Canadian Pacific Railway issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada
CALGARY — Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning. Calgary-based CP Rail said in a release Wednesday that it has issued 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of its
Powell and 3 other nominees to Fed posts clear Senate panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee approved Jerome Powell's nomination to a second four-year term as chair of the Federal Reserve Wednesday, just hours after the central bank began what will be a difficult effort to combat inflation.
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported, one more health facility outbreak in B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting another eight deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,953. Hospitalization numbers continue to drop in the province, with 329 people in hospital Wednesday compared with 345 a day earlier while 51 p...
Who’s in, who’s out and who else could join the Conservative party leadership race
OTTAWA — With Sept. 10 picked as the date for when the Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader, time is ticking for prospective candidates and their teams to get into place. Those running have until April 19
1 of 2 deputies wounded during SWAT arrest attempt dies
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — One of two Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies wounded in an exchange of gunfire as they tried to arrest a man south of Tacoma, Washington, has died, authorities said Wednesday.
Analysis: Zelenskyy, Biden show different styles, missions
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are men of different generations, countries and styles — and with very different missions. Zelenskyy
Alberta to provide COVID-19 updates once a week as hospitalizations go down
EDMONTON — Alberta says it's time to start moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic because the province's decision to ease measures does not appear to have caused an uptick in hospitalizations. Health Minister Jason Copping says as part of the change
Appeals court reverses ruling halting Alaska refuge road
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday reversed a decision that rejected a land swap aimed at allowing a road be built through an Alaska national wildlife refuge that is an internationally recognized habitat for migrating
Oz vows to renounce Turkish citizenship if elected senator
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz, warding off criticism from a key rival in Pennsylvania's heated Republican primary race for U.S. Senate, said Wednesday that he will renounce his dual citizenship in Turkey if he is elected, as the expensive
Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortions after 15 weeks
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers took another step Wednesday toward banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with an eye toward a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.
