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Winnipeg family seeks public inquiry after inquest into teen's fatal police shooting
Family renews call for inquiry into police deaths
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Manitoba Advocate for Children and Youth (Mandatory Credit)
The family of a First Nations girl fatally shot by Winnipeg police is renewing calls for a public inquiry into police-related deaths of Indigenous people.
Eishia Hudson was killed in 2020 after the vehicle she was driving was involved in a liquor store robbery and police chase.
The inquest into the 16-year-old's death, which concluded last week, heard an officer fired two shots at Eishia because he believed the lives of his fellow officers were in danger.
William Hudson, Eishia's father, says he is pushing for the province to call a public inquiry to examine the broader issue of police-related deaths and how Manitoba investigates them.
The inquest examined whether the use of force was appropriate and whether systemic racism played a role in Eishia's death because the suspects were identified as Indigenous.
Judge Margaret Wiebe is to deliver her final report at a later date on ways to prevent similar deaths.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2026.
By Brittany Hobson | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Alberta business groups say 'stay' side victory fosters investment confidence
Alberta business groups cheer 'stay' side victory
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Alberta business groups are cheering the decisive win for the "stay" side in Monday's referendum, but say more work lies ahead in getting the province a fair shake within Confederation.
Early returns show about 76 per cent of voters chose for Alberta to remain in Canada, while 24 per cent voted to hold a second, binding referendum on separation.
The Business Council of Alberta says it's "delighted" by the outcome, saying it allows the province to move forward with certainty.
But council president Adam Legge says the concerns that brought separation to the forefront of the public debate remain, and the provincial and federal governments must work together to pursue fairness for Alberta.
The Calgary Chamber of Commerce says the results provide much-needed certainty for businesses to move forward with hiring, planning and investing for the future.
Chamber president and CEO Deborah Yedlin says Albertans have delivered a clear message that they want to be at the national table and help shape Canada's prosperity.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 20, 2026.
By Lauren Krugel | Copyright 2026, The Canadian Press. All rights reserved.
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Amazon is hiring for 9,000 seasonal jobs in Canada and the average pay is almost $24 an hour
You can get the Employee Grocery and Daily Essentials Discount.
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Amazon has 9,000 seasonal jobs for the holidays available in Canada.
The average pay for these positions is almost $24 an hour, and seasonal employees get workplace benefits like a discount on grocery purchases.
On October 20, Amazon announced that seasonal hiring for 2026 includes 9,000 seasonal jobs at 55 sites across Canada to help with the holiday rush.
Since the holidays are one of the busiest times of year at Amazon, with millions of Canadians buying gifts and essentials sometimes at the last minute, the company needs workers to stow, pick, pack, sort and ship customer orders.
The new seasonal jobs are at Amazon Canada fulfillment centres, sortation centres, and delivery stations across the country.
Employees at fulfillment centres receive and put away inventory, ensure products meet quality requirements, get orders ready and pack them, and load boxes onto trucks for shipment.
At sortation centres, you have to receive and sort inventory, get customer orders ready, and pack the orders.
Workers at delivery stations receive and prepare inventory for delivery, use smartphones and handheld devices to sort, scan and prepare orders, receive truck deliveries, and build, wrap, sort and transport pallets and packages.
The average base wage for these seasonal jobs is nearly $24 an hour now, which is more than the minimum wage in every province.
Amazon also offers a workplace benefits package to seasonal employees that's available on their first day of employment.
The benefits include mental health and wellbeing support through Amazon's Employee Assistance Program and the new Employee Grocery and Daily Essentials Discount, which gives eligible employees 10% off grocery and daily essentials purchases through Amazon.ca with no cap on savings.
You can apply for seasonal positions online, and Amazon will continuously add job postings to the hiring site throughout the holiday season.
Amazon said these seasonal jobs are also opportunities for workers to transition into permanent positions after the holidays.
This year, the company has invested more than $78 million in pay increases for operations employees in Canada and boosted the average base wage to more than $26 per hour. That means full-time employees working 40 hours a week earn more than $54,000 a year on average.
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Les services secrets canadiens engagent présentement et tu peux gagner près de 90 000 $
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Si tu cherches présentement un emploi, peaufine ton CV, car le Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (SCRS) est à la recherche de personnes pour occuper des postes en ressources humaines et le salaire peut atteindre près de 90 000 $ par année.
Le SCRS recrute présentement des conseiller.ères en ressources humaines expérimenté.es à Burnaby et Ottawa, mais aussi à Toronto, Montréal et Halifax, et ce, de manière anticipatoire. Tu peux donc envoyer tout de suite ta candidature.
Les salaires liés à ces emplois varient entre 73 970 $ et 89 970 $. L'organisation mentionne aussi que les salarié.es reçoivent de « généreux congés et des avantages sociaux ».
Les personnes sélectionnées devront détenir un diplôme de premier cycle ou un certificat universitaire ou un diplôme collégial ou une certification professionnelle en ressources humaines reconnue par le Conseil canadien des associations en ressources humaines. Des expériences variant entre trois et cinq ans, selon le diplôme obtenu, sont aussi requises.
Les candidat.es recherché.es sont, entre autres, habiles à donner des conseils, travaillent bien en équipe et ont une bonne capacité d'analyse, d'organisation et de communication.
Durant le processus d'embauche, tu devras effectuer une entrevue axée sur tes compétences, un examen écrit ainsi qu'une vérification de tes références.
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Si tu n'as pas les compétences requises, sache qu'une centaine de postes sont disponibles, au moment d'écrire ces lignes, dans divers domaines.
Aussi, si tu vas encore à l'école, le SCRS recrute présentement des étudiant.es pour la saison 2023 afin de rejoindre les services secrets et les salaires varient entre 15,40 $ et 27,73 $ selon ton niveau d'étude.