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Montreal-area public transit agency Exo cutting jobs amid sector-wide budget crunch
MONTREAL — Montreal-area transit service Exo is cutting dozens of jobs and is warning of…
Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
OTTAWA — The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have…
Bank of Canada holds key rate steady as CUSMA talks loom over its outlook
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada kept to the sidelines at its first interest rate…
Internet-famous ‘Heated Rivalry’ Canada fleece jacket to go on sale
TORONTO — The internet-famous fleece jacket from “Heated Rivalry” is making the leap from screen…
Spanish soccer league offers reward of 50 euros for tips to ID bars illegally broadcasting games
MADRID (AP) — The Spanish league is stepping up its fight against audio-visual fraud by…
Black Knight becomes sole shareholder of Ligue 1 Lorient as part of multi-club ownership strategy
LORIENT, France (AP) — The French Ligue 1 club Lorient announced Wednesday that the Black…
Union questions why Global Affairs issuing layoff warnings before policy review
OTTAWA — Thousands of employees at Global Affairs Canada have been issued notices warning they…
Robertson calls on provinces to boost funding for transitional housing
OTTAWA — The federal housing minister says he wants to see the provinces step up…
B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote
VANCOUVER — The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its…
B.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
British Columbia’s attorney general said business leaders in the province need to consider whether their…
First Nation leader urges B.C. to maintain DRIPA as Eskay Creek mine deal is signed
VICTORIA — The president of the Tahltan Central Government said British Columbia shouldn’t change its…
Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
MONTREAL — A Montreal engineering school says it has removed beef from its cafeterias to…
‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally…
Neil Young’s gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalog
NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of…
Air travel recovery ramps up after snow blast, but thousands still face cancellations
Air travel picked back up in earnest today as crews cleared the remnants of a…
Marineland has solid plan to move whales and dolphins to U.S., minister says
TORONTO — Marineland has a “solid plan” to move Canada’s last remaining captive whales and…
How artist Gordon Parks’ foundation keeps his legacy growing 20 years after his death
Civil rights photographer and artist Gordon Parks’ legacy continues to expand today, even as the…
ICE wants to buy Pattison building in Virginia to use for ‘holding and processing’
VANCOUVER — The United States Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building…
Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back
The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and some farming groups are firing…
Not for Sabalenka, Sinner and Alcaraz now, but wearables could be OK at future Australian Opens
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Wearable fitness trackers will likely be OK for players to use…
B.C. homicides put gay dating apps in spotlight, as advocates, police warn of risks
VANCOUVER — Richard Hesketh says he won’t be going back to Grindr. He told a…
Ottawa gives conditional approval for Marineland to export remaining belugas to U.S.
Marineland’s belugas have received a reprieve from death row after the federal government conditionally approved…
Creditors accept ex-Montreal mayor Denis Coderre’s debt-repayment plan
MONTREAL — Creditors of former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre have unanimously accepted a proposal for…
B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for Eskay Creek mine
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has issued an environmental assessment certificate to Eskay Creek…