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Public service union seeks more relief for workers affected by Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - The largest union in the federal public service is hoping the government uses this week's budget to set aside money for workers still facing issues from the Phoenix pay system. Chris Aylward,...
Apr 05, 2022
NACI: Provinces should prep to offer 2nd COVID-19 booster shots
OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says provinces and territories should rapidly prepare to offer fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks. The committee says govern...
Apr 05, 2022
AP sources: Ivanka Trump set to testify before Jan. 6 panel
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ivanka Trump, former President Donald Trump's daughter and among those closest to him during the insurrection at the Capitol, is set to testify Tuesday before the Jan. 6 committee, a...
Apr 05, 2022
GOP Rep. Upton, who voted to impeach Trump, won't run again
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Longtime Michigan Republican Rep. Fred Upton, who voted to impeach President Donald Trump over the Capitol insurrection, announced Tuesday he will not run for a 19th term in Cong...
Apr 05, 2022
2nd man arrested on gun charges in Sacramento mass shooting
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Police in Sacramento say a second suspect has been arrested in connection with the weekend mass shooting that killed six people and wounded 12. A police statement Tuesday say...
Apr 05, 2022
Law to help news industry, combat fake news to be tabled today
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez will introduce legislation today to make digital giants compensate Canadian media outlets for reusing their news content. The bill is expected to be modelled...
Apr 05, 2022
Live updates | Kremlin says expulsions will prompt response
MOSCOW -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the expulsions of Russian diplomats by European countries will prompt a response from Moscow and will complicate international relations. Germany, France...
Apr 05, 2022
ROTHNENBURGER: Here’s what we should all do with our gas-price rebate cheques
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN LAUGHING at Premier John Horgan's suggestion that electric-vehicle owners donate their gas-price rebate cheques to charity.But maybe he's actually onto something without knowing it. I...
Apr 05, 2022
5 people killed as train strikes vehicle in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - A train derailed and overturned after striking a vehicle in southern Hungary early Tuesday, leaving five people dead and others injured, police said. The accident occurred jus...
Apr 05, 2022
Canadians face barriers in bid to join international legion fighting in Ukraine
OTTAWA - When Paul Hughes crossed into Ukraine to help fight the Russians early last month, he expected he would be armed and taken to the front lines. But he couldn't get a weapon or ammunition. The ...
Apr 05, 2022
