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Senators to resume debate on postal legislation after taking a day to reflect
OTTAWA - Senators are to resume a special sitting today to examine a back-to-work bill that would force an end to rotating strikes at Canada Post as the walkouts enter their sixth week. Bill C-89 was ...
Nov 26, 2018
GM to close Oshawa plant, four U.S. plants in massive reorganization push
TORONTO - General Motors will close its production plant in Oshawa, Ont., along with four facilities in the U.S. as part of a global reorganization that will see the company focus on electric and auto...
Nov 26, 2018
Canada Post ‘cooling off’ period won’t resolve postal dispute, says CUPW
OTTAWA - Striking postal workers have rejected a call from Canada Post for a "cooling off" period to accompany mediated talks aimed at ending the labour dispute that has seen mail and packages backed ...
Nov 19, 2018
U of R academic staff vote for strike mandate
Academic staff at the University of Regina have voted to give their union a strike mandate. The academic staff bargaining unit of the University of Regina Faculty Association saw 87.4 per cent of memb...
Nov 07, 2018
Postal workers on picket lines, rotating strike hits Regina
Around 400 Canada Post employees could continue to take turns holding down the picket line on Saskatchewan Drive until the weekend, according to the union representing Regina postal workers. William J...
Nov 01, 2018 Postal workers in Regina are taking their turn at rotating strikes Thursday. (Naina Rishiraj / CJME News)
Living wage idea voted down by Regina executive committee
The idea of paying what's considered a "living wage" to all employees hired by the City of Regina was voted down on Wednesday. The city's executive committee voted against a mandatory wage of $16.95 p...
Oct 11, 2018
Sask. minimum wage up 10 cents, now 2nd-lowest in Canada
Minimum wage is going up in Saskatchewan, but earners and advocacy groups say more can be done. On Oct. 1, the province's minimum wage will increase 10 cents to $11.06 per hour - six cents above the l...
Oct 01, 2018
Canada Post strike averted for now as carriers say they’ll keep talking
OTTAWA - The union representing thousands of Canada Post workers says it will stay at the bargaining table, averting a potential strike by mid-week. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Monday it...
Sep 25, 2018
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
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Sarah Mills: Reality TV is not really a break from reality
It's fake, staged and might as well be scripted. Sarah Mills says reality TV is not great entertainment, but we all have...
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