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‘There’s just not enough nurses,’ MNU president says in face of 30-hour wait times – Winnipeg

The union representing thousands of nurses across Manitoba is sounding the alarm about what it says are uncomfortable working conditions at the Health Sciences Centre. In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) said the wait time at the hospital ring in at over 30 …

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MMF signage removed from Ottawa airport an ‘absolute insult’ says president – Winnipeg

The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) is claiming foul play after signage it paid for in the Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport was taken down. In a statement to Global News, the Ottawa International Airport Authority said, “Under a contract with Astral, the Ottawa International Airport exhibited the creative content of the …

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Ex-CFL star, Ontario cabinet minister Lumsden in mix for Elks president: sources

A name familiar to Edmonton Elks fans has surfaced as a potential president of the CFL club. According to two sources, Neil Lumsden, who won three Grey Cups as a fullback with Edmonton, has emerged as a candidate for the Elks’ full-time president position. Lumsden, of London, Ont., is currently …

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Jays president Shapiro says GM Atkins will return

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 12, 2023 11:41 am Updated October 12, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro says general manager Ross Atkins will return next season. The status of the GM was one of the first …

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Ottawa Senators hire Steve Staios as president of hockey operations – Ottawa

Ottawa Senators owner Michael Andlauer got exactly what he wanted Friday. Andlauer appointed Steve Staios as the team’s new president of hockey operations. He joined the Sen after resigning from his post as special adviser on the Edmonton Oilers’ hockey operations staff. Andlauer and Staios have known each other since …

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Chinese President Xi Jinping accuses Trudeau of ‘leaking’ details of conversation to media

Chinese President Xi Jinping has accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of behaving inappropriately by leaking the substance of a conversation between the two leaders to the media.  The accusations came as the pair crossed paths in a public space in Bali, Indonesia, where both leaders are attending the G20 summit.  “Everything we …

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Trudeau, Chinese President Xi Jinping meet face to face at G20 in Indonesia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke face to face on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on Tuesday.  In the brief discussion between the two leaders, who have been at odds over trade and the arrest and detainment of two Canadians, Trudeau raised …

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Green Party president quits, tells members ‘the dream is dead’

In a blunt and blistering resignation letter, Green Party President Lorraine Rekmans announced she has quit in frustration and says the party’s dream “is dead.”  Laying it out over three pages, Rekmans called her tenure as party president “turbulent.”  Rekmans took the job a year ago; the Greens were in meltdown after an attempt to …

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‘Dire situation’ for students waiting for housing, says president of U of C students’ union

School orientation begins at SAIT Polytechnic, Bow Valley College and the University of Calgary next week, but many students set to study in Calgary are still waiting to secure housing for the fall semester. The president of the University of Calgary Students’ Union says there were about 500 students still on the wait-list. …

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