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After a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways, the federal labour board ordered thousands of rail employees back to work on Saturday. Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon asked to send the parties to binding arbitration while an agreement is hammered out between Canadian National, Canadian Pacific …

Some Manitoba shelters supporting women and girls fleeing domestic violence say demand for their services has increased drastically in the last few years. “The demand is high and overwhelming,” said Lisa Fast, the housing and outreach co-ordinator for Agape House in Steinbach, Man. “Last year we had the highest numbers …

Winnipeg bike advocates are calling for immediate solutions to help keep cyclists safe after another incident on city streets. A teenage cyclist was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Academy Road and Wellington Crescent on Monday evening, and the next day, nearly 200 people shut down the area …

Residents of a mobile home park in Lower Sackville, N.S., are pleading for a better pathway to services in their area — as many are resorting to crossing a dangerous highway to access groceries and transit services. Since 2011, two people have been struck by vehicles and died in an …

A Winnipeg man is behind bars following what police allege was a week-long crime spree involving theft, arson and attacks on people in a stolen truck. Police say the 29-year-old first appeared on their radar May 14 when he allegedly tried to hit an employee at a Portage Avenue sports …

Inmates at a Halifax-area jail say their rights have been violated by months-long rolling lockdowns, as correctional officers refuse work because of dangerous conditions in the provincial detention centre. A series of complaints recently brought before the Nova Scotia Supreme Court tell a similar story: inmates locked in their cells …

The man accused in the hit-and-run death of Boris Brott has been found guilty of dangerous driving causing death. Arsenije Lojovic, 35, was convicted on three driving charges following a justice’s decision at a Hamilton court late Monday morning. He also was accused of failing to remain after the fatal …

In a packed courtroom in Brampton on Wednesday morning, more than 50 relatives and friends of Anam Laiq, many wearing white T-shirts with the words #JusticeforAnam and a picture of the Newmarket woman below, waited anxiously for a judge to deliver a verdict in a tragic case that started nearly …

An alarming video has surfaced showing a dangerous, illegal pass made by a semi-truck on Highway 5, near Clearwater B.C. The video has spurred the local mayor to speak out about concerns with truck drivers in the region. “This is horrifying,” said Merlin Blackwell, Clearwater’s mayor. “This has got to …

Lisa Cail says what happened at Charles P. Allen High School this week was “terrible and heartbreaking,” but is just one example of violence in Nova Scotia schools. A 15-year-old student is facing multiple charges, including two counts of attempted murder, after two staff members at the school were stabbed …