Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
Tag Archives: Labour
'Patchwork quilt' approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups
CALGARY - The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue. The National Advi...
Mar 14, 2021
Economy blows past expectations, adds 259,000 jobs in February
OTTAWA - Canada's economy added 259,000 jobs last month, whipping past expectations to pull the country closer to pre-pandemic employment levels, with young women staring at the longest road to recove...
Mar 12, 2021
Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will increase its minimum wage to $15.20 an hour starting Sept. 1. The territory's minimum wage is currently $13.46 an hour and hasn't increased since 2...
Mar 11, 2021
OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget
OTTAWA - An international group that includes Canada is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimulus. The O...
Mar 11, 2021
Liberals told to think beyond child care in work to craft 'shecession' recovery plan
OTTAWA - Decades of job gains for women could vanish if Ottawa's plan to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic doesn't rethink federal skills programs and stimulus plans, experts said Monday.Low-income w...
Mar 08, 2021
'A frightened workforce': Union worries as Olymel reopens after COVID-19 shutdown
CALGARY - Some employees of a central Alberta pork plant that shut down due to COVID-19 are afraid to go back to work, their union president says. Olymel's facility in Red Deer was shuttered Feb. 15 b...
Mar 04, 2021
Olymel announces gradual reopening of pork plant in Red Deer, Alta., after outbreak
A pork processing plant in central Alberta has announced it has been given the green light to gradually reopen after a COVID-19 outbreak forced it to shut down for two weeks. The Olymel facility in Re...
Mar 03, 2021
Liberals' two-year-old pledge to revamp EI, CPP appeals body delayed due to COVID-19
OTTAWA - COVID-19 has all but stalled a promised shift in how Canadians appeal rulings on their requests for federal income supports. The department overseeing the work, Employment and Social Developm...
Mar 01, 2021
A timeline of events in British Columbia's Site C dam project
VANCOUVER - A chronology of events in British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric dam project: Late 1950s: The location for a third dam on the Peace River is first looked at after the locations of WAC Ben...
Feb 26, 2021
British Columbia's Site C dam to cost $16 billion, delayed until 2025
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says completing the Site C dam is in the best interests of residents, despite the project's price tag ballooning to $16 billion and completion date stre...
Feb 26, 2021
OPINION
Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
LATEST WEATHER
TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 7
On Tuesday's show, Evan marks Green Shirt Day , talks youth crime and justice on the Round Table of Justice and anticipa...