VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A tentative agreement between SEIU Local 2, the union representing the striking janitors at Vancouver’s International Airport, and their employer, Alpine Building Maintenance, has been reached. The escalated job actions planned for Tuesday December 24 at YVR have been cancelled. Arrangements are being made for the […]

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'The film brings Homer’s foundational saga to IMAX film screens for the first time'

Culture

ROME – Romans are gesticulating in overdrive and griping in snarled traffic as the Eternal City overhauls piazzas, fountains, bridges and tunnels. Even more are ranting about surging rents and greedy landlords poised to cash in on a coming tsunami of tourists. On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will symbolically open the sealed Holy Door of […]

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"Her work in justice profoundly influenced how Canadian law and the criminal justice system respond to systemic violence against Indigenous women"

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American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issue just as the Christmas travel season kicks into high gear. American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by federal regulators. Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration […]

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The names are drawn and the lucky 30 have a warm place to stay the night. The rest, well, who knows for sure?

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First, the predators ripped off the rodents’ heads. Then they dug their teeth into their prey’s torsos, feasting on meat, organs and cartilage. The predators? Squirrels, the populous mammals who have long been known to mostly eat nuts, seeds and plants. While studying ground squirrels in Northern California this past summer, biologists expected to observe […]

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Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year — whether Trudeau stays on or not.

Politics

American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by regulators early Tuesday after a brief grounding due to a systemwide technical issue. Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.S. at the airline’s request. American had reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with […]

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Looking back to Christmas Eve in Calgary 25 years ago conjures up more-than-warm memories. That’s because our pretty little city on the Bow was experiencing a heat wave during the holiday season in 1999. The city hit a record December temperature of 17.6 degrees that day. Those mild temperatures continued for a few days, with […]

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