• The Canadian Press - Olympics 2022

    CPAC - Friday, May 24, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. (ET) - Segment #12

    periods to be shorter. When I'm talking about what's happening at the port of Québec, it's serious. We're talking about Québec workers under federal jurisdiction that are currently in a lockout by their employer. They have been so for two years. And no one cares about them because the employer uses scab workers, and this would be a major change for them. We always have to bear in mind that the right to strike and the right to bargaining are fundamental rights protected by the charter, so normall

  • Reuters

    Julius Baer considering potential takeover of Swiss rival EFG, Bloomberg News reports

    Swiss private bank EFG International has a market valuation of more than $4 billion, according to LSEG data. Julius Baer and EFG International declined to comment on the report. A deal between the two Swiss banks could create a wealth manager with more than 500 billion Swiss francs ($547.11 billion) in assets under management, according to the Bloomberg report.

  • The Canadian Press

    Board orders deportation for trucker who caused horrific Humboldt Broncos crash

    CALGARY — The truck driver who caused the horrific bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team has been ordered to be deported. The decision came Friday at an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Calgary for Jaskirat Singh Sidhu. Sidhu’s lawyer had said the decision was a foregone conclusion, as all that's required to deport Sidhu is proof that he's not a Canadian citizen and he committed a serious crime. Sidhu is from India and has permanent resident status in Canada. The ro