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Union responds to Canada Post offers Sunday as overtime ban stretches on

Talks between Canada Post and negotiators from its union are expected to resume over the next few days, its union said Sunday after the two parties met amid warnings of mail delivery delays tied to a national…

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‘Heartbreaking loss:’ 4 teens among 5 dead after multi-vehicle crash near London, Ont.

Four teens are among five people killed in a multi-vehicle crash near London, Ont., on Friday night. Provincial police say around 4:30 p.m., an SUV collided with a transport truck, which then struck…

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WRPS search for robbery suspects after online marketplace meet-up

It’s a horror story for anyone looking to sell something online, with Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) investigating a robbery in Cambridge that occurred during an in-person meet-up for an online…

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Regional Police investigate attempted robbery at Cambridge business

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating an attempted robbery at a Cambridge business that involved a stolen vehicle. Police to the area of Cedar Street shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday after receiving…

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King’s throne speech marks ‘pivotal moment’ in Canada’s history, royal watchers say

OTTAWA — Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets underway on…

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Conservatives will ‘cooperate’ with Liberals to end U.S. trade dispute: Poilievre

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he’s willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States. Poilievre met with the Conservative…

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‘Heartbreaking loss:’ 4 teens among 5 dead after multi-vehicle crash near London, Ont.

Four teens are among five people killed in a multi-vehicle crash near London, Ont., on Friday night. Provincial police say around 4:30 p.m., an SUV collided with a transport truck, which then struck…

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WRPS search for robbery suspects after online marketplace meet-up

It’s a horror story for anyone looking to sell something online, with Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) investigating a robbery in Cambridge that occurred during an in-person meet-up for an online…

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Regional Police investigate attempted robbery at Cambridge business

Waterloo Regional Police are investigating an attempted robbery at a Cambridge business that involved a stolen vehicle. Police to the area of Cedar Street shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday after receiving…

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King’s throne speech marks ‘pivotal moment’ in Canada’s history, royal watchers say

OTTAWA — Crews were at work in downtown Ottawa on Friday morning, touching up the protective coating on bronze statues around the National War Memorial before a whirlwind royal visit gets underway on…

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Conservatives will ‘cooperate’ with Liberals to end U.S. trade dispute: Poilievre

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said he’s willing to work with the Liberals in Parliament on efforts to resolve the trade war with the United States. Poilievre met with the Conservative…

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Union expects to meet with Canada Post this weekend amid labour stalemate

Tens of thousands of Canada Post workers are continuing to refuse overtime shifts as the two sides continue their labour stalemate. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) says it expects to meet…

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Wilmot Family Resource Centre rebrands to better reflect catchment area

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Even after the Justin Trudeau experience, Liberal MPs still reject Reform Act rules

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Drugs, firearms, fraud: WRPS arrest three in ongoing investigation

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