Canada

17.4 per cent raise over 5 years for Quebec's 'common front' public sector unions

MONTREAL - Around 420,000 Quebec public sector workers will receive salary increases of 17.4 per cent over five years. The labour alliance representing the workers confirmed today the settlement that ...

Jan 03, 2024

B.C. school district fined for failing to address student's anxiety

VANCOUVER - An unnamed school district in British Columbia has been ordered by the province's human rights tribunal to pay $5,000 to a student for failing to accommodate her anxiety disorder. Tribunal...

Jan 03, 2024

Canada, allies warn Houthi rebels to stop attacks on shipping vessels in Red Sea

OTTAWA - Canada and some of its allies are warning the Houthis that they will bear responsibility for the consequences of their continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea. The statement, released by th...

Jan 03, 2024

Israel's peers warn against displacing Palestinians in Gaza to places like Canada

OTTAWA - Countries traditionally aligned with Israel are warning its right-wing government against contemplating a displacement of people who live in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli officials repeatedly su...

Jan 03, 2024

Lisa Batstone, B.C. mother who murdered daughter, 8, dies in prison

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia woman who was convicted of murdering her eight-year-old daughter has been found dead in prison. Correctional Service Canada says Lisa Batstone, who was serving an...

Jan 03, 2024

Canada's clean-tech revolution will be limited without more clean power: Champagne

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne spent most of last year doling out big bucks for massive new electric-vehicle battery plants as Canada made some major moves to solidify its green...

Jan 03, 2024

Two men killed in Montreal alleged hit-and-run identified; suspect to return to court

MONTREAL - A Namibian man returning home from church and a second man have been identified as the two people killed in an early morning New Year's Day hit-and-run in Montreal. Court documents identify...

Jan 03, 2024

What you need to know about Bill C-53 and the recognition of Métis self-government

OTTAWA - The committee process for a testy piece of legislation that would recognize Mtis governments in three provinces has been extended until at least February. House of Commons committee hearings ...

Jan 03, 2024

In the news today: Ottawa to accept applications from refugees seeking to leave Gaza

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out o...

Jan 03, 2024

Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs

VANCOUVER - A top British Columbia law enforcement official says a recent court decision placing a temporary injunction on a law to restrict public drug use takes away police enforcement tools. Vancou...

Jan 02, 2024