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Alberta government passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to end teacher strike
EDMONTON - Premier Danielle Smith's caucus worked into the wee hours of Tuesday morning to curtail debate and speedily pass a bill using the Charter's notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking t...
Oct 27, 2025
B.C. public service union announces tentative deal to end strike after 8 weeks
BURNABY - The B.C. General Employees' Union says it will recommend that its members vote to accept a tentative deal reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action, while a uni...
Oct 26, 2025
Alberta premier responds to threat of broader labour action in call-in radio show
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier said Saturday she hopes the legislation her government tables in two days to force striking teachers back to work isn't followed by broader labour action. Danielle Smith's...
Oct 25, 2025
Quebec tables special bill to impose new compensation scheme on doctors
QUBEC - Quebec's government has tabled special legislation to impose a new compensation scheme for doctors and put an end to their pressure tactics. The new bill says doctors who take "concerted actio...
Oct 24, 2025
No talks planned as clock ticks down to Monday deadline in Alberta teachers strike
EDMONTON - With time running out before Alberta's striking teachers get legislated back to work, the province and the union say they're ready to negotiate but want the other side to make the first mov...
Oct 24, 2025
Minister defends changes allowing Canada Post to shutter rural offices
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of Canada Post told a parliamentary committee Thursday the recent changes to the Crown corporation's mandate are not aimed at reducing any service to rural and ...
Oct 23, 2025
Montreal transit agency seeks mediation with bus, metro drivers to avoid more strikes
MONTREAL - Montreal's public transit agency has asked the provincial government to appoint a mediator to help settle a labour dispute with bus and metro drivers, who are set to join maintenance worker...
Oct 23, 2025
CIRB rules against Canada Post union's challenge to back-to-work order
OTTAWA - The Canada Industrial Relations Board has ruled against the union at Canada Post in its challenge to Ottawa's move last year to force the postal employees back to work. The federal government...
Oct 23, 2025
Alberta premier says back-to-work bill for striking teachers coming Monday
EDMONTON - Thousands of teachers and supporters jeered, chanted and dumped protest potatoes at the door of the Alberta legislature Thursday as Premier Danielle Smith set a Monday deadline to solve a p...
Oct 23, 2025
Long-term care workers across N.S. take strike votes, prepare for job action
HALIFAX - Nearly 5,000 long-term care workers in Nova Scotia are considering a strike, saying they are fed up of low pay and chronic understaffing. The union representing the workers say it has been t...
Oct 23, 2025
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