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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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 Santé Québec considering "a selective reduction of services" to cut costs: source

Even in the absence of direct cuts to services, health-care managers have expressed concern that any dramatic reduction in spending would inevitably result in problems with access.

Economics

5 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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5 hours ago U.S. court tosses hostile workplace, pay discrimination claims against BlackBerry

A U.S. court has closed the door on hostile work environment and wage discrimination claims made by a former BlackBerry Ltd. executive who accused the company’s CEO of sexually harassing her and then retaliating against her when she reported the behaviour. U.S. magistrate judge Sallie Kim previously granted BlackBerry and John Giamatteo’s request to turf […]

Events

5 hours ago Waiting for a passport? 85,000 set to be mailed when Canada Post strike ends

Meanwhile, passport applicants can go to Service Canada centres to process their applications or send them by courier.

Sport

6 hours ago Former Quebec pension fund workers charged in U.S. in Indian government bribery case

Quebec’s pension fund manager says it is co-operating with United States authorities after three former employees were indicted in federal court in New York.

Politics

6 hours ago 5th person charged in connection with 2023 death of Calgary woman found near Okotoks

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in Calgary on Monday.

Events

6 hours ago Colorado funeral home owners accused of letting 190 bodies decay plead guilty to corpse abuse

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The owners of a Colorado funeral home accused of piling 190 bodies inside a room-temperature building and giving the grieving relatives fake ashes pleaded guilty Friday to corpse abuse as aggrieved families looked on in court. Jon and Carie Hallford, who own the Return to Nature Funeral Home, began storing bodies […]

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