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Teachers' unions urged to take arbitration route to avoid strike: education minister

Teachers' unions urged to take arbitration route to avoid strike: education minister

Three teachers' unions should agree to a deal with the province that avoids a strike, Ontario's education minister said Monday.
Moscow helping cybercriminals operate with 'near impunity': Canadian Cyber Centre

Moscow helping cybercriminals operate with 'near impunity': Canadian Cyber Centre

OTTAWA — Russian intelligence services and police will help cybercriminals operate with "near impunity" against their targets — including Canadians — in coming months, a new federal report predicts.

As worker actions continue nationwide, White House highlights how administration is helping unions

WASHINGTON (AP) — As worker actions continue from Hollywood to Detroit , and new labor unions crop up at firms like Starbucks and Amazon , the White House on Monday was highlighting its effort to bolster worker organizing throughout the U.S.
Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: StatCan

Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: StatCan

More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 cited as the leading causes of death.
New Brunswick wants thousands of landowners excluded from Indigenous title claim

New Brunswick wants thousands of landowners excluded from Indigenous title claim

FREDERICTON — The attempt by the New Brunswick government to protect private property owners from a major land claim by a First Nation is "irresponsible," say the chiefs who are advancing the claim for title to a large part of the province.
Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

Convicted ex-Ohio House speaker moved to Oklahoma prison to begin his 20-year sentence

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison.
A look at how Canada's housing woes are straining the budgets of foreign students

A look at how Canada's housing woes are straining the budgets of foreign students

Housing woes for international students have made headlines in recent weeks as they grapple with lack of housing, inadequate placements or fake admissions offers.
Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump has problems of his own

Biden is widely seen as too old for office, an AP-NORC poll finds. Trump has problems of his own

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans actually agree on something in this time of raw discord: Joe Biden is too old to be an effective president in a second term. Only a few years his junior, Donald Trump raises strikingly less concern about his age.
Biden is 'old,' Trump is 'corrupt': AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch

Biden is 'old,' Trump is 'corrupt': AP-NORC poll has ominous signs for both in possible 2024 rematch

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “old” and “confused,” and former President Donald Trump is “corrupt” and “dishonest.
Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers

Texas takeover raises back-to-school anxiety for Houston students, parents and teachers

HOUSTON (AP) — The library at Houston’s Lockhart Elementary had been a refuge for 8-year-old Sydney, who has struggled because of dyslexia. The school’s librarian, Cheryl Hensley, curated a space that encouraged her to read.
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