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Work resumes at B.C. ports after tentative deal is reached to end strike

Work resumes at B.C. ports after tentative deal is reached to end strike

VANCOUVER — Work has resumed at British Columbia ports after a tentative deal was reached to end a strike that had halted cargo movements for 13 days and prompted fears that trade worth billions had been stalled. A spokesman for the B.C.
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Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says

Alberta and B.C. in talks to expand Canadian LNG reach globally, Danielle Smith says

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her province has begun talks with British Columbia as part of a push to greatly expand the reach of Canadian natural gas to more foreign markets.
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Environment Canada says tornado touched down north of Montreal, no injuries or damage

Environment Canada says tornado touched down north of Montreal, no injuries or damage

MONTREAL — Environment Canada confirmed one tornado touched down north of Montreal and a second is suspected to have hit southwest of the city as severe thunderstorms ripped across eastern Ontario and Quebec on Thursday.
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Tornado hits Ottawa suburban neighbourhood, damaging 125 homes and scattering debris

Tornado hits Ottawa suburban neighbourhood, damaging 125 homes and scattering debris

OTTAWA — The remains of totalled fences, blown-out windows and ripped-off roofs were scattered across a south-end neighbourhood in Ottawa on Thursday after a tornado hit with little warning.
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B.C. residents urged to conserve water as worsening drought conditions parch province

B.C. residents urged to conserve water as worsening drought conditions parch province

British Columbia residents are being asked to do their part to conserve water as drought conditions parch the province.
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Injunction sought against Winnipeg landfill blockade as Ottawa and Manitoba spar

Injunction sought against Winnipeg landfill blockade as Ottawa and Manitoba spar

WINNIPEG — A Manitoba judge urged the two sides in a landfill blockade to try to reach a compromise Thursday, as the federal and Manitoba governments sparred over a proposed search for the remains of Indigenous women.
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Early-learning and child-care ministers promise to work together to improve workforce

Early-learning and child-care ministers promise to work together to improve workforce

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Federal, provincial and territorial ministers responsible for early learning and child care say they plan to work together to address workforce challenges.
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Deal reached in Montreal cemetery workers' standoff that has left 300 bodies unburied

Deal reached in Montreal cemetery workers' standoff that has left 300 bodies unburied

MONTREAL — The union representing striking maintenance workers at one of the country's biggest cemeteries says a deal has been reached with their employer.
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Feds doing 'broader review' of social media after banning TikTok from work devices

Feds doing 'broader review' of social media after banning TikTok from work devices

OTTAWA — After banishing TikTok from the mobile devices of public servants, the federal government is taking a look at possible threats from other social-media applications.
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Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay

Mother of Amanda Todd, victim of cyberbully, frustrated by Dutch sentencing delay

RICHMOND, B.C. — The mother of Amanda Todd, the British Columbia teenager who took her own life after years of cyberbullying and sextortion by a man from the Netherlands, said the latest delay at a Dutch court has added to her "never-ending story.
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