Murray Wood: Why this Roughrider season has not been like a roller coaster
Murray Wood says the Saskatchewan Roughriders' fans like him remain defiantly optimistic no matter what, even if they so...
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Corrective to April 25 NextStar foreign workers story
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press erroneously attributed a Conservative statement about subsidies to Sebastian Skamski, a spokesperson for Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre. In fact, it was a joint stateme...
Apr 26, 2024
Canada's auto sector faces an EV renaissance, but local job protection is a concern
OTTAWA - Canada's auto industry is experiencing a renaissance as it transitions from building gas-powered vehicles to ones that run on batteries, but some are raising the alarm over the protection of ...
Apr 25, 2024
Quebec liquor store employees walk off the job as two-day strike begins
MONTREAL - Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers walked off the job on Wednesday for a planned two-day strike amid contract negotiations with their employer. Their union - the Syndicat des empl...
Apr 24, 2024
Feds need 'nuanced' approach to ensure public sector doesn't lose tech talent: Anand
TORONTO - Treasury Board President Anita Anand says Canada has to take a "nuanced" approach to shrinking its public service in order to protect some of its tech worker ranks. Anand says she does not w...
Apr 24, 2024
Labour minister announces inquiry into costly 2023 port strike in B.C.
GATINEAU, Que. - Federal Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan says he has appointed an Industrial Inquiry Commission to dig deeper into the underlying causes of B.C.'s port strike last summer. The federal g...
Apr 22, 2024
First responders to get mental health counselling, Manitoba government says
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is funding mental health support for first responders, following the recent death of a Winnipeg firefighter. The province is committing to pay for three counsellors ...
Apr 22, 2024
Airbus workers at Quebec plant reject company's third contract offer
MONTREAL - Unionized workers at an Airbus assembly plant north of Montreal have rejected a contract offer for the third time. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which r...
Apr 21, 2024
Sask. labour lawyer breaks down difference in STF, gov't views of offer
Saskatchewan teachers are mulling over the latest offer from the provincial government, but there seems to be some daylight between how the two sides view the offer. The Government-Trustee Bargaining ...
Apr 19, 2024 Thousands were in attendance at the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation Rally on April 29, 2023. (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Quebec labour code doesn't infringe rights of casino managers, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - Excluding front-line supervisors at a Montreal casino from organizing under the Quebec labour-relations regime does not infringe their constitutional rights, the Supreme Court of Canada has r...
Apr 19, 2024
Retired Regina EA explains the complexity of modern classrooms
While teachers mull over the provincial government's contract offer, a Regina woman who spent 23 years in schools is explaining the reality in classrooms today and why teachers have been so set on rem...
Apr 19, 2024 Dianne Swann retired from a 23-year career as an educational assistant in February, and says people don't understand the reality of classroom complexity these days. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Fans need boundaries
A video of X-Files star Gillian Anderson admonishing a group of fans for their behaviour during a live performance has g...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, Oct. 6
On Tuesday's show, Evan spoke to Vassy Kapelos about the Quebec election. Plus, the start of hunting season and the issu...