Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Many employers not ready for legal weed, World Cannabis Congress told
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Many Canadian workplaces aren't nearly ready for the fast-approaching legalization of marijuana, the World Cannabis Congress has been told. Jason Fleming, vice-president of human re...
Jun 12, 2018
CP Rail winding down service as it faces countdown to Tuesday evening strike
MONTREAL - The countdown to another Canadian railway strike is on. Canadian Pacific Railway workers are set to strike Tuesday night, potentially forcing the railroad to shut down its freight service a...
May 29, 2018
WestJet pilots vow not to disrupt long weekend as a goodwill gesture
WestJet pilots have committed to not disrupting passenger travel plans over the Victoria Day long weekend despite voting overwhelmingly to give its union a strike mandate. The Air Line Pilots Associat...
May 11, 2018
WestJet Airlines pilots vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action
CALGARY - WestJet pilots have overwhelmingly voted to give their union a strike mandate. The Air Line Pilots Association says members voted 91 per cent in favour of strike action. About 95 per cent of...
May 10, 2018
'It's brutal:' employer frustrated with SaskJobs site update
Since the SaskJobs website was recently taken over by the federal government, a Saskatchewan employer says it has changed from being user-friendly to confusing. David Powell, who helps manage The Ice ...
May 09, 2018 SaskJobs.ca has now been integrated into the national job bank, but the changes have raised some concerns May 9, 2018, (Screengrab/Department of Employment and Social Development Canada)
Teamsters serves Canadian Pacific with 72-hour strike notice
CALGARY - The union representing about 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has formally served the company with a 72 hour notice of an intent to strike. ...
Apr 18, 2018
Cameco shut down starts this week
The final shift at Cameco's Key Lake and McArthur River uranium operations is wrapping up, which will leave a total of 845 people out of work for an expected 10-month lay-off. Workers on one shift pac...
Feb 01, 2018 The shut down at Cameco's Key Lake and McArthur uranium operations begins the week of Feb. 1, 2018. (submitted/Cameco)
Sask. police chiefs would support pre-pay gas rules
By Taylor MacPherson, paNow The President of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police said a rule requiring drivers to pre-pay for gas would keep retailers safe while saving police forces valu...
Nov 15, 2017
New bus service delayed amid challenges from STC supporters
A Melville business has run into opposition as it tries to start a passenger bus service to fill in for the now-defunct Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC). Diane Smith, owner of DiCal Tr...
Jun 01, 2017
Refinery workers' union asks to resume talks
No one's calling it a glimmer of hope, but talks could resume between the Co-op Refinery and the union representing its employees. The two sides were in talks until Co-op offered what it called its fi...
Mar 29, 2017
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...