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G7 labour ministers look to set plan for tech disruption in workforce
A group of G7 ministers handling how governments help workers caught in the churn of a rapidly changing labour market will sit down starting today to hammer out a path through the employment storm.
NB Power settlement for Point Lepreau project could lead to lower rates: CEO
New Brunswick's Crown-owned utility has reached a settlement with insurers who underwrote an all-risk policy for refurbishment of the Point Lepreau nuclear generating station, which took three years longer than planned and cost a billion dollars more than budgeted.
Referendum on Martine Ouellet's Bloc Québécois leadership set for June 1-2
Bloc Québécois members will be able to vote on Martine Ouellet's leadership in early June.
Nearly three-quarters of Canadian Facebook users plan changes to how they use it
Nearly three-quarters of Canadian Facebook users say they will make at least some change to how they use the social media platform in the wake of a data mining scandal.
New Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili finding balance between politics, family
Sleep has been hard to come by for Ryan Meili so far this year. The new Saskatchewan NDP leader has had to juggle a leadership race along with raising two young children with his wife, Mahli Brindamour.
Victoria mayor deletes Facebook, says it's not a place of healthy discourse
The mayor of British Columbia's capital says she's deleting Facebook because it's no longer a space for healthy dialogue.
Small Newfoundland community fixated on plight of trapped dolphins
A small Newfoundland community has become fixated on the plight of six dolphins trapped by ice in its harbour.
Canadian NASA astronaut heading to the International Space Station
A NASA astronaut with ties to Canada has blasted off to the International Space Station where he will stay nearly six months.
Singh says he won't attend events featuring people who promote political violence
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Wednesday he categorically rejects all forms of political violence. I absolutely draw a distinction between political violence and someone advocating for independence or self-determination," he told reporters after an NDP caucus meeting.
Duclos defends gender-neutral language amid criticism from opposition
Families Minister Jean-Yves Duclos defended Service Canada's decision to ask its employees to adopt gender-neutral language when interacting with the public, as members of the opposition mocked the policy mercilessly.