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The latest developments in the labour dispute at Canada's two biggest railways
The federal government is intervening in a countrywide work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways, but railworkers are pushing back against Ottawa's move to get them back on the job. In the culmin...
Aug 23, 2024
Rail stoppage: Montreal commuters eye alternatives as trains halted for second day
MONTREAL - More than 20,000 Montreal commuters are again being forced to find alternative ways to get to work because of a work stoppage at Canada's two biggest railways that has halted trains for a s...
Aug 23, 2024
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...
Aug 23, 2024
Texas, other GOP-led states sue over program to give immigrant spouses of US citizens legal status
Opponents are suing to end a federal program that could potentially give nearly half a million immigrants without legal status who are married to U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. Sixteen Republica...
Aug 23, 2024
Police ID woman whose body found near Guelph 19 years ago, deem death suspicious
Police say they have identified the body of a woman who was found dead near Guelph, Ont., nearly two decades ago and have deemed her death suspicious. Ontario Provincial Police say human remains were ...
Aug 23, 2024
B.C.'s West Coast Express commuter train still suspended as work stoppage continues
Riders of the West Coast Express in British Columbia's Lower Mainland must continue using alternatives after the first-ever simultaneous work stoppage on Canada's two major railways halted service on ...
Aug 23, 2024
Montreal-area mayors say Quebec government has not delivered on promised flood relief
MONTREAL - A group of mayors from the Montreal region says the Quebec government has fallen short of its promise to increase financial aid for victims of torrential rain that hit the province earlier ...
Aug 23, 2024
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milks appears to be slowing: PHAC
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be slowing down, with no new cases reported in the last two weeks. However, the federal agenc...
Aug 23, 2024
'Making history': Kamala Harris becomes first Black woman to lead major-party ticket
CHICAGO - Kamala Harris is officially the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major-party ticket after formally accepting the Democratic party's nomination Thursday. If elected, she would beco...
Aug 23, 2024
Judge declines to dismiss murder case against Karen Read after July mistrial
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts judge has declined to dismiss two charges, including murder, in the case of Karen Read, who is blamed in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is ...
Aug 23, 2024