Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post's latest contract offer.
Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed deal starting next week.
Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks.
Ottawa army unit head removed as part of social media misconduct probe
The head of an Ottawa-based Canadian Army regiment has been temporarily removed as part of an investigation into alleged online behaviour that the commander of the army says disgraced the military.
The commanding officer of the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa has been removed from his post in connection with a probe into the "Blue Hackle Mafia" social media group, Lt-Gen Michael Wright said in a statement to army ranks Wednesday and shared with The Canadian Press Thursday.
Robust federal collection, analysis of UFO data could dispel misinformation: report
Systematic government collection and analysis of data about mysterious sightings in the sky could help Canada better prepare for incidents like the sudden appearance of several high-altitude balloons over North America two years ago, says a report from the federal science adviser.
One of the balloons, which wafted above western Canada in early 2023 before being shot down off the U.S. coast, apparently originated from China and carried sophisticated equipment.
The balloon episodes generated intense public speculation before fading from the headlines.
B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
A man charged with hijacking a light plane at Victoria International Airport and flying it to Vancouver had an "ideological motive to disrupt airspace" and seized control of the aircraft after threatening a flight instructor, RCMP said Wednesday.
A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said a charge of hijacking had been filed in Richmond, B.C., constituting a "terrorist activity" and a "terrorist offence" under two sections of the Criminal Code.
RCMP said Shaheer Cassim, 39, is set to appear in court next Tuesday.
Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21
Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday.
The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the vote between July 21 and Aug. 1.
A simple majority vote will decide whether the proposal is accepted or rejected.
Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after 19 months of talks.
RCMP arrest alleged hijacker at Vancouver airport after airspace shut down
RCMP say they've arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily halted.
RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say in a statement that a report came in just after 1 p.m. Tuesday about a Cessna that "had been hijacked" and was on its way to Vancouver.
Police say the "sole occupant" of the plane was arrested after it touched down.
Stubborn core inflation in June likely cements calls for Bank of Canada rate hold
Underlying inflation remained stubbornly hot in June, leading financial markets and many economists to firm up calls for a third straight interest rate hold from the Bank of Canada later this month.
Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June, up from 1.7 per cent in May and largely in line with economists’ expectations.
Prices didn't ease much at the gas pumps last month, the agency said, and higher prices on motor vehicles and other durable goods also drove inflation higher.
Inflation rises to 1.9% in June as vehicle price hikes accelerate
The annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June as consumers were paying more at car dealerships, Statistics Canada said Tuesday.
The June price hike is up from 1.7 per cent in May and was largely in line with economists’ expectations.
StatCan said gasoline prices were nearly unchanged in June as higher crude oil prices and geopolitical conflicts ratcheted up pressure at the pumps. Motorists saw a steeper monthly decline in prices this time last year, which the agency said led to a rise in headline inflation.
Carney to meet with Incident Response Group to discuss the wildfire situation
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.
Carney also convened the group of ministers and senior officials a little over a month ago in response to an earlier wave of wildfires, which peaked in May and June, then receded, and have now flared up again.
More than 6,000 people are currently out of their homes in Manitoba, and the communities of Lynn Lake and Snow Lake ordered residents to flee for the second time in just weeks.
Poilievre wants Carney to cash out blind trust, says ethics screens insufficient
The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.
Carney set up the blind trust after he was sworn in as prime minister in March and the details of how it works were made public on Friday.
They show that the prime minister has set up screens to avoid potential conflicts related to his previous interests in Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Corporation and Stripe Inc.
But Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre believes that's not enough.