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TOP HEADLINES:
Canadians remain in hotel amid Mexico violence
Labour market posts final surprise for 2022
Man who died near Roxham Road tried to enter U.S.
Police groups to examine issues behind cop deaths
Bald eagle heads to Halifax after rare surgery
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TOP NEWS STORIES:
Canadians remain in hotel amid Mexico violence
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Canadian tourists remain barricaded in their hotel today amid violence in the streets after the arrest of a major drug cartel leader. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Labour market posts final surprise for 2022
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada — The Canadian labour market ended the year on a strong note as the economy added a whopping 104,000 jobs in December, showing no signs of the slowdown many economists have been anticipating. By Nojoud Al Mallees. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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Man who died near Roxham Road tried to enter U.S.
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada — Quebec provincial police say the man whose body was found near an unofficial border crossing south of Montreal had been trying to enter the United States. By Morgan Lowrie. Wire: National.
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Police groups to examine issues behind cop deaths
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Some of Canada’s largest police associations are banding together to identify the root causes behind the killings of five police officers in the past four months. By Maan Alhmidi. Wire: Ontario/Quebec, National. Photos: 1
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Landfill reopens to public following talks
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada — A landfill has reopened to the public after weeks of conversations between the City of Winnipeg and demonstrators who set up blockades calling for a search of the area for Indigenous women believed to be victims of an alleged serial killer. Wire: Prairies/BC.
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Sentencing begins for man who killed Métis hunters
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — The sentencing for an Alberta man convicted in the killing of two Métis hunters has begun today in Edmonton. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Final arguments for Canadians detained in Syria
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The Federal Court is hearing final arguments in a challenge from family members of 23 Canadians held in Syria who say Ottawa is violating Charter rights by not arranging for their return. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Quebec woman returned from ISIS camp gets bail
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Montreal, Quebec, Canada — A Quebec woman facing terrorism charges after returning from a detention camp in northeastern Syria last October has been granted bail. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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No Fighter Jets Coalition protests F-35 purchase
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Ottawa, , — A group called the No Fighter Jets Coalition is holding weekend rallies to oppose Ottawa’s plans to buy F-35 strike fighters. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Alberta sits on snowpack contamination data
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada — The Alberta government is refusing to release information on toxic contaminants in snowpacks downwind from mountaintop removal coal mines. By Bob Weber. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Cases of COVID variant Kraken emerge on East Coast
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador are now reporting cases of the XBB.1.5 variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, reflecting a spread being reported around the globe. Wire: Atlantic. Photos: 1
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Ontario NDP moves up leadership confirmation vote
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada — Ontario’s New Democrats are moving up a vote to confirm Toronto-area legislator Marit Stiles as the party’s leader. Wire: Ontario/Quebec. Photos: 1
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Bald eagle heads to Halifax after rare surgery
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He won’t be able to soar into the skies or skim the waters with his wings, but a bald eagle treated at a veterinary college at the University of Prince Edward Island after being hit by a car in October 2021 is doing well and settling in a new home. By Hina Alam. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Why B.C. man drives a Tesla but lives in a van
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada — At the end of his day, Lucas Philips drives to his home overlooking Spanish Banks Beach in Vancouver, near some of the most expensive real estate in Canada. By Nono Shen. Wire: National. Photos: 1
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Gig work surge unlikely in tight labour market
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Economists say the expected economic slowdown in 2023 may not result in higher levels of gig work, unlike previous recessions when levels of contract work and self-employment spiked. By Rosa Saba. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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Work-life balance ‘win-win,’ new report finds
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada — A new study on work-life balance says flexible schedules and shorter work weeks can lead to more productive, healthy and loyal workers. Wire: Business. Photos: 1
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Journalism group releases newsroom diversity data
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A recent survey that looks at the racial composition of newsrooms across the country suggests media companies have a long way to go if they want to diversify editorial teams, especially when it comes to full-time and supervisory roles. By Peter Uduehi. Wire: Entertainment. Photos: 1
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The Fables’ endearing hockey hit ‘Heave Away’
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada — “Heave away, me jollies, heave away!” By David Friend. Wire: Entertainment, Sports. Photos: 1
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Bedard stands among WJC greats with 2023 showing
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Canadian phenom Connor Bedard strung together the best scoring performance at a world junior hockey championship in 20 years, leading his country to its 20th gold medal on Thursday. By Abdulhamid Ibrahim. Wire: Sports. Photos: 1
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Messing expects an emotional week at Canadians
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The Canadian figure skating championships are going to be a roller-coaster of emotions for Keegan Messing. By Lori Ewing. Wire: Sports. Photos: 1
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Kraken reassign Wright to OHL’s Frontenacs
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Seattle, Washington, United States — The NHL’s Seattle Kraken have returned top prospect Shane Wright to the Ontario Hockey League’s Kingston Frontenacs. Wire: Sports. Photos: 1
COMING LATER:
VANCOUVER – Health Minister Adrian Dix has an update on supporting patients and hospitals in the province. The Canadian Press is covering.
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OTTAWA — Advocates on both sides of the vaping debate say the government must do more to enforce penalties for selling vapes to kids after a review that concluded no changes to the legislation were warranted. By Laura Osman.
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UNDATED — The head of the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs says there’s a need for more mental health support for firefighters, particularly after 2022 saw the province log the highest number of fire deaths in more than 20 years. By Sharif Hassan.
HALIFAX – A strike that has shuttered libraries in the Halifax region for the past three-and-a-half weeks could come to an end on Thursday now that the employer and union representing hundreds of workers have reached a tentative labour deal.
The Nova Scotia Union of Public and Private Employees Local 14 and Halifax Public Libraries issued a joint statement on Friday announcing the agreement, though they did not share details on its terms.
It said both library workers and the library board will vote on the deal as soon as possible, and branches will re-open for business on Sept. 19 if it’s approved.
Chad Murphy, spokesperson and vice president of NSUPE Local 14, said voting for library workers opened Saturday morning and will close at 12 p.m. Sunday. He declined to share details of the deal but said the membership met to “review the offer in its entirety” on Friday night.
About 340 workers at libraries across the region have been on strike since Aug. 26 as they fought for improvements to wages they said were “miles behind” other libraries in Canada. Negotiations broke down after the employer offered the workers 3.5-per-cent raises in the first year of a new contract, and then three per cent in each of the next three years.
Library service adviser Dominique Nielsen told The Canadian Press in the first week on the picket line that those increases would not bring wages up to a livable wage for many workers, adding that some library workers sometimes have to choose between paying rent and paying for groceries.
When the strike began, employees were working under a collective agreement that expired in April 2023. Librarians make between $59,705 and $68,224 a year under that agreement, while service support workers — who are the lowest paid employees at Halifax Public Libraries — make between $35,512 and $40,460 annually.
By contrast, the lowest paid library workers at the London Public Library in London, Ont.— a city with a comparable population and cost of living to Halifax — make at least $37,756, according to their collective agreement.
Library workers also cited a changing workplace as another reason why they rejected Halifax Public Libraries’ first offer. Libraries have become gathering spaces for people with increasingly complex needs, and it is more common for library workers to take on more social responsibilities in addition to lending books.
“We need to ensure that members are able to care for themselves first before they are able to care for our communities,” an NSUPE strike FAQ page reads.
Other issues at play during the strike have included better parental leave top-up pay for adoptive parents and eliminating a provision of the collective agreement that calls for dismissals for employees who are absent from work for two days or more without approved leave.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 14, 2024.
EDMONTON – RCMP say a second suspect has been arrested in the killing of an Alberta county worker.
Mounties say 28-year-old Elijah Strawberry was taken into custody Friday at a house on O’Chiese First Nation.
Colin Hough, a worker with Rocky View County, was shot and killed while on the job on a rural road east of Calgary on Aug. 6.
Another man who worked for Fortis Alberta was shot and wounded, and RCMP said the suspects fled in a Rocky View County work truck.
Police later arrested Arthur Wayne Penner, 35, and charged him with first-degree murder and attempted murder, and a warrant was issued for Strawberry’s arrest.
RCMP also said there was a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Strawberry, describing him as armed and dangerous.
Chief Supt. Roberta McKale, told a news conference in Edmonton that officers had received tips and information over the last few weeks.
“I don’t know of many members that when were stopped, fuelling up our vehicles, we weren’t keeping an eye out, looking for him,” she said.
But officers had been investigating other cases when they found Strawberry.
“Our investigators were in O’Chiese First Nation at a residence on another matter and the major crimes unit was there working another file and ended up locating him hiding in the residence,” McKale said.
While an investigation is still underway, RCMP say they’re confident both suspects in the case are in police custody.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 26-year-old son of a man found dead on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast has been charged with his murder.
Police say 58-year-old Henry Doyle was found badly injured on a forest service road in Egmont last September and died of his injuries.
The homicide team took over when the BC Coroners Service said the man’s death was suspicious.
It says in a statement that the BC Prosecution Service has approved one count of first-degree murder against the man’s son, Jackson Doyle.
Police say the accused will remain in custody until at least his next court appearance.
The homicide team says investigators remained committed to solving the case with the help of the community of Egmont, the RCMP on the Sunshine Coast and in Richmond, and the Vancouver Police Department.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
