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B.C. port supervisors union and employers ratify four-year deal

B.C. port supervisors union and employers ratify four-year deal

VANCOUVER — Maritime employers in British Columbia and the union representing port supervisors say they have ratified a new four-year collective agreement, after a dispute that saw workers locked out of container terminals last year.
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Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Smoke covering parts of U.S. as wildfires continue to rage in Saskatchewan, Manitoba

Swaths of smoke from wildfires that have torched buildings and forced thousands from their homes in Western Canada have drifted as far as Newfoundland and Labrador in the east and Texas in the south.
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Movie Review: Ana de Armas is better at killing than ballet in ‘Ballerina,’ a John Wick spinoff

Movie Review: Ana de Armas is better at killing than ballet in ‘Ballerina,’ a John Wick spinoff

Watch a bunch of John Wick movies all in a row, and you can get pretty paranoid. You start to think everyone’s an assassin.
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Pressure mounts on Carney to match Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum

Pressure mounts on Carney to match Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum

OTTAWA — Canada's steel industry is calling on the federal government to quickly match U.S. President Donald Trump's 50 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum — part of a growing chorus demanding swift retaliation.
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Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration appointee overseeing the Voice of America has outlined job cuts that would reduce employment at the state-run news organization from over 1,000 people to 81.
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Smith says she sees a 'breakthrough' in talks with Americans on energy

Smith says she sees a 'breakthrough' in talks with Americans on energy

WASHINGTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said on Wednesday there's been a "breakthrough" in conversations with Americans on Canada's role in the United States' quest for energy dominance as President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to cause uncert
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Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos

Two lots of birth control pills recalled because they contained too many placebos

TORONTO — Health Canada says a pharmaceutical company has recalled two lots of Seasonale birth control because the packages contain too many placebo pills. The agency says Teva Canada Ltd.
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A woman testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs gave her night terrors by dangling her from a balcony

A woman testifies Sean 'Diddy' Combs gave her night terrors by dangling her from a balcony

NEW YORK (AP) — A former graphic designer for Sean “Diddy” Combs testified Wednesday that he dangled her from a 17th-floor balcony while screaming profanities, leaving her so traumatized she still has night terrors nearly a decade later and would wak
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Long-running Young Thug gang trial to end without any murder convictions

Long-running Young Thug gang trial to end without any murder convictions

ATLANTA (AP) — Three years after Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 others were indicted on gang and racketeering charges, followed by a long, problem-plagued trial, nobody will be convicted of murder.
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Via Rail CEO blames plummeting on-time performance on CN speed rules

Via Rail CEO blames plummeting on-time performance on CN speed rules

MONTREAL — Via Rail says its on-time performance fell drastically in the first three months of the year — a drop the Crown corporation blames largely on speed rules from Canadian National Railway Co.
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