Changes to border security checks lead to thousands of CBSA arrests
John Lancaster reports Canada’s borders have been tightened in the wake of a CBC News investigation
John Lancaster reports Canada’s borders have been tightened in the wake of a CBC News investigation
A group of Parsons Inc employees in Faro, Yukon have joined the United Steelworkers Union (USW.)Parsons Inc has been contracted to do the remediation work at the Faro Mine site, once the largest open pit lead-zinc mine. The remediation project is slated to span over the next 20 years and exceed $2 billion.Stan Whittaker is a plant operator for the project.He said he was the employee representative who raised the idea to join the USW. He said the decision was made to join after employees started
These impactful patterns have strange names with memorable weather for folks caught beneath these stagnant twists in the jet stream
More than two years into the war, Ukraine is on the back foot and its top military commander on the eastern frontline has said Russian forces outnumbered its own by up to 10 times. Kyiv needs fresh troops to strengthen its positions and rotate its exhausted military. It obliges men to update their draft data with the authorities, boosts payments to those who volunteer, and adds new punishment for draft dodging.
Will Muller knew immediately that he had a grasshopper problem last spring. Dealing with drought conditions at his farm near the town of Bow Island in southern Alberta last year, he could see the insects hopping all over the fields where he grows lentils, durum wheat, canola and beans."If you went into the field, you drove in there and the grasshoppers would be flying everywhere, which I'd never seen," Muller said."You could see the chewing on the plants right away as well and the leaves being c
Warming temperatures have uncovered a free lunch along the Bow Valley Parkway, and the area's most opportunistic eaters have wasted no time bellying up to the bar. For the past few weeks, two grizzly bears, the Boss, and another known as Split Lip, have been frequenting a section of railway track along the highway, chowing down on grain spilled from trains that has accumulated over the winter. The bears, which have set social media abuzz — and drawn more people to pull over on the side of the ro
A recently-released Statistics Canada study of evicted tenants found that disabled people are overrepresented among recent evictees.The study, released Friday, also found that no-fault evictions — including an owner moving into the unit, selling the unit, or performing major renovations — are the most common reason for a tenancy to be terminated across the country.Multiple studies have previously shown that B.C. leads the country in no-fault evictions, with Metro Vancouver previously being named
Quebec's social services minister touted three new measures aimed at decreasing the use of hospitalization for mental health patients in downtown Montreal.Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant said Monday the measures, which have been rolled out in recent months as part of a pilot project, "make it possible to bring care closer to people," and support patients' recovery in their living environment.They are part of the Legault government's $1-billion mental health action plan which covers the y
Bunched up notes, placed into crevices of ancient stones of the Western Wall - Judaism's holiest site, were removed on Tuesday ahead of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The notes were placed there by visitors believing their requests might find a way to God. (AP video shot by Alon Bernstein)
Some flights departing from Toronto's Pearson airport could have fewer food and beverage options onboard as workers at an airline catering company went on strike Tuesday, the union representing the employees says.Teamsters Local Union 647 says more than 800 workers at Gate Gourmet walked off the job at midnight after members voted overwhelmingly to reject a final offer from the company.The workers are responsible for cooking, packing and delivering meals, snacks and drinks for service on up to 2
On Tuesday, the second day of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, lawyers for the prosecution and the defense began questioning potential jurors.
A New Brunswicker aged 45 to 64 has died from COVID-19, while the flu sent eight people to the hospital, including two youth aged five to 19, updated data from the province Tuesday shows."COVID-19 activity remains moderate," according to the Respiratory Watch report. "Some indicators (number of cases, percent positivity, and hospitalizations) decreased slightly during the current reporting period, between March 31 and April 6.Influenza activity remained "relatively stable," it says.The latest CO
ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set. It says in a news release that any new attempt to capture and release the young whale will depend on weather and the availability of equipment and personnel. An initial attempt to corral the whale in the shallows of the tidal lagoon failed on Friday, after she evaded capture by staying in deep par
In an update on negotiations over a new collective agreement for public servants, the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) accused the Northwest Territories government of opening the possibility of contracting out all health-care positions.The allegations from the union came in a news release posted on the UNW website in late March and was first reported by Cabin Radio. The territorial government and the UNW are in the process of negotiating through a mediator to reach a new collective agreement for
Israel's foreign minister said on Tuesday he was urging countries to place sanctions on Iran's missile programme and proscribe its Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation after Iran's first-ever direct attack on Israel. "Alongside the military response to the firing of missiles and drones, I am leading a diplomatic attack against Iran," Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a social media post. Katz said he sent letters to 32 countries and spoke with numerous counterparts, calling on them to "place sanctions on Iran's missile project and declare the Revolutionary Guard a terror organisation, as a way to stop and weaken Iran."
Actress and cookbook author Valerie Bertinelli didn't hold back when she was asked about the current state of Food Network, her former employer.
The former president's disingenuous spin on his hush money trial whipped up anger on the right, including from his other sons Don Jr. and Eric.
The actress, 57, revealed what it's really like to try and snap the perfect Instagram photo
The Fox News host got called out for her characterization of Trump's relationship with Stormy Daniels.
Screaming Into the Void Despite an astronomical number of red flags, investors who poured their hard-earned cash into former president Donald Trump's Truth Social meme stock are experiencing a rude awakening. As the Washington Post reports, Trump supporters are seething as the value of the social media platform's parent company Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) […]
Erin Ward, 45, was allegedly found inside a car with a 17-year-old student, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office