B.C.'s transportation minister is promising to levy "the toughest fines in the country" after a truck carrying what appears to be heavy construction material smashed into an overpass in Delta, B.C., on Thursday, shutting down the southbound lanes of Highway 99. B.C. suspends Chohan Freight Forwarders' safety certificate pending investigation …
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Common front and Quebec reach tentative agreement over pay for public sector workers
The common front of Quebec unions representing about 420,000 public sector workers said Thursday it reached a tentative agreement with the Quebec government around salaries. FAE recommends an agreement in principle to members of affiliated unions The common front of unions known in French as the Front commun, which represents …
Read More »Teen’s body found in river in Ottawa after group fell through ice
Ottawa police say they've found the body of the second teenager who was missing after four youth reportedly fell through the ice on Ottawa's Rideau River Wednesday night. 17-year-old Ahmed Ahmed's body found earlier in Rideau River Ottawa police say they've found the body of the second teenager who was …
Read More »Body of 2nd teen recovered from Ottawa river after reports boys fell through ice
Ottawa police say they've found the body of the second teenager who was missing after four youth reportedly fell through the ice on Ottawa's Rideau River Wednesday night. 17-year-old Ahmed Ahmed's body found earlier in Rideau River Ottawa police say they've found the body of the second teenager who was …
Read More »Record-setting Ajax twins were never expected to survive. Now, they’re nearly 2
The twins were born in March 2022 in Toronto, at a combined weight of 750 grams, or 1.65 pounds. They now hold a Guinness World Record, but more importantly, they’ve alive — and will soon celebrate their second birthday. The Nadaraja twins were born in March 2022, weighing a combined …
Read More »Is Canada ready to expand medical assistance in dying? Federal government facing that choice as deadline nears
The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for seeking it is a mental disorder. Or they can do what they did in 2023 and postpone …
Read More »On Christmas Day, work went on for overdose prevention workers in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
On Christmas Day, members of Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, helping the latest victim of what one overdose prevention worker describes as a seasonal spike in the drug toxicity crisis. B.C. Coroners Service has warned of seasonal increase in overdoses On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues …
Read More »Rural Alberta dog owner goes to great lengths to find her missing livestock guardian
Helicopters, drones and even a private investigator: Aynsley Foss has been pulling out all the stops to find Dixie after the dog was taken from her farm just north of Cochrane, Alta., in late November. Massive search utilizes a helicopter, drones, crowdsourcing and even raising money for a private investigator …
Read More »University of New Brunswick curler brings down the hammer with one-of-a-kind prosthetic
The University of New Brunswick's Carly Smith is no ordinary student athlete. Smith was born missing part of her left arm, but that hasn't stopped her from becoming a curling champion. Carly Smith completed her practicum at a limb clinic where her own prosthetic was designed The University of New …
Read More »Halifax Explosion survivors heard on tapes lost for decades
During a recent move, Rick Howe spotted a cassette tape he hadn't seen in years. When he slid it into his vintage Marantz recorder, the sounds carried him back half a century — and the voices took him back more than 100 years. Veteran journalist Rick Howe shares recordings of …
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