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In the news today: Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded A tourist visiting Canada is questioning the safety of Via ...
Sep 03, 2024
Unionized Metro Vancouver HandyDART employees plan strike rally after offer rejection
VANCOUVER - The union local for Metro Vancouver HandyDART workers says it will hold a rally in Vancouver today to mark the beginning of its strike after members voted down a final offer by employer Tr...
Sep 03, 2024
'Like being in prison': Via Rail passenger says people stranded without food, water
OTTAWA - A tourist visiting Canada is questioning the safety of Via Rail after he says his phone was snatched from him by an employee when he was documenting a train delay that left passengers strande...
Sep 03, 2024
B.C. Conservative leader outlines views on energy, education in podcast appearance
B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says British Columbia needs to have a "conversation" about nuclear power playing a role in the province's energy future, and review educational materials that he s...
Sep 03, 2024
Move quickly on gun regulations, directives to stem domestic violence, Ottawa urged
OTTAWA - Several civil society organizations, including women's advocates, are calling on the Liberal government to swiftly flesh out firearm legislation passed last year by enacting crucial regulatio...
Sep 03, 2024
Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleg...
Sep 02, 2024
Russian leader Putin visits Mongolia, defying an international warrant for his arrest
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin was visiting Mongolia on Tuesday with no sign that the host country would bow to calls to arrest him on an international warrant for alleg...
Sep 02, 2024
Pope opens Asia odyssey with stop in Indonesia to rally Catholics, hail religious freedom tradition
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longest trip of his pontificate, hoping to encourage its Catholic community and celebrate the tradition of interfai...
Sep 02, 2024
Struggling Stampeders can't keep up with the Joneses or Elks in 35-20 Labour Day loss
CALGARY - Tevin Jones caught a pair of touchdown passes from quarterback McLeod Bethel-Thompson to lead the Edmonton Elks to a 35-20 win over the Calgary Stampeders on Monday at McMahon Stadium. Eugen...
Sep 02, 2024
Venezuelan prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for opposition's former presidential candidate González
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan authorities on Monday sought an arrest warrant for the opposition's former presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzlez, just over a month after election officials decla...
Sep 02, 2024
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