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'Part of me is gone': Abrupt end for Fraser Downs track a blow to B.C. horse racing

'Part of me is gone': Abrupt end for Fraser Downs track a blow to B.C. horse racing

Kristina Rennich started working as a groom at the Fraser Downs racetrack, formerly known as Cloverdale Raceway, when she decided to turn her passion for horses into a career at the age of 12.
Talks resume with Air Canada, flight attendants union says, after airline reached out

Talks resume with Air Canada, flight attendants union says, after airline reached out

There's hope today a deal to end a strike by Air Canada's flight attendants could be reached at the bargaining table, following word from their union that both sides met for meetings last night.
Ottawa to probe unpaid airline work allegations key to Air Canada strike

Ottawa to probe unpaid airline work allegations key to Air Canada strike

OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says the federal government is launching a probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector as a work stoppage at Air Canada stretches on.
Flight attendants union says it's in meetings with Air Canada on Monday night

Flight attendants union says it's in meetings with Air Canada on Monday night

TORONTO — The Air Canada component of CUPE said it resumed meetings with the airline on Monday night as the two sides look to resolve a strike by flight attendants that has grounded planes for days.
Jules Witcover, reporter best known for 'Politics Today' column, dies at 98

Jules Witcover, reporter best known for 'Politics Today' column, dies at 98

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jules Witcover, who cowrote one of the nation’s leading political columns for nearly three decades, died Saturday at the age of 98, his daughter Amy Witcover-Sandford said.
Here's the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants

Here's the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants

OTTAWA — Air Canada flight attendants remain on strike despite back-to-work orders by the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty

'Ketamine Queen' accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman known as the “Ketamine Queen,” charged with selling Matthew Perry the drug that killed him, agreed to plead guilty Monday.
Learn about the 5 people charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death

Learn about the 5 people charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death

LOS ANGELES (AP) — One year ago, federal authorities announced that five people had been charged in connection with the ketamine overdose death of Matthew Perry .
City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling

City of Prince George to dismantle homeless encampment after court ruling

Legal efforts to shut the encampment down began in the fall of 2021, with the city naming residents as defendants, including one who allegedly ran a bicycle "chop shop" at the camp.
Low on clothes, insulin and options, travellers' woes continue amid Air Canada strike

Low on clothes, insulin and options, travellers' woes continue amid Air Canada strike

John and Lois Alderman said they felt like "prisoners," stranded in Toronto as they waited with their children for a flight back home to Manchester, U.K.