Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez has advanced to the Monterrey Open final after defeating Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5, 7-5 in the semifinals.
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WestJet finalizes agreement with union that represents more than 3,100 cabin crew
The Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has ratified its first collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents more than 3,100 cabin crew.
Esgenoôpetitj teen who died in crash remembered as respectful, athletic
Nineteen-year-old Neil Linklater was on his way to visit his family for the weekend. But an hour away from his childhood home in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, Neil collided head-on with another vehicle, and never made it there.
Don’t expect soaring lumber prices to drop anytime soon, builders association says
Lumber prices in B.C. and the rest of Canada are surging and industry experts warn that it could be years before the numbers go down to pre-pandemic levels.
In nurses’ firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren’t lost
The union representing two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman say they should not have been fired so quickly. But First Nations leaders hope the controversy doesn’t overshadow broader concerns about discrimination in the health-care system.
Dog saved from icy Digby County lake adopted by rescuer
Nova Scotia’s Lake Dog has a new family. The black and tan shepherd mix is going home with one of the men who rescued her from a partially frozen lake in Digby County last weekend.
Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service
The Ontario government says it’s finally time to cut the cord on the fax machine. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is directing the province’s public service to phase out its 1,500 traditional telephone fax lines by the end of the year.
CP Rail leaves mountain train parked without crew or handbrakes near site of deadly 2019 runaway crash
Canadian Pacific Railway is under fire after leaving a 2.5-kilometre-long grain train parked without handbrakes last month high in the mountains of eastern B.C., above the site of a deadly runaway two years ago that killed three employees.
Canada Infrastructure Bank set to launch $1B initiative for Indigenous community projects
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) is expected to launch a $1 billion Indigenous community infrastructure initiative today to spur investment in First Nation, Inuit and Metis communities, CBC News has learned.
Lawyer for ex-Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander files motion to permanently end deportation proceedings
A 97-year-old Waterloo, Ont., man who worked as an interpreter for one of the Nazis’ most brutal killing units is asking the federal government to stay immigration proceedings against him.