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Quebec has tentative deal on working conditions with all 'common front' labour unions

Quebec has tentative deal on working conditions with all 'common front' labour unions

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has reached tentative agreements on working conditions with all the unions that are part of a labour alliance representing about 420,000 public sector workers, but negotiations continue on salaries and benefits.
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On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver

On Christmas Day, the work went on for overdose prevention society in Vancouver

VANCOUVER — On Christmas Day, Trey Helten and colleagues at Vancouver's Overdose Prevention Society were still at work, dealing with the latest victim of what Helten says is a seasonal spike in the drug toxicity crisis.
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Are we ready? Should we do this? The debate on expanding medical assistance in dying

Are we ready? Should we do this? The debate on expanding medical assistance in dying

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals face a choice early in 2024. They can allow a sunset clause to take effect so that eligibility for medical assistance in dying expands to adults whose only reason for seeking it is a mental disorder.
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Occupancy rates surging at Quebec emergency rooms after dropping earlier this month

Occupancy rates surging at Quebec emergency rooms after dropping earlier this month

MONTREAL — Occupancy rates in Quebec's emergency rooms are shooting up again after a small period of reprieve that began Dec. 19. Website Index Santé shows the average ER occupancy rate at six a.m.
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In the news today: Nuke waste in Ontario; No carbon levy remittance for Saskatchewan

In the news today: Nuke waste in Ontario; No carbon levy remittance for Saskatchewan

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Site for Canada's underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next year

Site for Canada's underground nuclear waste repository to be selected next year

A critical milestone is on the horizon for Canada's 175-year-long plan to bury its nuclear waste underground, with two pairs of Ontario communities set to decide if they would be willing hosts.
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Search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission

Search for girl who fell into Quebec river now a recovery mission

DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. — Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell into a river last week is no longer a rescue operation, but a recovery mission.
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Quebec public sector negotiations resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms

Quebec public sector negotiations resume after Christmas break as strike threat looms

QUEBEC — Negotiations between the Quebec government and unions representing hundreds of thousands of public-sector employees were expected to resume Tuesday after a series of breakthroughs over the weekend and a short pause for Christmas.
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Bovine AI: Alberta cattle rancher says technology helps save time and money

Bovine AI: Alberta cattle rancher says technology helps save time and money

EDMONTON — Ashley Perepelkin says she was born and raised a city girl, never thinking she'd sell fresh beef from cattle she raised on her own Alberta farm with the help of artificial intelligence.
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New guest guidelines circulating after MPs applauded man who fought for Nazis

New guest guidelines circulating after MPs applauded man who fought for Nazis

OTTAWA — Speaker Greg Fergus is looking to implement new guidelines for recognizing certain guests in the House of Commons, after MPs stood twice to applaud a man without knowing he had fought for a Nazi unit.
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