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The Port of Vancouver is among organizations and business groups concerned about a possible rail stoppage starting Thursday. After talks broke down, 9,000 unionized rail workers with Teamsters Canada Rail Conference are expected to be off the job, bringing the country’s rail system to a halt and disrupting a key …
Read More »Thousands storm fences at free weekend Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont.
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 5, 2024 5:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Niagara Regional Police say several thousand people pushed through the fences at a free Billy Talent concert in Port Colborne, Ont., on Saturday. Municipal officials say the venue …
Read More »369 stolen vehicles from Ontario worth $33M recovered, many at Port of Montreal
Peel Regional Police say hundreds of vehicles worth $33.2 million have been recovered in a major auto theft investigation — with 37 containers worth of cars found at the Port of Montreal. Det. Greg O’Connor told reporters on Monday that in October 2023 police began a large-scale investigation called Project …
Read More »Motorcyclist dead after Highway 401 crash near Port Union – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police say a 27-year-old motorcyclist from Toronto has died after a crash on Highway 401 with a pickup truck on Wednesday morning. OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the crash happened just after 7 a.m. in the westbound collector lanes of …
Read More »SIU ends probe into Port Hope officer who shot at stolen truck, hit by ricochet
Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit says it has ended an investigation into a police officer in Port Hope, Ont., who was injured by a ricochet after firing a gun at an allegedly stolen vehicle in late July. On Thursday, SIU director of special investigations Joseph Martino reported that on July 30, Port …
Read More »Tens of thousands potentially descending on Port Dover for Friday the 13th: OPP
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are preparing for the possibility of some 50,000 participants for Friday the 13th celebrations in Port Dover, Ont. this weekend. The annual event, held once and sometimes twice a year since 1981, usually draws tens of thousands of …
Read More »Port Stanley sign stolen, OPP investigating
Elgin County OPP said the Port Stanley welcome sign was stolen after the sign was cut from its supports using a chainsaw. News Source link
Read More »B.C. port strike: New tentative deal would mean ‘long-term stability,’ O’Regan says
A new tentative deal reached between the two sides involved in a labour dispute impacting some 7,400 British Columbia port workers would mean “long-term stability” if ratified, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says. The deal was reached late Sunday night with the assistance of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB). The …
Read More »B.C. port strike: Ottawa urges parties to settle dispute ‘once and for all’
The on-off strike saga at British Columbia’s ports appears to be over — for now — as workers returned to work Thursday. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he was “relieved” that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada had withdrawn its strike notice Wednesday and that the union workers …
Read More »B.C. port strike recovery will take ‘several months’: industry group
The extended strike that halted work at B.C.’s ports over the past couple of weeks has caused “severe backlogs” that could take months to recover, a national trade group has warned. Work resumed Thursday after the federal government reached a tentative deal with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and the …
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