Murray Wood: When words fail, stuffed animals can say a lot
Murray Wood says people in Foam Lake and communities across Saskatchewan are putting stuffed animals outside to remember...
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National employment numbers for September from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.6) Employment rate: 60.7 per cent (60.8) Participation ...
Oct 11, 2024
'Break in the cooling trend': Jobs report tops economists' expectations in September
OTTAWA - The Canadian labour market exceeded many economists' expectations in September, adding more than twice as many jobs as the previous month while unemployment ticked lower. Statistics Canada re...
Oct 11, 2024
Alberta health minister announces resident physician pay deal as family doctors wait
EDMONTON - Alberta's government has reached a new tentative four-year pay deal with resident physicians as the province grapples with overcrowding in hospitals and a potential health-care labour disru...
Oct 9, 2024
Quebec premier takes heat for paying students to 'renovate their basement'
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is facing criticism for a program that paid students to learn a construction skill - as less than half the graduates are certified to work in the industry. After it wa...
Oct 9, 2024
McGill agrees to drop legal challenge of law faculty union, ending strike
MONTREAL - McGill University has agreed to drop a legal challenge of its law faculty's right to unionize, bringing an official end to a strike during which law professors walked off the job for more t...
Oct 7, 2024
'Gulf is just too big': Strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements around pay and staffing. David Harrigan, the United Nurses of A...
Oct 3, 2024
Toronto hospital to open permanent supportive housing apartments for homeless people
TORONTO - A new housing project for those who live on the streets and frequently end up in the emergency room is set to welcome its first residents in Toronto this month, supported by one of the large...
Oct 3, 2024
Ontario teacher shortage to worsen in 2027, ministry document warns
TORONTO - Ontario is staring down a teacher shortage as retirements and student enrolment are both on the rise, and the Ministry of Education expects the situation will start to get even worse in 2027...
Oct 2, 2024
McGill University law professors' union agrees to suspend strike, resume classes
MONTREAL - McGill University law professors will return to classrooms this week after their union suspended a strike that had lasted since the start of the fall semester. The school's administration a...
Oct 1, 2024
Bloc pushes government on pension pact as Liberals survive non-confidence vote
OTTAWA - The Liberal government survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks Tuesday, once again putting off the possibility Canada would be plunged into an immediate election campaign. Thou...
Oct 1, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Saskatchewan grieves with Foam Lake
Foam Lake is rallying around a husband and father left to grieve his wife and two daughters, who were killed in a collis...
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The Evan Bray Show - Wednesday, Oct. 7
8:30 - The rising cost of diesel is hurting all Canadians, from farmers, truckers and everyday consumers. The Conservati...