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...
Tag Archives: Labour
China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy
China rolled out a raft of measures Tuesday aimed at countering a prolonged downturn in its property market that is weighing on the world's second largest economy. The chief of China's central bank sa...
Sep 24, 2024
Grain farmers urge intervention as Metro Vancouver terminal workers ready strike
Canada's grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if it were allowed to take place. The Grain Growers of Canada say in a statement that it is "deeply concerne...
Sep 23, 2024
'I'm playing the sidelines': Unhappy N. B. Tories sit out this election
Jason Sully would normally spend the first weekend of a provincial election period immersed in campaign logistics - knocking on doors, organizing volunteers and all the other behind-the-scenes work in...
Sep 23, 2024
Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime
MONTREAL - Quebec's labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province's nurses. Fdration Interprofessionnelle de la sant du Qubec had threatened th...
Sep 16, 2024
Quebec court greenlights temporary foreign worker class action on closed permits
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit involving temporary foreign workers who are suing the federal government over work permits that bind them to an employer. The l...
Sep 16, 2024
Politics likely pushed Air Canada toward a deal with 'unheard of' gains for pilots
MONTREAL - Experts say factors including public opinion and politics helped push Air Canada toward a deal that secured major wage gains for pilots. Yesterday, the country's biggest airline and the uni...
Sep 16, 2024
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Air Canada Air Canada pilots reached a tentative agreement shortly after midnight on Sunday, averting a potential ...
Sep 15, 2024
Montreal bars, restaurants react to Quebec bill to regulate merchant tipping requests
MONTREAL - Julia Dougall-Picard swings into action when customers settle in for lunch at Frite Alors in Montreal's downtown Quartier Latin neighbourhood. The 20-year-old works as a server at the popul...
Sep 15, 2024
Air Canada, pilots still far apart as strike notice deadline approaches
Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline, when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline. After more than 14 months of ne...
Sep 14, 2024 Air Canada pilots hold signs during an informational picket at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Aug. 27, 2024. Labour talks between Air Canada and its pilots are approaching a midnight deadline when either side could trigger the start of a shutdown for Canada's largest airline.(DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press)
CN spokesperson shares perspective on rail dispute
The labour disputes at Canada's two biggest railways have gone to binding arbitration after the federal government stepped in to end a lockout at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kan...
Sep 13, 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...