By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 30, 2024 10:51 am Updated June 30, 2024 10:52 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A sudden strike by the WestJet mechanics union is forcing the airline to cancel more flights over the Canada Day long weekend, disrupting the plans of…
When Lytton First Nation elders George and Sharon Brown fled their family home near the village three years ago, they never imagined their community would remain displaced this long. “We were scattered all over and we just hurt,” said Sharon Brown. Only a handful of people have returned to the village after a catastrophic fire reduced Lytton,…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 29, 2024 10:42 am Updated June 29, 2024 10:43 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Ontario government says it is cracking down on fraudulent tow truck drivers with a new certification requirement it calls a first among Canada’s provinces. Effective July…
Young Canadians who participate in a coveted internship program on Parliament Hill say federal politics isn’t anything like the version of it you see on TV. In fact, they say, it’s far more civilized and less combative than video clips from question period might lead you to believe. “Before coming to Ottawa and getting to work…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 28, 2024 10:23 am Updated June 28, 2024 10:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has kicked a backbencher out of the Progressive Conservative caucus after what he calls repeated and serious lapses in judgment. Goldie Ghamari, who…
This webcam photo shows what conditions look like at the Churchill Falls airport on Friday morning. (Nav Canada) As rainy and humid weather take a favourable turn in fighting raging forest fires threatening Churchill Falls, a Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro crew has been able to return to the plant. “We are turning our attention to planning…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Port Coquitlam man has come forward, sharing his story about a rock smashing his window while he was driving. Rob Shanks said he was driving on Coast Meridian Road when a dump truck passed him going the other way. He believes a large rock fell off…
FFAW leader Greg Pretty blasted the federal government’s announcement that touted the end of the cod moratorium in Newfoundland and Labrador, saying it opens the door to private companies taking fish from inshore harvesters. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada) Fisheries union president Greg Pretty is not holding back his thoughts on how the federal government is handling the commercial…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario drivers will soon have their licence plates renewed automatically. The Ford government noted in a news release Wednesday that the change will take effect on July 1 “and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year.” “First, we eliminated licence plate…
The federal government has announced a return to the commercial northern cod fishery this year. DFO has managed a limited fishery under strict conditions in recent years. (Brett Favaro, Marine Institute) Thirty-two years after the federal government announced a moratorium that shut down Newfoundland and Labrador’s cod industry, Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier said Wednesday that it is reopening. But…
