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Airbus workers at Quebec plant reject company's third contract offer
MONTREAL - Unionized workers at an Airbus assembly plant north of Montreal have rejected a contract offer for the third time. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which r...
Apr 21, 2024
UPDATE: Large brush fire northeast of Clairmont
Update on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. - Crews continue working on the fire north of Clairmont. Is it expected firefighters will be in the area for the next several days.The fire is estimated to be 30 hectares...
Apr 21, 2024
Bus carrying Quebec youth baseball players crashes, injuring coach
MONTREAL - A Quebec youth baseball coach was seriously injured after a bus carrying players to a training camp in Florida veered off the road early Saturday morning. Mathieu Adam, who coaches the team...
Apr 21, 2024
Bus carrying Quebec youth baseball players crashes, injuring coach
MONTREAL - A Quebec youth baseball coach was seriously injured after a bus carrying players to a training camp in Florida veered off the road early Saturday morning. Mathieu Adam, who coaches the team...
Apr 21, 2024
Canada stays unbeaten with 8-3 victory over Czechia at mixed doubles curling worlds
STERSUND, Sweden - Kadriana Lott and Colton Lott continued their winning ways with an 8-3 victory over Czechia's Zuzana Paulova and Tomas Paul on Sunday at the world mixed doubles curling championship...
Apr 21, 2024
Whale experts confident orca calf will survive, find family if rescue plan succeeds
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The odds of a two-year old killer whale calf surviving in the open ocean on its own and eventually reuniting with family members remain solid if a rescue team manages to free the orca...
Apr 21, 2024
County Council finalizes 2024 Budget
County of Grande Prairie Council approved the 2024 budget during its meeting Thursday, April 18.The budget includes a 2.9 per cent municipal tax rate increase that the county says aligns with public f...
Apr 21, 2024
In domestic abuse, strangulation is a 'hidden' predictor of femicide, experts say
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Georgina McGrath says she still has to sleep some nights with the windows open, the cold air in her lungs a reminder that she's far away from the man who used to strangle her. On th...
Apr 21, 2024
Cap on plastic production remains contentious as Ottawa set to host treaty talks
OTTAWA - Negotiators from 176 countries will gather in downtown Ottawa this week for the fourth round of talks to create a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste in less than 20 years. Ottawa is hos...
Apr 21, 2024
Strong Canadian showing in NHL playoffs is good news for fans
For Russ Jericho, seeing the Edmonton Oilers enter the Stanley Cup playoffs is the culmination of an unlikely passion. Born and raised in the United Kingdom, Jericho said he was first exposed to hocke...
Apr 21, 2024