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Quebec SAQ liquor store employees give green light for limited strike
MONTREAL - Members of a union representing more than 5,000 Quebec liquor store employees have voted in favour of a strike amid stalled negotiations that union leadership says have dragged on for a yea...
Mar 2, 2024
Donald Trump wins Missouri caucuses. Michigan and Idaho Republicans will also weigh in on 2024 race
Donald Trump has won Missouri's Republican caucuses, one of three events Saturday that will award delegates for the GOP presidential nomination. The former president, who is especially strong in caucu...
Mar 2, 2024
U.S. says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas now must decide
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel has essentially endorsed a framework of a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, and it is now up to Hamas to agree to it, a senior U.S. administration offi...
Mar 2, 2024
Third baseman Matt Chapman and Giants reach a $54 million, 3-year deal, AP source says
NEW YORK (AP) - Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $54 million, three-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Chapman wi...
Mar 2, 2024
Former Newcastle midfielder Longstaff looks forward to new start with Toronto FC
TORONTO - Just 23, Matty Longstaff arrives at Toronto FC with some memorable markers already on his footballing resume. While injuries have disrupted the former Newcastle midfielder's career path, Tor...
Mar 2, 2024
Canucks sign star centre Elias Pettersson to eight-year contract extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks and star centre Elias Petterson have agreed to an eight-year contract extension. Terms of the deal, which kicks in next season, were not disclosed. Multiple media rep...
Mar 2, 2024
'We raise eyebrows and we raise funds:' naked bungy fundraiser returns to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - "You're up there, you're nude, you're scared and you have to trust that these professionals will get you through and keep you safe."Mental Health and Recovery Partners' Hannah Monis said the...
Mar 2, 2024
Skiing or golf? Spring break choices follow Canada's weird winter
VANCOUVER - Bin Xie's children typically spend spring break at ski camps but, after unseasonably warm and unpredictable weather upended much of this year's ski season, his family decided to rent an RV...
Mar 2, 2024
Skiing or golf? Spring break choices follow Canada's weird winter
VANCOUVER - Bin Xie's children typically spend spring break at ski camps but, after unseasonably warm and unpredictable weather upended much of this year's ski season, his family decided to rent an RV...
Mar 2, 2024
LGBTQ students look ahead after Alberta town bans Pride flags, rainbow crosswalks
WESTLOCK, Alta. - Shaylin Lussier went home and screamed after the student's town voted for a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property. Lussier, a member of the gay-str...
Mar 2, 2024