EVAS Air pilots vote for strike notice, looking for more money and improved conditionsEVAS Air pilots, represented by Unifor Local 2002, served a 72-hour strike notice to its employer on Friday. (EVAS Air)Pilots say the clock is now ticking for it to reach an agreement for better working conditions with Gander-based airline Exploits Valley Air Services. On Friday night, EVAS Air pilots served their employer a 72-hour strike notice, announcing they would go on strike on Tuesday at 12:01 a.m. if a settlement isn't reached within that time frame. EVAS Air president Patrick White said he's dealing with the issue accordingly. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador.

October 19, 2024 20:11 UTC

Dr. Jordan Peterson, a licensed Canadian psychologist, may take legal action after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused the media personality of being a Russian asset. “We recently saw that RT is funding right-wing bloggers and YouTube personalities in North America … like Jordan Peterson … amplify messages that destabilize democracies,” Trudeau said. Peterson told the National Post he has never taken Russian money, “not ever in the past and not now.”“It’s a very serious accusation,” Peterson told the Post on Thursday. It’s worse than that, because I’ve been informing myself as to foreign media manipulation, in detail,” said Peterson. He previously expressed worry that his case may embolden “tyrannical regulatory boards” as he must now undergo remedial social media training to maintain his clinical license.

October 19, 2024 19:13 UTC

Inside one of Quebec’s newest affordable housing projects designed for womenNewsDuration 1:40Over the past six years, three women's groups worked to get the project off the ground to help women coming out of homelessness.

October 19, 2024 16:35 UTC

Ivan Limpright is the new chair of Concert Properties and the Concert Infrastructure Fund. (Courtesy Concert)Ivan Limpright has been appointed chair of both Concert Properties and Concert Infrastructure Fund. Limpright has served as a director of Concert Properties and Concert Infrastructure Fund (CIF) since 2013. Pearce takes senior MD role at HinesJonathan Pearce has become senior managing director at Hines. She moves to JLL after 24 years at CBRE, where her most recent title was senior managing director, New York project management leader.

October 19, 2024 16:25 UTC

Deer Lake Fire Rescue fire chief Stephen Rowsell says while the fire is still active, it is contained to the Driftwood Inn. Deer Lake Fire Rescue fire chief Stephen Rowsell says while the fire is still active, it is contained to the Driftwood Inn. Deer Lake Fire Rescue fire chief Stephen Rowsell says the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Deer Lake Fire Rescue fire chief Stephen Rowsell says the cause of the fire is currently unknown. The fire that broke out at Deer Lake's Driftwood Inn in the early morning hours of Saturday has been contained.

October 19, 2024 15:20 UTC





Basketball has taken Dillon Brooks a long way from his Mississauga home — from college in Oregon to his professional debut in Memphis, to this year’s Paris Olympics and the start of a new NBA season in Houston. But he hasn’t forgotten the Toronto program that gave him his start. This season, Brooks has become the major sponsor of the Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School (FHC) senior boys’ basketball program — the same program he helped lead to three undefeated seasons from 2010 to 2013, according to a Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) news release

October 19, 2024 10:18 UTC

Who has the spookiest Halloween yard in Windsor? NewsDuration 2:30Dressing up a home for Halloween is a big deal for many Windsor residents. CBC's Dalson Chen mustered his courage to visit the 'Twisted Circus' of Brad and Krista Brown in Riverside, the 'Reaper's Gate' tent maze of John and Tammy Burkoski in South Windsor, and other elaborately haunted lawns across the city.

October 19, 2024 09:18 UTC

Sydnee Blum of Dalhousie Legal Aid says the bylaw introduced this year to protect Hamilton tenants from renovictions ordered in bad faith has been working 'exceptionally well.' Dalhousie Legal Aid says the Halifax Regional Municipality should consider doing the same to protect tenants from loopholes in Nova Scotia's Residential Tenancies Act that it says landlords often exploit. What does the Nova Scotia Residential Tenancies Act currently say about renovictions and when they're even allowed? And so tell me about the new renovation bylaws that were introduced in Hamilton and other Ontario cities, and how do they work? And something that's really key is what we call the right of first refusal.

October 19, 2024 09:05 UTC

The first marathon was held 45 years ago, in 1979, and grew out of the P.E.I. Roadrunners running club. In my life, I've had other passions, but this running business became a passion, primarily the promotion of running," Parker Lund told CBC Radio: Mainstreet host Matt Rainnie. A group of Roadrunners then travelled to New Glasgow, N.S., in 1978 to run the Johnny Miles Marathon and meet its founder. 's first marathon — "which is pretty incredible… in a two-year span, to go from basically nothing to running a marathon and organizing a marathon."

October 19, 2024 09:05 UTC

What to expect on municipal election day in Nova ScotiaThe clock at Halifax City Hall is shown. You can also watch on the CBC Nova Scotia website, on CBC Gem, the CBC News app and on the CBC News Nova Scotia YouTube channel. Elections are being held in 49 towns and municipalities in Nova Scotia. A resident of Nova Scotia and the municipality you're voting in for at least six months prior to the first advance polling day. Stellarton – telephone/online (electronic only).

October 19, 2024 09:05 UTC

Canadian patrol ship sails 22,000 km to take on illegal fishingNewsDuration 1:58DFO patrol vessel Sir Wilfrid Laurier is providing a high-tech lead role in the battle to curb illegal fishing in the northern Pacific, where international fishing flotillas gather in huge numbers. Canada shares the surveillance data it gathers to help other countries protect their own exclusive economic zones.

October 19, 2024 06:46 UTC

Students help with goose problem in AfricvilleNewsDuration 2:18The Africville Museum has enlisted students to help evict a number of geese who have made a home on their property. CBC’s Gareth Hampshire speaks with the students who are using their creativity to scare the geese away.

October 19, 2024 03:11 UTC

Kirk Cameron, elected mayor of Whitehorse on Thursday, says he’s predicting some “tough times” ahead as the city faces some major infrastructure needs in the coming years. Cameron was elected by a healthy margin in Thursday’s vote. With all polls reporting results by about 8:50 p.m., Cameron led with 3,116 votes compared to Dan Bushnell’s 2,206. Stephen Kwok finished third with 381 votes, followed by Jack Bogaard with 195 votes and Dino Rudniski with 71 votes. “I’m surprised, it feels really good to have the confidence of the people of Whitehorse,” she said.

October 19, 2024 03:06 UTC

Patrick Charleson III, says the death of his son, Patrick Charleson IV, is a big loss. (Chek News - image credit)The family of a 24-year-old Hesquiaht First Nation man found dead in a Vancouver Island home last month is calling for justice. Family on Thursday identified the victim of the attack as Patrick Charleson IV, who was known in the community as "Heman." Charleson said she believes more people were involved in Charleson IV's death, and hopes anyone else responsible comes forward. 'Always the leader'Charleson said she remembers coaching Charleson IV when he competed in a basketball tournament as a teenager.

October 19, 2024 02:40 UTC

Cape Breton team heading to Florida baseball tournament with heavy heartsNewsDuration 2:04A Sydney Mines baseball team for individuals with disabilities is gearing up for a long-awaited trip. But the team is having to make plans without their coach, Justin MacDonald, who's been missing for more than three months. Kyle Moore has the story.

October 19, 2024 01:53 UTC