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Amninder Singh has been driving an Uber in Victoria for two years and says it can be a stressful endeavour. He has faced racism from riders as well as false complaints. “I didn’t have any kind of platform where I can take this problem,” Singh told CBC News. But after …
Read More »Manitoba’s U.S. trade rep paid $482K a year, contract shows
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A former CTV and CBC reporter hired to serve as Manitoba’s trade envoy to the United …
Read More »Q&A: Why Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government imposed a teachers’ contract
This fall, the Alberta government invoked the notwithstanding clause to force teachers back to work. Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party government used the constitutional provision to override teachers’ charter rights to end an impasse with locked out teachers. The historic strike began Oct. 6 when 51,000 educators walked out …
Read More »ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a 1-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension. Kimmel’s previous, multi-year …
Read More »Shane Bieber returning to Blue Jays after exercising $16M US option in contract
Starting pitcher Shane Bieber has elected to return to the Toronto Blue Jays next season rather than enter the open market as a free agent. He has exercised his $16 million US player option for the 2026 season, the team said Wednesday. Bieber, 30, was 4-2 and posted a 3.57 …
Read More »Canadian shipyard slams B.C. Ferries’ contract with Chinese shipbuilder
The largest and oldest shipyard in Canada says it didn’t stand a chance in bidding against a Chinese company to build four new vessels for B.C. Ferries. It’s the latest criticism levelled at the ferry operator following its decision to purchase the vessels from Chinese-state owned CMI Weihai Shipyards. That criticism and China’s …
Read More »Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer on Monday. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a …
Read More »Trump picks Boeing over Lockheed for major fighter jet contract
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday awarded Boeing the contract to build the U.S. air force’s most sophisticated fighter jet yet, handing the company a much-needed win and boosting its shares. The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program will replace Lockheed Martin’s F-22 Raptor with a crewed aircraft built to …
Read More »Only 40% of air force inventory ready for action as Canada rethinks its F-35 contract
Only 40 per cent of Canada’s air force inventory is considered serviceable and ready to fight, according to a new military-wide readiness document obtained by CBC News. And the uncertainty about the availability and age of the various fleets of aircraft is expected to grow in light of the Liberal …
Read More »Feds sign $8 billion preliminary contract for new navy destroyers while Parliament sidelined
Amid a flurry of last minute senate and judicial appointments, the Liberal government quietly announced Saturday it has signed an $8 billion implementation contract for the construction of the Royal Canadian Navy’s new destroyers. It is only the first step in the long-delayed process to replace the navy’s aging frigates and …
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