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Speaking at a press conference Monday, TransLink CEO Kevin Quinn said this transit strike by Coast Mountain Bus supervisors has got to end. He urged both sides to return to the bargaining table and said the wage increase the supervisors are asking for is unrealistic in this current climate.

Global’s Eilish Bonang sits down with Rae Steeves and Joanna Bull to talk about the upcoming climate action strike in Halifax, put on by the youth organization School Strike 4 Climate Halifax.

A Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian village of Hroza has killed at least 51 people. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls the strike a “deliberate act of terrorism.” How this is one of Russia’s deadliest attacks since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and how Western leaders are trying to shore up support...

Peterborough youth climate strike protesting fossil fuel use; OPP investigate trailer reportedly stolen from Burleigh Falls area; upcoming information session for Peterborough residents to learn about waste collection changes; Skytracker weather. Teresa Kaszuba has the details.

Drone footage shows the unimaginable scale of the destruction in Derna, Libya from flooding. We explain how political instability is making it difficult for aid crews and volunteers on the ground. Parliament is back in session. Our Ottawa bureau chief Mercedes Stephenson explains the strategy for the parties as they head into the fall session....

As the Metro strike continues into its second day, some workers on the picket line say they can’t afford groceries at their own stores, and that they have to work a second job or rely on a food bank. With just a day left in July, many global climate experts have already concluded that this...

60,000 new job roles across thousands of Canadian businesses were filled this June, increasing the nation’s labour pool massively. As a result, experts believe that the Bank of Canada will increase interest rates, once again, next week. The ongoing B.C. port worker strike entered its seventh day On Friday, and with cargo piling up, an...

Millions of Canadians and Americans are under multi-day heat wave alerts, as the World Meteorological Organization, the United Nations’ weather agency, sounds the alarm about the return of the El Niño weather phenomenon. The group’s predictions for record-breaking warmth, the climbing financial costs of climate change going beyond property losses, and what insurance companies want...

WestJet and the Air Line Pilots Association, which represents 1,600 of the airline’s pilots, remain far apart on key issues, such as job security, compensation and wages. The fierce bargaining underway as the strike deadline looms; what WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech says about the airline’s offer; his confidence about reaching a deal; and his...

More than 155,000 federal employees walked off the job after the government and Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) failed to reach a deal, with more than 250 picket lines set up across the country. How one of the largest public sector worker strikes in Canadian history will cause disruptions and delays for a range...

Despite Canada’s inflation rate dipping to 6.3 per cent in December 2022, its lowest point since February 2022, soaring grocery prices are still stressing out families trying to feed their families. How food banks are struggling to keep up with growing demand, what one couple has sacrificed to feed their children, how provinces and territories...

Record-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, with temperature records smashed across hundreds of sites in the past days. “Climate change is making these extremes more frequent and making heat waves more intense. And it’s really striking what we’re seeing across Europe at the moment and it’s showing us the...

A socially distanced climate justice rally was organized by youth from Climate Strike Halifax on Friday. The group ensured public health protocols were in place as they rallied to bring awareness to the impacts of climate change and racial equity in Nova Scotia. Alexa Maclean has the story.

Hundreds of people took part in a school strike march near the Swedish parliament in Stockholm on Friday, where activist Greta Thunberg said that the strikes would continue until those in power “do what is necessary to save our future.” The demonstration was part of a nation-wide school strike for climate action, organized by the...

While many cite Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg as inspiration in the Climate Strike movement, a young New Brunswicker is also emerging as a leader in the movement. Megan Yamoah reports.

A man was arrested by police and security personnel Friday afternoon after he attempted to throw an egg on Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who was marching in a climate strike march in Montreal.

Thousands across B.C. are joining in the climate action strikes today. Several protests being held across the Lower Mainland and in Victoria, with the biggest at Vancouver City Hall. Aaron McArthur reports.

From Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to Berlin and across the globe, hundreds of thousands of young people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit.

A few hundred people gathered in Grand Parade Square to sound the alarm about the climate crisis. Jesse Thomas has more.

Hundreds of thousands of young people took the streets Friday to demand that leaders tackle climate change in the run-up to a U.N. summit.