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BCGEU resumes talks with government as other unions line up for deals
VANCOUVER - Contract talks have resumed between the B.C. government and the province's largest public-sector union, as members of other unions line up to demand wage increases and improved benefits. T...
Aug 25, 2022
Testimony of Meadows, Powell sought in Ga. election probe
ATLANTA (AP) - The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia is seeking to compel testimony from more allies of the f...
Aug 25, 2022
Judge puts hold on North Dakota trigger law banning abortion
FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A judge on Thursday again blocked a trigger law banning abortion in North Dakota as he weighs arguments from the state's lone abortion clinic that the law violates the state constit...
Aug 25, 2022
Nurse makes video-game splash for women's hockey as world championship gets underway
HERNING, Denmark - Sarah Nurse says the timing couldn't be better to be the first woman to grace the cover of EA Sports' NHL 23. The 27-year-old from Hamilton joined Anaheim Ducks centre Trevor Zegras...
Aug 25, 2022
Russian 'architect' of Ukraine child abduction scheme sanctioned by Canada
OTTAWA - Canada has sanctioned a Russian woman whom the foreign affairs minister's office alleges is the architect of a scheme to abduct Ukrainian children and facilitate their adoption into Russian h...
Aug 25, 2022
Canadian angler Chris Johnston has sights set on securing season-ending win
Chris Johnston will finish his season worrying only about what he can control. The Peterborough, Ont., resident is aiming to cap the '22 Bassmaster Elite Series campaign with a victory at the season-e...
Aug 25, 2022
Freeland hits back at Kushner following book release, calls Trump a bully
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says former U.S. President Donald Trump used "bully" tactics during negotiations for a new North American free-trade agreement more than two years ago....
Aug 25, 2022
Two B.C. blazes set to lose 'wildfire of note' status, but three remain
VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says two of the five blazes classified as "wildfires of note" in the province will have their status rescinded today. It says the Briggs Creek wildfire, located abo...
Aug 25, 2022
Judge orders unsealing of redacted affidavit in Trump search
WASHINGTON (AP) - A judge on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to make public a redacted version of the affidavit it relied on when federal agents searched the Florida estate of former President...
Aug 25, 2022
Poulin, Nurse lead Canada to 4-1 win over Finland at women's hockey worlds
HERNING, Denmark - Marie-Philip Poulin and Sarah Nurse each had goal and an assist for Canada in a 4-1 win over Finland to open the women's world hockey championship Thursday. Meaghan Mikkelson also s...
Aug 25, 2022
