Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the provincial government failed to secure a new agreement. David Harrigan, with the United Nurses of Alberta, says last month's informal mediation meetings were productive, but says the gap between the two sides seems too big to bridge. The union is seeking 30 per cent pay raises spread over two years while the Alberta government's offer is 7.5 per cent over four years. Harrigan says the two sides also find themselves far apart on operational issues. He says while both sides accept that there ar

A Manitoba man convicted of murder 50 years ago has been acquitted. Clarence Woodhouse was found guilty in 1974 of fatally beating and stabbing a restaurant worker in downtown Winnipeg. His lawyers say a confession Woodhouse supposedly made was in fluent English, although he primarily spoke Saulteaux. The federal justice minister ordered a new trial earlier this year and today the Crown acknowledged the case was a miscarriage of justice. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench says systemic discrimination affected the police investigation and the prosecution of the c

In Punjab-Haryana today, farmers protested by sitting on the railway tracks regarding the legal guarantee of MSP and the Lakhimpur Khiri case. Meanwhile, many trains were affected. Union Minister of State for Railways Ravneet Bittu had warned the farmers to compensate the loss of stopping the train tracks on the farmers' train stop announcement. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, who reached the train stop movement in Amritsar, said that Kangana and Bittu are following the behest of BJP leaders and trying to defame the farmers.

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is set to roll out the party's complete election platform as Conservative Leader John Rustad says his government would end the provincial insurance corporation's monopoly on basic vehicle insurance. Eby has a news conference scheduled in Surrey as the province nears the midway point of the election campaign ahead of the Oct. 19 election day. The New Democrats have already announced many components of the platform, including recent promises for an annual tax cut worth $1,000 for the average family starting next year, and a plan to fast-track factory-built homes. Rustad

RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme is slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. It marks the second round of testimony at the inquiry for Duheme, who will be accompanied by other senior members of the national police force. The commission of inquiry's latest hearings are focusing on detecting, deterring and countering foreign meddling. The hearings, scheduled to continue through Oct. 16, are relatively broad in scope, examining key agencies as well as the experiences of diaspora communities. Beginning Oct. 21, the commission will then hold a week of policy consultations

Singapore's Indian-origin former Transport Minister S. Iswaran has been sentenced to 12 months in jail on Thursday in a corruption case. They had received nearly 400,000 Singapore dollars' worth of gifts from the two businessmen as bribes over a period of seven years. The investigation of this matter was completed by Singapore's Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau a year ago. The judge said that the former transport minister abused his position instead of fulfilling the duty of being a public servant. Iswaran was the leader of the People's Action Party. He resigned from the post in January

Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh of Sri Akal Takht Sahib has been admitted to the hospital after complaining of severe pain in his body. This information was given by his personal assistant today. Jathedar's personal assistant Talwinder Singh Buttar said that Jathedar Raghbir Singh was admitted to Guru Ramdas Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday night and during the medical examination he was diagnosed with a viral infection. He said that the health of the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib is being continuously monitored by a panel of doctors.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is headed to France today to attend the Francophonie summit, where the shadow of a wider war in the Middle East will likely loom large over the meeting of French-speaking countries. The summit, which happens every two years, will be held Thursday and Friday in Villers-Cotterêts and Paris. France is taking over the presidency of the Francophonie from Tunisia and says the summit's theme will be to "create, innovate and do business in French". Leaders are expected to discuss ways to promote the French language, address geopolitical challenges, ensure the digital sp

A Punjabi youth belonging to Kapurthala, Punjab died under suspicious circumstances in California. According to reports, the deceased youth was to be married on October 18, for which preparations were being made by the family. The family of the deceased alleges that their son has been murdered, but the American police have given the family the cause of death as a heart attack. The deceased youth has been identified as 32-year-old Gurjit Singh, a resident of Kapurthala. Gurjit was about to return to Punjab, for which he had packed his belongings and was preparing to board a flight to Punjab.