50 h. ago Air Canada gears up to cancel flights ahead of potential strike

Canadians with Air Canada flights booked this week may want to consider alternative travel options ahead of the looming strike.The airline has issued a 72-hour lockout notice to the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) after it said it intends to begin a strike as early as Saturday, Aug. 16. The union represents 10,000 flight attendants at Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge, which carry approximately 130,000 customers a day who could be affected by a labour disruption."To provide customers certainty, Air Canada will begin a phased wind-down of most of its operations to be completed over the next three days," reads the Wednesday announcement. "The airline has also sought government-directed arbitration to resolve the situation."The Air Canada Component of CUPE issued its 72-hour strike notice on Wednesday, claiming that the carrier "refused to recognize that flight attendants should be paid for all their time on the job.""For t...

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3 d. ago LILLEY: CSA pushes for mandatory masking in all health settings

Are you ready to wear a mask every time you visit your doctor or go to a hospital? That’s a recommendation soon to come from the Canadian Standards Association backed by several activist groups. The CSA is conducting public consultations on the issue until Aug. 19. The proposal would be that patients, staff and medical […]

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7 d. ago Abbotsford police issue public safety alert over rash of pellet gun shootings

Abbotsford police said multiple people reported either seeing what looked like a firearm or hearing shots being fired in their direction.

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8 d. ago Abbotsford police search for man in white SUV accused of firing pellet gun at strangers

Incidents occurred on Wednesday night over the course of three and a half hours

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8 d. ago Abbotsford police become 1st in B.C. to acquire ‘flying handcuffs’ as non

Const. Alex Odintsov, with the training section of the Abbotsford Police Department, said they received the approval earlier this year after a 10-month application process.

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8 d. ago AHS issues public alert after potential measles exposure in Edmonton area

As of Wednesday afternoon, there are a total of 1,694 confirmed cases of measles in Alberta, eight of which are considered to be communicable

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9 d. ago This viral chocolate is part of a salmonella risk recall as 9 hospitalized

Some brands of pistachio and pistachio-containing products face recalls, with the Public Health Agency of Canada issuing a public health notice of a salmonella outbreak.

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9 d. ago Eglinton Crosstown LRT vehicles now so old due to delays that they're adding more delays

Oh, Eglinton Crosstown LRT, why hast thou forsaken our city? Because yes, the latest update is that the ill-fated transit line is not on track to open in September as previously forecasted.After the TTC re-deployed operators to the route in the spring and took over the reins from Metrolinx crews in June, it seemed that a September 2025 debut — a date that had been leaked by anonymous insiders — was not just possible, but likely, which is a huge deal after more than 13 years of construction and five years of delays.But, as has been the case far too many times to count, the stakeholders behind the project have let the public down once more, with the timeline ever-complicated by issues uncovered during a drawn-out testing and commissioning phase.During a press conference about the unrelated Yonge North Subway Extension on Wednesday, Metrolinx interim CEO Michael Lindsay was, naturally, asked about the more pre...

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1 week ago Confirmed case of measles in Banff prompts AHS to issue public alert

Alberta Health Services has issued a public alert about a person with a confirmed case of measles who visited the Banff gondola while they were contagious.

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1 week ago BB gun found after shooting at Sherwood Park RCMP detachment: ASIRT

A BB gun was recovered after a suspected armed man found inside the secure parking lot of the Strathcona County RCMP detachment in Sherwood Park was shot by police.

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1 week ago Arrest ends hunt for man police say was wrongly released from custody

A man London police said was “erroneously released” from custody following a court appearance in connection with a charge of attempted murder has been re-arrested, officials announced Saturday night. It was roughly 24 hours earlier, on Friday night, when police issued a public warning noting that hours earlier they’d become aware that Cody Anthony Leblanc […]

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4 w. ago St. Thomas: Railway City mayor vents over deteriorating track crossing

The condition of a railway crossing that’s frustrated drivers has prompted the St. Thomas mayor to try to “clear the tracks” on who’s responsible, saying a resident was given incorrect information by CN Rail. St. Thomas Mayor Joe Preston issued a public statement saying residents’ complaints about the condition of the crossing on First Avenue, […]

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