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In the news today: Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal...
Nov 11, 2024
How much does Canada owe in climate aid? A trillion-dollar question headlines COP29
This year's international climate talks are expected to be headlined by fraught negotiations over how Canada and other wealthy countries, who have contributed a disproportionate share of planet-warmin...
Nov 11, 2024
Quebec First Nation says government, Hydro-Québec left it out of wind projects
MONTREAL - A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec's hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St....
Nov 11, 2024
LeBron James gets 2nd straight triple-double as Lakers dunk Raptors 123-103
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James recorded his second straight triple-double, and Anthony Davis scored 22 points before leaving with an eye injury in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 123-103...
Nov 10, 2024
NHL roundup: Kurashev's OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Wild 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Philipp Kurashev's goal at 1:48 of overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, snapping Chicago's two-game slide. Kurashev ripped a shot from le...
Nov 10, 2024
California voters reject proposed ban on forced prison labor in any form
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California voters have rejected a measure amending the state Constitution to ban forced labor in any form. The constitution currently bans it except as punishment for crime. ...
Nov 10, 2024
A person is dead and 16 are hurt after a shooting at Tuskegee University; 1 arrest made
ATLANTA (AP) - A 25-year-old man who was found with a weapon while leaving the shooting scene at Tuskegee University in Alabama early Sunday has been arrested and charged with a federal offense, autho...
Nov 10, 2024
Haiti replaces prime minister, marking more turmoil in its democratic transition process
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) - A transitionary council created to reestablish democratic order in Haiti signed a degree Sunday firing the country's interim Prime Minister Garry Conille and replacing him with A...
Nov 10, 2024
Environment Canada warns of possible damage as 'intense' storm approaches B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada says heavy rain and winds could cause power outages on Vancouver Island as an "intense" storm system is set to hit the B.C. coast today. The weather agency has issued wi...
Nov 10, 2024
Canadian Army veterans traumatized from service connect with horses in therapy
MONTREAL - Canadian Army veterans are healing their psychological wounds with some help from equine friends. Since starting equine therapy last June, Christian has regularly visited Mirabel's Equi-Sen...
Nov 10, 2024
