Murray Wood: What happened to basic manners?
At the risk of sounding old fashioned, Murray Wood is questioning the manners of some of the people he meets. He says pe...
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Food Banks Canada says food insecurity is up but there's small cause for hope
TORONTO - A new report from the charity Food Banks Canada says food insecurity continues to climb, but new government programs could ease financial strain. The organization's 2025 "Poverty Report Card...
Sep 16, 2025
BCGEU escalates job action, bans overtime for correctional officers and sheriffs
VANCOUVER - The president of a union representing British Columbia's public service workers says it has escalated job action with an overtime ban for correctional officers and sheriffs. Paul Finch of ...
Sep 15, 2025
Alberta takes teachers' union to labour board over accusations of false claims
EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers' Association says the province is delaying and sabotaging the bargaining process after the government announced it has filed a complaint with the Labour Relations Board...
Sep 15, 2025
Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu expects unpaid airline work probe to wrap up in December
GATINEAU - The federal government's probe into allegations about unpaid work in Canada's airline sector should wrap up by early December, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. Hajdu first announced t...
Sep 15, 2025
Many school bus routes still cancelled in Quebec because of Lion inspections
MONTREAL - Many Lion electric school buses remained off the road in Quebec on Monday after the company said over the weekend the vehicles needed more inspections and repairs. The 1,200 Lion buses oper...
Sep 15, 2025
'Anxiety' for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses
VANCOUVER - The head of a British Columbia restaurant industry association says businesses are in a state of "nervousness and anxiety" over possible liquor distribution disruptions as public service l...
Sep 12, 2025
Canada Post union set to give update on postal service bargaining saga
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post workers is set to give an update this morning on negotiations with the Crown corporation. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it will hold a press con...
Sep 12, 2025 Canada Post mail trucks are seen parked in their distribution centre in Montreal, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Montreal Transit Corp. warns users ahead of second strike coming in 10 days
MONTREAL - The head of Montreal's public transit authority says she needs to find ways to deliver services at a lower cost, 10 days out from a second strike by maintenance workers that will drasticall...
Sep 11, 2025
Alberta's Smith says tight budget means teachers face a stark choice in bargaining
EDMONTON - With a provincewide teachers strike looming, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says their union has a stark choice between heftier pay hikes and more teachers. Smith suggested they can have on...
Sep 11, 2025
B.C. says deal reached with union to classify meat inspectors as essential
KAMLOOPS - Provincial meat inspectors in British Columbia have been classified as essential workers after ranchers and meat processors complained that an ongoing public service strike was threatening ...
Sep 11, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 18
8:30 - As students settle down into a new school year, Evan welcomes Manitoba public high school teacher and vice princi...