© Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Telus says it has offered buyout packages to a portion of its workforce. Telecommunications giant Telus is looking to shed several hundred people from its Canadian workforce by offering buyouts to 2,000 people. USW Local 1944, which represents 6,500 Telus workers across the country, says 2,000 buyout packages have been offered. When asked for comment by CBC News, Telus said that while it has made the offer to 2,000 workers, it will cap the actual number of packages it would accept far lower. "We are offering a voluntary separation package to 2,000 team members, and anticipate several hundred to accept the offer.

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That bit of history is just one of the many inconsistencies stemming from our increasingly incomprehensible relationship with the British monarchy. It may be a component of our democratic tradition, but our democracy also involves incremental, progressive evolution away from monarchy. According to the survey, nearly 90 per cent of us who want to sever ties with the monarchy think those complicated constitutional debates are worth having. “Once we cease to think that the monarchy is important, that fact alone will render them unimportant,” said Hutchinson. With nearly three-quarters saying constitutional monarchy isn’t worth preserving, we may be only one major royal scandal away from reopening the Constitution.

The Kraken blocked 21 of Dallas’ shots Monday night — 13 of which came in the first period. Vegas led the NHL in blocked shots per 60 minutes this regular season with 17.94 a game. That’s a significant increase from the Kraken, which ranked 25th in the league in blocked shots in the regular season and fifth in the playoffs. According to statistical website Hockey Reference, Robertson ranked second on the Stars in the regular season in total shots and unblocked shots. The Stars also finished with the highest percentage of shots blocked as a team in the regular season at 28.18%.

KaSandra Kopytko was in a 150-vehicle convoy of people fleeing fires in northwest Saskatchewan this week. (Chanss Lagaden/CBC News - image credit)A nursing instructor says the flames and smoke from fires burning in northwest Saskatchewan were "shocking" to see. KaSandra Kopytko had a first-hand look, as she was in La Loche, then Île-à-la-Crosse, then Buffalo Narrows, as the fire situation kept changing. LISTEN | A Regina nurse who works in northern Saskatchewan was forced to leave Buffalo Narrows due to wildfires:Kopytko said that after that convoy left, the road was closed again. She used to live in Buffalo Narrows until moving to Saskatoon.

Perhaps it is his age — approaching a fit and robust 90 — but I fear his memory may be failing him. He and his Liberal government did not, in fact, bring in same-sex marriage. I have been tossed around the system all morning looking for a physician to renew her prescription, with the final statement being “Take her to Urgent Care.” Do we want to sit at Urgent Care for four or five hours for a simple renewal? Not likely when the name “Urgent Care” signifies why the facility is there. National Post and Financial Post welcome letters to the editor (150 words or fewer).

In the study, researchers from the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) and Finland’s Aalto University, offered new projections for the mean sea level rise in Finland over the next century. “The greatest effects of sea level rise will only be felt after 2100,” the FMI said in a news release. “If we do not succeed in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, sea level may rise by several metres over the following centuries. “Sea level rise will increase flood risks on Finland’s southern coast in the coming decades,” the FMI said. “If global emissions could be mitigated quickly, the sea level in Helsinki would rise by about 9 cm by the end of this century,” the FMI said.

(Leila Navidi/Star Tribune via AP, File)Minnesota lawmakers have passed a bill that would provide more protection for warehouse workers who have to meet productivity quotas, a move aimed at helping employees at companies like Amazon. The protections were included in a broader omnibus bill passed 34-33 on Tuesday evening by the Minnesota Senate. AdvertisementThe bill prohibits companies from firing or taking any adverse actions against an employee for failing to meet a quota that has not been disclosed to them. The bill mirrors similar laws passed in recent years in New York and California that attempt to regulate how Amazon surveys workers in its vast number of warehouses. Amazon has said it doesn’t have fixed quotas, but has “performance expectations” for workers based on how their peers perform at particular sites.

While kelp is gaining popularity as a climate-friendly superfood, a new analysis is shining light on the economic opportunity it could present for one of Canada’s smallest provinces. On Wednesday, environmental charity Ecology Action Centre (EAC) released its Roadmap for Nova Scotia Kelp Farming. To put that in perspective, Atlantic Sea Farms — which produces the lion’s share of kelp in Maine, the hub of kelp farming in the United States — harvested one million pounds, which is around 453,000 kilos, of kelp in 2022. After decades of farming in the sea, he said he is amazed at how accessible kelp farming is. Once you put it out, you don't have to do anything.” Kelp harvesting in Nova Scotia.

Isabelle Chapadeau, an Inuk from Nunavut, presents her new column named Ullumi ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, which means “Today” in Inuktitut. This is not to be missed. Radio Canada InternationalRCI is CBC/Radio-Canada’s multilingual service, providing audiences with an opportunity to discover and, above all, to understand and gain insight into the reality of Canadian society, along with its cultural and democratic values.

Ron DeSantis criticized Donald Trump for implying that Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh,” going after the former president as DeSantis prepares to challenge him for the 2024 Republican nomination. DeSantis was responding to a question Tuesday about Trump’s comments in The Messenger about the six-week ban that DeSantis recently signed into law. The rivalry between Trump and DeSantis is heating up as DeSantis nears a decision on a presidential campaign. “For my part, I disagree with President Trump about the heartbeat bill,” Pence told reporters Tuesday night after an event in Concord, New Hampshire. “We’re looking at a lot of different things,“ he said when asked by The Associated Press whether he supports a federal abortion ban.

ET (CBC, SN, TVAS)Game 2: Saturday, May 20, 8 p.m. ET (CBC, SN, TVAS)Game 3: Monday, May 22, 8 p.m. ET (CBC, SN, TVAS)Game 4: Wednesday, May 24, 8 p.m. ET (CBC, SN, TVAS)*Game 7: Wednesday, May 31, 9 p.m. ET (CBC, SN, TVAS)* if necessary

Watson Rumbolt lives in Mud Lake, a town of 40 people that was flooded May 17, 2017, shortly after the Muskrat Falls dam was built. Mud Lake recovered, in part. Last September, the provincial government, without accepting liability for the floods, announced a relocation package for Mud Lake residents. Each household can receive up to $270,000, but must agree to move away from Mud Lake. Only people with property in the town of Mud Lake are eligible, meaning residents like Chiasson don't qualify.

Police have responded to three fatal vehicle accidents in the past week. (CBC/Radio-Canada - image credit)In the past week, three people between the ages of 18 and 31 have died in vehicle accidents in the N.W.T. Hay River RCMP said Tuesday morning they are investigating a fatal accident in Enterprise that happened Monday night. "The past week has seen three young people's lives cut short in the NWT due to motorized vehicle incidents," reads the RCMP's latest release. On Monday, Deline RCMP said one person had died in an apparent ATV rollover on the weekend.

TORONTO - Right-handed reliever Thomas Hatch has been recalled by the Toronto Blue Jays. Hatch was brought up from triple-A Buffalo in time to be active for Toronto’s Tuesday night game against the visiting New York Yankees. Hatch (0-1) has a 19.29 earned-run average over 4 2/3 innings pitched for the Blue Jays this season with four strikeouts. Jackson (0-0) had a 3.00 ERA over three innings pitched with Toronto this season. He gave up a home run to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge in the Blue Jays’ 7-4 loss to New York on Monday.