Electrical

[published_date] The union representing Air Canada's flight attendants says it has declined a proposal by the airline to resolve negotiations through arbitration. In an update posted on the bargaining committee's website, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) wrote that Air Canada had proposed referring the matter to binding interest arbitration. That process would bring…

[published_date] The Parti Québécois has won its sixth seat in the National Assembly after winning the Centre-du-Québec riding of Arthabaska in Monday's hotly contested byelection. PQ candidate Alex Boissonneault won 46.29 per cent of the vote, compared to about 35.13 per cent for Éric Duhaime, leader of the Conservative Party of Quebec, who once again fell short of winning a seat in…

[published_date] Jeremy Guenette was sitting in an Idaho parking lot waiting for his kids to finish back-to-school shopping two years ago, when he noticed business was booming at a nearby truck mixing colas, cream and fruity flavours. "For about 45 minutes, I just watched people come and go from the Soda Tsunami. They probably had…

[published_date] This year's wildfire season is already the second-worst on record in Canada, and experts are warning that this might be the new normal.  More than 7.3 million hectares have burned this year so far, more than double the 10-year average for this time of year, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Interagency…

[published_date] Ford Motor Co. will invest nearly $2 billion US retooling a Kentucky factory to produce electric vehicles (EV) that it says will be more affordable, more profitable to build, and will out compete rival models. The automaker's top executive unveiled the new EV strategy at Ford's Louisville Assembly Plant which, after producing gas-powered vehicles…

[published_date] China on Tuesday announced a preliminary anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola imports — a fresh escalation in a yearlong trade dispute that began with Ottawa's imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August. The provisional rate will be set at 75.8 per cent, effective from Thursday, the statement said. China is the world's largest importer…

[published_date] A Nova Scotia Mountie abused his role when he pursued an intimate sexual relationship with the complainant in an assault case where he was the lead investigator, according to an RCMP code of conduct board ruling. The adjudicator overseeing the case, Gina Lévesque, said the Mountie acted inappropriately and discredited the force. "Police officers…

[published_date] Louisa Henry won her heat in the 50-metre breaststroke. (Elizabeth Chiu/CBC News)At the Canada Games swimming meet in St. John's, athletes who look like they're old enough to head off to college dive into the pool to race their best. Yellowknife's Louisa Henry accomplished her goal. After swimming the 50-metre freestyle, she raced in a…

[published_date] Country singer Dallas Smith isn't looking to stir the political pot, but he admits it's no coincidence that his upcoming Canadian concert tour is booked for 51 dates. In a wink to U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of making Canada the 51st state, the British Columbia-born country singer and frontman of rock band Default…

[published_date] When the MSC Baltic III ran aground on the shores of Cedar Cove on Newfoundland's west coast in February, the first concern was getting the 20 crew members off safely.  The ship is massive, at 207 metres long and 30 metres wide, and the coast guard in the area immediately went into rescue mode.…

[published_date] Super sports volunteer Brenda Chinn knows what she's talking about when it comes to the thousands of unpaid positions FIFA has opened up to cover the volunteer needs of the 2026 men's World Cup. "You might not want to be in transportation or in a parking lot," she said. "Don't tell anybody you have…

[published_date] An aggressive wildfire detected Monday night has forced up to 300 people to flee a campground near Port Alberni, B.C. The China Creek Campground and Marina southwest of the Vancouver Island city was evacuated due to the Mount Underwood fire, which grew quickly from around 50 hectares in size around 7 p.m. to 150…