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B.C. sets age limits to boost safety for young workers in hazardous jobs
VICTORIA - Amendments to British Columbia's Employment Standards Regulation take effect on Jan. 1, as the province aims to increase safety for young workers. A statement from the Ministry of Labour sa...
Dec 28, 2022
Austrian world junior coach Kirk Furey back home in Nova Scotia: 'A dream come true'
HALIFAX - Kirk Furey boarded a plane at age 16 with the knowledge his hockey journey - his dream - would likely take him far from home. Nearly three decades later, that path through leagues on both si...
Dec 28, 2022
No end to flood watch in B.C., as Environment Canada forecasts more rain
VANCOUVER - No weather warnings or watches were posted across British Columbia for the first time in weeks, but Environment Canada says more heavy rain is on the way while flood watches are still up f...
Dec 28, 2022
Recent arrests tied to spate of robberies and other crimes in Quebec City: police
Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days. Police arrested five pe...
Dec 28, 2022
Canadian Army feeling squeeze of more demands, fewer soldiers
OTTAWA - The head of the Canadian Army says his force is facing more demands at home and in Europe even as the number of soldiers under his command continues to shrink. Lt.-Gen. Joe Paul says the sque...
Dec 28, 2022
Judge orders another long prison term in Gov. Whitmer plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - A Delaware trucker described as a co-leader of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan's governor has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison. Barry Croft Jr. was the fourt...
Dec 28, 2022
Investigation opened after death of inmate at Bordeaux jail in Montreal
MONTREAL - An inmate from Bordeaux jail in Montreal has died from injuries he sustained last weekend inside the provincial detention centre. Nicous D'Andre Spring, 21, died in hospital. Quebec provinc...
Dec 28, 2022
About 19K Quebec hydro customers still without power almost 1 week after storm
MONTREAL - Nearly 19,000 Hydro-Qubec customers are still without power this morning, after a winter storm slammed Eastern Canada last week. The public utility's outage map shows more than 5,700 client...
Dec 28, 2022
Ontario Provincial Police expected to announce charges into fatal shooting of officer
HAGERSVILLE, Ont. - Charges are expected to be announced today regarding a police investigation into a shooting that left an Ontario Provincial Police officer dead in southeast Ontario. OPP say Const....
Dec 28, 2022
Vatican says health of retired pope Benedict XVI 'worsening'
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican says the health of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has undergone a "worsening in the last hours" due to his age and that doctors are constantly monitoring the 95-year-old's ...
Dec 28, 2022