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Unifor applies to represent two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver

Unifor applies to represent two Amazon fulfilment centres in Metro Vancouver

VANCOUVER — Unifor has filed two applications to represent Vancouver-area Amazon workers with the B.C. Labour Relations Board.
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre

B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre

VANCOUVER — The April snow survey from the BC River Forecast Centre shows the lowest snowpack on record in British Columbia.
Punk rock drummer Jon Card dead at 63, played with SNFU, D.O.A. and the Subhumans

Punk rock drummer Jon Card dead at 63, played with SNFU, D.O.A. and the Subhumans

VANCOUVER — Drummer Jon Card, who played stints with Canadian punk rockers D.O.A., SNFU, The Subhumans and Personality Crisis, has died at the age of 63 in Vancouver.
Air Canada resumes flights to Israel after six-month pause due to Israel-Hamas war

Air Canada resumes flights to Israel after six-month pause due to Israel-Hamas war

MONTREAL — Air Canada has resumed service between Canada and Israel following a six-month pause. The airline says flights between Toronto and Tel Aviv resumed April 9, and a once-weekly flight between Montreal and Tel Aviv will resume in May.

Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange

TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Wednesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (22,199.13, down 162.65 points): Toronto-Dominion Bank. (TSX:TD). Finance. Down $1.42, or 1.77 per cent, to $78.76 on 12.
Mischief trial hears Mounties tried to convince Alberta border protesters to quit

Mischief trial hears Mounties tried to convince Alberta border protesters to quit

An RCMP officer has described the tenuous, and often fraught, relationship police forged with protesters as they tried to end the COVID-era border blockade in Coutts, Alta. Sgt.
Wind, solar operators urged to invest now to protect against extreme weather risks

Wind, solar operators urged to invest now to protect against extreme weather risks

CALGARY — Wind and solar operators in Canada are being urged to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic grid outages by making their infrastructure more resilient to climate change.

Health minister compares dentists' 'fears' on dental-care program to medicare rollout

OTTAWA — Dentists cannot participate in a national dental-care plan unless they know exactly how it will work, Heather Carr, president of the Canadian Dental Association, said Wednesday.
NDP backs Tory motion, saying carbon price not 'be-all, end-all' of climate policy

NDP backs Tory motion, saying carbon price not 'be-all, end-all' of climate policy

OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats backed Conservative demands Wednesday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau take part in a televised "emergency meeting" on carbon pricing with Canada's premiers.
Ontario bill aims to speed up stalled housing developments, boost student housing

Ontario bill aims to speed up stalled housing developments, boost student housing

TORONTO — Ontario proposed Wednesday to allow municipalities to enact "use it or lose it" policies on developers, speed up the creation of student housing, and streamline approvals for standardized housing designs as it seeks new paths to reach its g
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