadian tech firms think capital gains policy change will hinder industry: survey
A new survey of Canadian tech companies reveals 90 per cent of respondents think the federal government's changes to its capital gains policy will have a negative effect on the industry. The finding i...
Jul 18, 2024
Just 15 per cent of Ontarians say they're affected by the ongoing LCBO strike: poll
A new poll suggests that just 15 per cent of Ontarians are personally affected by the LCBO's ongoing strike, as the provincial government expands access to alcohol at other retailers. That's despite n...
Jul 17, 2024
LCBO bargaining to resume Wednesday, union says
TORONTO - The union representing about 10,000 striking workers at Ontario's main liquor retailer says they're heading back to the bargaining table Wednesday. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario unioni...
Jul 16, 2024
'Shelves empty': Sales up at Quebec liquor stores near Ontario amid LCBO strike
MONTREAL - Quebec's liquor Crown corporation says it's seeing a surge in sales at some stores along the boundary with Ontario amid a strike by workers of that province's liquor control board. Socit de...
Jul 16, 2024
How many doctors are there in Canada? Gov't announces projects to find out
OTTAWA - The federal government has answered years-long calls from doctors and nurses to tally and research the number of health workers in Canada with a $47 million funding announcement. The money is...
Jul 11, 2024
Newfoundland fishers protest interrupts environment ministers' press conference
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - About a dozen fishers interrupted a news conference with the country's environment ministers in St. John's on Wednesday to demand the federal government reinstate a 32-year moratori...
Jul 10, 2024
Dispute at B.C. ports may reignite over employers' push on automation: expert
VANCOUVER - An expert says a narrowly averted labour stoppage at British Columbia ports could re-emerge despite federal intervention unless the core issue of automation and its threat to union jobs is...
Jul 09, 2024
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MP Chris d'Entremont talks about crossing the floor to the Liberal Party after the federal budget was revealed, and seni...