Employees with the Halifax Regional Water Commission ? 225 workers in all - could walk off the job with 48 hours strike notice. Talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 227 and the city have reached a standstill.
Metro Transit employees were still on the picket line Saturday, with no new negotiations scheduled between Metro Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union.
An 18-year-old has been charged with second-degree murder after a 25-year-old man was stabbed to death in Halifax's Fairview neighbourhood on Thursday.
Nova Scotia will spend $6.7 million over the next five years to review course curriculum and teacher certification in schools in an effort to better prepare students for the workforce, the provincial government said Friday.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called a byelection for March 12 in Toronto-Danforth riding of the late NDP leader Jack Layton, who died last August from cancer.
The City of Toronto and the union representing 6,000 of its outside workers have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract to avert a work stoppage.
Mark's Work Wearhouse has pulled Caterpillar-brand boots off the shelves of its London, Ont.,-area stores in support of hundreds of local Electro-Motive workers who are losing their jobs.
The markets may be hitting RIM hard after its most recent restructuring, but the Ontario community considered synonymous with the BlackBerry isn't letting bad news get it down.
Employees with the Halifax Regional Water Commission ? 225 workers in all - could walk off the job with 48 hours strike notice. Talks between the Canadian Union of Public Employees local 227 and the city have reached a standstill.
Workers in London, Ont., say they'll continue to picket even though the Electro-Motive Diesel plant is now officially closed, as the head of the Canadian Auto Workers calls for a public inquiry into the closure.
The family of a 14-year-old boy found dead off the coast of northern Labarador are asking why the Canadian Forces waited to look for their son due to weather when a private helicopter was able to land on the scene in the same conditions.
A federal system was established in 2005 to help track potentially deadly food-borne illnesses. Yet fewer than half of its tracking sites are in place, with no timeline for completion.
The Attawapiskat First Nation has lost its bid for an injunction to stop the federal government's appointment of a third-party manager to handle the troubled reserve's finances and housing crisis.
Chronicle Herald strike looming While transit workers in Halifax are in the middle of a strike, another group of union workers could be heading for the picket line soon.
Stabbing death "appears to be random:" police An 18-year-old man is facing charges after another man was stabbed to death in Halifax last night. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Alma Crescent in Fairview just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday.
N.B. woman upset over mammogram mix up When Jessie O'Brien reached into her mailbox this week, she knew immediately something was wrong with a letter she had been expecting.
Snow banks create transit troubles in Fredericton The buses are moving, but getting on and off is proving difficult for transit users as mounting snow banks have rendered some bus stops inaccessible.
Hockey dad says rules aren't being followed The father of a teenaged girl who received a concussion during a house league hockey game is concerned that hockey officials aren't following the rules.
Impaired driver smashes into cop car: N.B. RCMP A 20-year-old New Brunswick motorist is facing charges after he allegedly drove through a stop sign and slammed head-on into a police car. RCMP later released a statement saying they believe the man was drunk at the time.
RCMP seize 135,000 illegal cigarettes in N.S. A 35-year-old Timberlea woman is facing charges after police seized roughly 135,000 illegal cigarettes in Fairview, Nova Scotia. Police discovered the contraband cigarettes after they searched a 2011 Chevrolet Impala around noon on Tuesday.
Syria veto a throwback to Cold War: Turkish minister China's and Russia's refusal to back a United Nations Security Council resolution to oust President Bashar Assad is a throwback to the Cold War, some said Sunday.
Giants win Super Bowl 21-17 over the Patriots The New York Giants won the Super Bowl 21-17 over the New England Patriots in a game that went down to the wire with an unsuccessful Hail Mary pass by Pats quarterback Tom Brady.
Oil on the agenda for Harper's China trip Chinese investment in the Canadian energy sector is helping create jobs, but that doesn't mean the country is willing to put its sovereignty up for sale, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird says.
Do people with HIV have to tell their sex partners? Canada's highest court is set to hear arguments over whether it's a crime for people with HIV to keep their condition from their sexual partners if the risk of transmission is low.
Waterloo, Ont. stands by RIM despite market turmoil The markets may be hitting Research in Motion hard after its most recent restructuring, but the community considered synonymous with the BlackBerry isn't letting bad news get it down.
Dead Labrador boy's family decries 'poor' decisions The family of a 14-year-old boy whose body was found off the coast of Labrador says poor decisions were made in the search for him and the response to requests for help has to be improved to prevent future tragedies.
Stiffer sentence for pot than pedophilia caught PM's eye Media reports that some pot growers will face harsher mandatory-minimum sentences than child rapists under the Conservative government's new crime bill were enough to catch the attention of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Canada plans big party for Queen Elizabeth's jubilee Queen Elizabeth II ventured out in the cold to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee, just as Canada gears up for a major week-long celebration marking her 60 years on the throne.
Ignoring U.S. threat, Egypt refers 43 NGO workers to trial Ignoring a U.S. threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of non-profit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.
Arab, Turkish officials urge renewed talks with Iran Arab and Turkish officials slammed talk of a military strike against Iran, saying Sunday it would be a disaster for the region and calling for renewed negotiations, while also urging the international community to keep pressure on Syria to end the bloodshed there.
Critical Greek bailout talks to resume Monday Crisis talks on a debt deal for Greece among the three leaders of parties supporting the coalition government were suspended and will continue Monday.
Two National Geographic filmmakers die in crash Award-winning American cinematographer Mike deGruy and Australian television writer-producer Andrew Wight have died in a helicopter crash in eastern Australia, their employer National Geographic said Sunday.
Clicking 'like' on the new Facebook Timeline Coming to a Facebook profile near you: A chronological history of everything you have ever done, from photos of that university kegger to the comments you posted on your ex-girlfriend's wall. All lined up for easy access.
Modern men fighting back with facial hair After 60 years of rules against full facial hair, Disney recently decided to allow its male front line employees to greet vacationers at its theme parks with neatly-groomed beards. Josh Visser explores what this says about modern man at CTVNews.ca.
