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With the future of free trade between Canada and the United States unclear at best, a look to the past could provide hints at where critical exports of energy fit into a deal in the future. Previous versions of the free trade agreements between the two countries used to include …
Read More »North Bay, Ont., tenant says he’s worse off after accepting landlord’s $40K offer to move out
After a months-long fight with his landlord, Shannon Lucas accepted a $40,000 payout to move out of a North Bay, Ont., townhouse, but says he would give it all back if he could stay. The landlord says the building needed extensive renovations and that Lucas could have moved back in …
Read More »Savannah Guthrie and family offer $1M US reward for mother’s recovery
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. Today show host Savannah Guthrie said her family is now offering a $1 million US reward …
Read More »He accepted a fake job offer. Police believe it roped him into a grandparent scam
A day after two elderly Vancouver Island women told RCMP they had been scammed for thousands of dollars, a man walked into the detachment saying he took their money during his delivery work and was unsure if what he was doing was legal. B.C.’s Director of Civil Forfeiture argues it …
Read More »Chinese airlines offer refunds on Japan trips, Tokyo warns about travel to China as tensions run high
Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Takaichi sparked the most serious diplomatic clash in years when she told Japanese lawmakers this month …
Read More »Trump administration to burn $13M worth of female contraceptives, despite NGO’s offer to take them
As It HappensThis NGO tried to save $13M worth of USAID contraceptives from being burned The U.S. State Department plans to incinerate roughly $13.2 million worth of women’s contraceptives despite offers from multiple aid agencies to distribute the supplies at no cost. The supplies, which include various forms of birth …
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 »U.S. tourism operators offer exclusive deals for Canadians to try to convince them to return
It’s been a rough start to the golf season for Paul Dame, owner of Bluff Point Golf Resort in Plattsburgh, N.Y., about 100 kilometres south of Montreal. Over the past two months, he said, business for both golf and lodgings has plummeted 30 per cent compared with the same period last year. Dame …
Read More »Postal worker union floats 2-week pause on potential strike after Canada Post makes offer
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has proposed a two-week pause on a potential strike that was set to begin Friday as it reviews the latest offer from Canada Post, according to negotiator Jim Gallant. CBC News has reached out to Canada Post to see if they’ll agree to the …
Read More »Port of Montreal lockout underway after dockworkers overwhelmingly vote to reject employer offer
The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal has overwhelmingly rejected a deal with their employers’ association, and a lockout at the facility is underway. A spokesperson for the Canadian Union of Public Employees says members voted 99.7 per cent to reject the latest offer from the Maritime …
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