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Murray Wood is puzzled and annoyed by all of the "collector" licence plates on vehicles that will never be def...
Tag Archives: Labour
Protect migrant workers or face consequences, Ford and Trudeau warn farmers
TORONTO - Ontario farmers who employ temporary foreign workers received a warning Monday from Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Protect those workers from COVID-19 or face consequen...
Jun 22, 2020
Liberals look filling EI gaps as some set to exhaust CERB aid, Qualtrough says
OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says federal officials are looking for ways to fill gaps in a key, but decades-old, safety net for unemployed workers to catch those left out from upcoming change...
Jun 22, 2020
Mexico will resume sending workers after deal on better COVID-19 protections
OTTAWA - The Mexican government says it will resume sending farm workers to Canada after securing promises for more inspections and oversight to curb outbreaks of COVID-19. At least two Mexican m...
Jun 21, 2020
Work stoppage in support of Juneteenth shuts down West Coast ports
VANCOUVER - Ports along the West Coast of Canada and the United States were quiet Friday as workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union stopped operations to support ra...
Jun 19, 2020
Civil servants to resume talks with federal government in the midst of COVID-19
OTTAWA - Contract talks are expected to resume next week for about 70,000 federal government employees, many of whom have been delivering emergency financial aid to millions of Canadians during the CO...
Jun 18, 2020
Prices faced by consumers rising faster than inflation rate, BoC deputy says
OTTAWA - The prices Canadians have reported paying for goods and services have been rising more than the official inflation rate, a senior Bank of Canada official says. Deputy governor Lawrence S...
Jun 18, 2020
Last survivor of 1958 disaster won't let COVID-19 stop him from honouring dead
VANCOUVER - A sunny afternoon instantly turned dark for Lucien Lessard on June 17, 1958, as he plunged into the ocean when a support collapsed on a bridge being constructed between Vanc...
Jun 17, 2020
SEIU-West growing frustrated with lack of contract, poor staffing levels
With the need for healthcare workers at highs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one union is saying frustrations over staffing and labour negotiations are reaching a boiling point. Healthcare-sector membe...
Jun 16, 2020 Members of SEIU-West were outside the Legislative Building on June 16, 2020. (Britton Gray/980 CJME)
Feds to consider non-traditional data as pandemic aid reworked, Morneau says
OTTAWA - The federal government will look at how measures to revive the economy from its pandemic-induced freeze will impact women and men differently, Finance Minister Bill Morneau promises...
Jun 15, 2020
Mexico hits pause on sending temporary foreign workers after COVID-19 deaths
OTTAWA - Mexico won't send any more temporary foreign workers to Canada until it has more clarity on why two died due to COVID-19, the country's ambassador to Canada said Monday. That means as many as...
Jun 15, 2020
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Sarah Mills: Regina's recent pedestrian and e-scooter crashes raise safety concerns
Sarah Mills says a series of more than a dozen vehicle collisions involving pedestrians and e-scooters in Regina over th...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Oct. 5
On Monday's show, Evan talks with Jamie Nye about the Riders' chances after another loss. Plus, Canada's shifting relati...