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Montreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
MONTREAL - The head of a union representing transit maintenance workers said members aren't giving up on their fight for better wages and conditions, despite new legislation that will give the Quebec ...
Nov 12, 2025
Quebec labour minister wants power to intervene in Montreal transit strike
QUBEC - The Quebec government wants the power to intervene in labour disputes that have disrupted public transit in Montreal since the start of November, which it says are holding the city's residents...
Nov 11, 2025
'Why we do it': More than 100 volunteers lay flags at soldiers' graves in Kingston
KINGSTON - On a chilly November morning, more than 100 volunteers began arriving at a historic cemetery in Kingston, Ont., to help honour soldiers who are buried there. Some came with family members, ...
Nov 10, 2025
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
OTTAWA - Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its struggling business model into a financially sustainable postal service. Procurement Minister Jol Lightbound unve...
Nov 10, 2025
Brandt Industries fined $55,000 after worker seriously hurt while driving forklift
A Regina-based company has been ordered to pay $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured while operating a forklift back in September of 2021. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relat...
Nov 10, 2025 The charge stemmed from an incident on Sept. 2, 2021 when a worker in Regina suffered a serious injury while driving a forklift. (980 CJME file photo)
Worker taking polar bear photos before he was killed in Nunavut
by Rob Drinkwater Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he was snapping and posting on social media as he worked at a radar site in Nunavut. "Chris said, 'Wel...
Nov 09, 2025 A polar bear is seen near a North Warning System radar installation on Brevoort Island in Nunavut, in this handout photo taken by Christopher Best on Aug. 7, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Christopher Best)
Manitoba premier talks election preparation at NDP convention
BRANDON - Manitoba New Democrats, riding high in opinion polls and taking in large amounts of money in donations, were urged by Premier Wab Kinew to start preparing for an election still almost two ye...
Nov 08, 2025
B.C. government workers voting through to Thursday on tentative agreement
BURNABY - Members of the British Columbia General Employees' Union have begun voting on the tentative agreement reached last month with the provincial government. The union says in a statement that vo...
Nov 07, 2025
Smith defends back-to-work law, says decision is the democratic job of lawmakers
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is defending her government's move to quickly pass back-to-work legislation invoking the Charter's notwithstanding clause, saying democracy is when elected officials mak...
Nov 07, 2025
Montreal transit agency says there's been progress in talks with one striking union
MONTREAL - The CEO of Montreal's public transit agency says there is progress in negotiations with one of two unions whose walkouts have disrupted service across the network. Marie-Claude Lonard says ...
Nov 07, 2025
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8:30 - Canada's industrial carbon tax is set to rise again, and it's sparking a lot of debate about what that means for ...