Manitoba’s minimum wage set to rise to $16 on October 1
Manitoba workers earning minimum wage will see a pay increase this fall as the provincial minimum wage rises to $16 per hour starting October 1, 2025. The 20-cent increase from the current $15.80 per ...
Hegseth orders fitness standards to be gender neutral for combat jobs. Many already are
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military to make fitness standards for all combat jobs gender neutral, formalizing a process that largely exists for many of those jobs ...
Manitoba to translate government proceedings into Indigenous languages
The Manitoba government is launching a pilot project to translate legislative proceedings into the province’s Indigenous ...
NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again
NASA’s celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams said Monday that they hold themselves partly responsible for what went wrong on their space sprint-turned-marathon and would fly on Boeing’s ...
Hundreds of thousands in Ontario still without power as ice storm cleanup continues
Hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario were still without power Monday after freezing rain coated swaths of the province with thick layers of ice, with outages expected to last in some areas ...
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
Most rescues happen in the 24 hours after a disaster. The chances of survival drop with each day after that, experts say. Most victims are badly injured or buried by falling stones or other debris.
AI and satellites help aid workers respond to Myanmar earthquake damage
Once the AI analysis was complete, it showed 515 buildings in Mandalay with 80% to 100% damage and another 1,524 with between 20% and 80% damage. That showed the widespread gravity of the disaster, ...
US sanctions Sinaloa Cartel associates for alleged money laundering
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The United States Treasury sanctioned six people and seven companies Monday for alleged money laundering ...
Gangs strike in Haiti's heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti on Monday, seizing control of a local prison as hundreds of people fled the area under gunfire.
Milwaukee pays tribute to Bob Uecker in Brewers' first home game since his death
Milwaukee loved Uecker because of what he meant to the city. He stayed true to his hometown and continued working Brewers games even as his star rose from his Miller Lite commercials, his chats with ...
Winnipeg Police arrest armed suspect with drugs and firearm
A 28-year-old Winnipeg man is in custody after police seized a loaded handgun and drugs during an arrest at a local grocery ...
At least 10 people dead in Syria as gunmen target civilians in Tartus and Homs
Separately on Monday, two unidentified gunmen killed six people in Homs, a city in western Syria known for its religious diversity, with a majority of Sunni Muslims and a significant Alawite minority, ...