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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NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES. VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SAGA Metals Corp. (the “Company” or “SAGA”) (TSXV: SAGA) (OTCQB: SAGMF) (FSE: 20H), a North American exploration company focused on critical mineral discovery in Canada, is pleased to announce it has […]

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After a year of budget bombshells, builders will forge ahead on Metro Vancouver's most critical infrastructure projects.

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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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When players pause and reflect, there's much to be grateful for in their quest to be at their best. Inspiration comes from stars, grinders and hockey-lifers

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Gurpreet Dhillon is hoping to use that information to help him challenge his life sentence for similar crimes in the U.S.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MAX Power Mining Corp. (CSE: MAXX; OTC: MAXXF; FRANKFURT: 89N) (“MAX Power” or the “Company”) is pleased to provide the following corporate update as the Company closes out 2024 with a rapidly growing pipeline of Canada’s premier Natural Hydrogen targets in Saskatchewan approaching the drill-ready stage. […]

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Ontario’s little-known team of taxpayer-funded animal cruelty investigators recently issued its first-ever news release, years after launching in 2020. The small but meaningful step toward increased transparency comes after sustained pressure from The Canadian Press — along with animal advocacy groups and opposition politicians — for Animal Welfare Services to open up publicly about its […]

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MONTREAL — Immigrants are increasingly choosing to stay in Quebec, according to a new report from Statistics Canada, but the same isn’t true in the Atlantic region, which continues to lose newcomers to the rest of the country. Out of all the immigrants admitted into Quebec in 2021, almost 94 per cent of them were […]

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature, winning big on Medicaid expansion and clean energy while falling short in fights over private-school vouchers and abortion rights. Cooper, who steered the state through the coronavirus […]

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