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All Liquor Mart locations will be back in full force, after a six-week contract dispute between the Crown corporation and the union representing its employees has ended. Approximately 1,400 members of the Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) voted to accept the latest offer from Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries …
Read More »Many support staff positions unfilled in Quebec schools, union warns – Montreal
As Quebec struggles to recruit enough teachers to fill its classrooms ahead of the new school year, a major union is warning that it’s proving equally hard to find enough support staff. The Federation des employees et employes de services publics said Sunday there is a worrying number of vacancies …
Read More »‘Significant’ space study offers hope for bone disease treatment
As the race to the Moon heats up again, new space research may help in the prevention and treatment of bone diseases. A Canadian study published in Nature Communications on Aug. 9 suggested that the human body can recover from bone loss by using fat stored in the bone marrow …
Read More »Collision in Toronto’s west end sends motorcyclist to hospital – Toronto
A motorcyclist has been rushed to hospital following a collision in the Brookhaven-Amesbury neighbourhood of Toronto. In a tweet Sunday morning, Toronto police said the collision between a motorcycle and a vehicle occurred at Ingram Drive and Keele Street around 10:55 a.m. The driver of the motorcycle was rushed to …
Read More »Manitoba Public Insurance details contingency plans amid looming strike – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) says they plan to maintain some services amid potential strike action by Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union workers. Approximately 1,700 unionized MPI employees are expected to be on the picket line beginning Monday at 7:30 a.m. if …
Read More »Edmonton closes Expo Centre evacuee registration due to high volumes – Edmonton
The Edmonton Expo Centre, which has been staged as a wildfire evacuee reception centre for the past week, has closed its registration due to high volumes of displaced people from the Northwest Territories fleeing south as wildfires took over the territory last week. Twice the number of people displaced by …
Read More »Schneider helps Blue Jays end three-game skid
TORONTO – Davis Schneider will be in the Toronto Blue Jays lineup for the series finale against the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday, even though a right-handed pitcher in Noah Syndergaard will start for the visitors. The right-handed hitting Schneider belted three hits, including a two-run homer, and knocked in three …
Read More »Unlicensed Mississauga cannabis store raided, two men charged – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two men are facing drug-related charges following a police raid on an unlicensed cannabis store in Mississauga on Friday. In a press release, Peel police said that Strategic Tactical Enforcement Policing (S.T.E.P.) officers along with uniform officers executed a Cannabis Act search …
Read More »Three Winnipeg firefighters injured in Austin Street blaze – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Three firefighters are recovering after being injured battling a fire at a vacant house in Winnipeg’s North Point Douglas neighbourhood. Fire crews were called to the vacant building in the 200 block of Austin Street North at 12:45 a.m. and found smoke …
Read More »Residence move-in at the University of Calgary highlights housing crisis – Calgary
More than 1,250 first-year students moved into on-campus residences at the University of Calgary on Sunday, a record number of students according to the university. This year, more than 3,000 students will be living on-campus at the university. More than 1,700 of those students moved in on Sunday, which includes …
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