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Ottawa orders vote on Canada Post's offer as union warns against 'forced deals'
Financial Post
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June 12, 2025
“In a case like this, where the union is refusing to hold a ratification vote, it does provide a great opportunity for the employees to say, yes, this is what we want, or no, it’s not what we want,” Sundeep Gokhale, a partner at Toronto-based law...
USS Cole Assists Royal Canadian Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, Conduct At-Sea Transfer of Intercepted Contraband
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 12, 2025
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67), supporting maritime southern border operations, conducted a hold-and-transfer of 245 kilograms of contraband recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class offshore...
Premier Smith reignites feud with Guilbeault over his plans for Canada's national parks
Devon Dispatch
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Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Politics Provincial Steven Guilbeault on Parliament Hill in March 2023. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press/file Steven Guilbeault may no longer be federal environment minister, but Premier Danielle Smith says...
Lewis Hamilton defends Fred Vasseur amid Ferrari exit rumors ahead of Canadian GP
WAVY - Virginia
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June 12, 2025
Lewis Hamilton defended Fred Vasseur on Friday amid reports the Ferrari team principal will be ousted before the end of the Formula 1 season. Reports have swirled for a bit as Hamilton, in his first season with Ferrari, and Charles Leclerc have...
Bully Ray Praises Jey Uso vs. Gunther on WWE Raw, Thinks They Did ‘A Phenomenal Job’
411Mania
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– During a recent edition of Busted Open Radio, Bully Ray reacted to Gunther beating Jey Uso to regain the World Heavyweight Championship. Bully Ray heavily praised the match. Below are some highlights (via WrestlingInc.com): Bully Ray on Jey Uso...
U.S. college sports' legalized pay-for-play future threatens to strand Canadian athletes in amateur past
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 12, 2025
Last Friday, U.S. federal judge Claudia Wilken approved a seismic settlement that will send tremors through commercialized sport across the continent, okaying $2.8 billion US in retroactive pay to former NCAA athletes over the use of their names,...
New study sheds light on connection between motherhood and job loss
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 12, 2025
Arina Kharlamova was cradling her two-month-old daughter when an email popped into her inbox that disrupted the calm of her maternity leave. The message invited the Whitby, Ont., woman to a meeting where she was told she was part of a layoff...
Canada's Top Passenger Rail Service's Situation Just Went From Bad To Worse
The Travel
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June 10, 2025
Rail throughout North America has seen better days... In the U.S., uncertainty has continued to grow since the former CEO of Amtrak, Stephen Gardner, stepped down. Since then, cuts have continued to take place, including the suspension of a...
Today's letters: It's time to upgrade the dress code, not just the pay, for Canada's military
Ottawa Citizen
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June 12, 2025
City council has many challenges, and one recently revealed was the state of its aging infrastructure, from water mains and sewers, to fire equipment to aquatic facilities. A city staff report on the city’s Asset Management Plans estimates that...
Employability program helps Mission students build on-the-job skills
Mission Record
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June 10, 2025
Students gain work experience at Canadian Tire, Rona, White Spot, the City of Mission and the Fraser Valley Humane Society From lifting boxes at Canadian Tire to helping care for cats at the Fraser Valley Humane Society, Mission Secondary School...
Canada plans to meet NATO spending target early and reduce reliance on US defense, prime minister says
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to service personnel after making an announcement as he visits Fort York Armoury in Toronto, Canada, on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP) TORONTO — Canada will meet NATO’s...
What is the 'golden share?' Trump administration offers some details on US Steel deal
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
Generations, the name United States Steel was synonymous with greatness, and now it will again be synonymous with greatness. That's what it's going to be. President Donald Trump speaking at US Steel's Irvine Works facility Friday night announcing...
Canadian company uses drones to replant forests decimated by East Troublesome Fire
Sky-Hi News - Colorado
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June 10, 2025
In late May, a global forestation company traveled to a fire-scarred landscape in Grand County with new technology that could help restore the forest. In 2020, the East Troublesome Fire tore through the area north and west of Granby and Grand...
Federal government to put latest Canada Post offer up for union vote
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 12, 2025
Politics·Breaking Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she's going to put Canada Post's latest offer to unionized postal workers up for a vote as soon as possible. Crown corporation and Canadian Union of Postal Workers remain locked in stalemate...
What is the 'golden share?' Trump administration offers some details on US Steel deal
WTAE 4 Pittsburgh - Pennsylvania
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June 16, 2025
Generations, the name United States Steel was synonymous with greatness, and now it will again be synonymous with greatness. That's what it's going to be. President Donald Trump speaking at US Steel's Irvine Works facility Friday night announcing...
Canadian Tourists To The U.S. Down Nearly 40% In May, New Data Says
Forbes
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Topline Canadians boycotting travel to the U.S. intensified in May—cementing a massive economic loss for American tourism this year as visitors from all over the globe rethink travel to the States. Significantly fewer Canadians traveled to the US...
New Match of the Day hosts sign up for huge reality TV show together as they rival each other for Gary Lineker’s job
The Sun
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June 12, 2025
NEW Match of the Day hosts Mark Chapman and Kelly Cates will make their debut on Celebrity Gogglebox this week. The sports presenters will put their upcoming work rivalry aside when they slouch on Chapman's sofa to watch some of the nation's...
Federal government orders CUPW to vote on Canada Post’s last offers
Edmonton City News
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June 12, 2025
Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she’s going to put Canada Post’s latest offers to unionized postal workers up for a vote in the hope of breaking a long-standing impasse between the parties. She says in a social media post it’s in the...
AI171: Air India organises relief flights for kin of passengers and staff
Times of Oman
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Ahmedabad/Delhi/Mumbai, India: Air India is operating two special relief flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Ahmedabad to assist the next of kin of passengers and Air India staff following an incident involving flight AI171. The airline announced the...
Data on mothers who lost jobs during pregnancy shows need for work (Canada)
Castanet Kamloops
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June 12, 2025
Photo: The Canadian Press Allison Venditti poses in this undated handout photo. Venditti, founder of advocacy group Moms at Work, has long suspected there is a connection between motherhood and job loss. Arina Kharlamova was cradling her...