Impasse at strikebound B.C. ports not broken by Saturday's round of negotiations
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 Jul, 2023 09:34 AM
Hundreds of supporters showed up to a rally in Vancouver backing striking B-C port workers.
Speakers from as far away as Australia and New Zealand offered support for the thousands of workers who have been off the job since Canada Day.
The workers continue to push for improved wages as the cost of living climbs, as well as protection from what they see as an overuse of contractors for maintenance work.
Vice president Pat Bolen told the crowd issues around maintenance work are the union's "line in the sand."
The suspects are believed to be driving a grey newer-model Toyota Tacoma with significant front-end damage. The vehicle was last seen driving west-bound on Pitt River Road in Port Coquitlam. The officer was transported to hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The new program set to take effect April 1 will cover prescription contraception options, including most oral hormone pills, contraceptive injections, copper and hormonal intrauterine devices and subdermal implants, along with so-called Plan B, also known as the morning-after pill.
The new 28-member Northern Border Security Caucus is focused exclusively on what it calls a badly under-resourced, largely unnoticed national security concern that just happens to be the longest international border in the world.
Finance Minister Katrine Conroy said the government plans to invest in people during uncertain times, despite a deficit projection of $4.2 billion in 2023-2024, and $11 billion over three years.
A statement from Vancouver police says 47-year-old Dean Gallant was arrested on the city's west side last Wednesday. He and a female accomplice were wanted on a Canada-wide warrant for a violent home invasion in Calgary last month and police say the woman was picked up on Monday in Vancouver and both remain in custody.
A stretch of Highway 97N, also known as Harvey Avenue, was closed in both directions for more than seven hours on Monday as police waited for the disposal unit to arrive from the Lower Mainland. She says the device was not detonated, but was rendered safe by experts who know how to handle such explosives.
