2 hours ago Santa’s helpers in N.S. make sure kids’ letters make it to North Pole despite postal strike

Avery's Farm Market in Beaver Bank, N.S., may not seem geographically close to the North Pole but for the next few weeks, it's offering a direct link to the big guy in red.

Society

2 hours ago Charles River labs accused of exploiting loophole to move monkeys through Canada

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service documents show that over 6,800 live macaques from Cambodia were shipped to Montreal since early 2023.

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2 hours ago How bad is Edmonton Oilers goaltending just now? You don't want to know

A quick post about an ugly stat. Like many of my fellow Edmonton Oilers fans, I’ve been digging in what’s wrong with the Oilers, trying to figure out where the holes are and how they might be fixed. The last thing I wanted to look at was goaltending, mainly because that’s the obvious thing that […]

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2 hours ago Canada Post strike threatens to impact healthcare charity, and patients, this holiday season

Mail disruption could hurt donations to healthcare foundation and affect its ability to support future healthcare advancements in Southern Alberta. Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calgary Health Foundation, a Calgary-based nonprofit which raises money for healthcare excellence, is being forced to adapt during its busiest fundraising period in response to the ongoing […]

Science

3 hours ago Charlotte airport workers voting on whether to strike during busy Thanksgiving travel week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport filled out paper ballots on a busy Friday before Thanksgiving to decide whether to go on a 24-hour strike during the holidays. The vote is being taken by employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services, which provide services like cleaning interiors of the planes, […]

Society

3 hours ago Halifax security forum: U.S. senator questions Canada’s military spending

HALIFAX — An influential United States Republican senator delivered some blunt criticism of Canada’s military spending on Friday, telling a major security conference in Halifax the federal government has to do better to please president-elect Donald Trump. In a panel discussion on the first day of the Halifax International Security Forum, Republican Sen. James Risch […]

Events

4 hours ago At least 19 people are sick in Minnesota from ground beef tied to E. coli recall

At least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E. coli poisoning tied to a national recall of more than 167,000 pounds of potentially tainted ground beef, federal health officials said. Detroit-based Wolverine Packing Co. recalled the meat this week after Minnesota state agriculture officials reported multiple illnesses and found that a sample of […]

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4 hours ago ‘A long period of snowfall’ in the forecast for Alberta: Environment Canada

Much of Alberta is under a snowfall warning with some areas expecting to get around 30 cm before the snow tapers off overnight on Saturday.

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4 hours ago Hyundai, Kia recall over 208,000 electric vehicles — 34,529 in Canada — to fix problem that can cause loss of power

'There are no confirmed crashes or injuries related to this condition in Canada or the U.S.,' says public relations analyst at Hyundai Auto Canada

Transport

4 hours ago Canada Post headed for ‘another significant loss’ as strike hits second week, competitors step in

The Crown corporation said Friday it lost $315 million before tax in the third quarter, larger than its $290 million loss a year earlier

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