Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member
OTTAWA - The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labou...
Jan 26, 2025
Canada Post gets $1-billion loan from federal government amid financial struggles
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing a $1-billion loan to Canada Post to help the Crown corporation continue operating amid "significant financial challenges." Canada Post says it was notified...
Jan 24, 2025 The Canada Post logo is seen on the outside the company's Pacific Processing Centre in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday June 1, 2017. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
RCMP union says Saskatchewan, Manitoba face severe staffing stresses
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA - The union representing front-line Mounties says it has not seen an internal RCMP memo calling for short-term staff transfers to Manitoba and Saskatchewan, but says those p...
Jan 24, 2025
Ottawa using AI to tackle Phoenix backlog as it tests replacement system
OTTAWA - The federal government is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to clear a backlog of Phoenix pay system transactions as it transitions to a new platform. Alex Benay, associate deputy ...
Jan 23, 2025
'Remedy' for Nova Scotians with disabilities in institutions behind schedule
HALIFAX - Shannon Sweet lives in a Halifax nursing home, but she imagines a home of her own, with a kitchen set up for her wheelchair and visiting staff to assist her with some daily needs. "I want to...
Jan 22, 2025
B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs apologized Wednesday and walked back comments he made earlier this week suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project. "I do not...
Jan 22, 2025
Federal immigration department to cut more than 3,300 jobs over three years
OTTAWA - The federal immigration department is set to cut roughly 3,300 jobs over the next three years. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Canada Employment and Immigration Union said in a ...
Jan 20, 2025
Quick Sketch: Meet Liberal leadership candidate Karina Gould
OTTAWA - Karina Gould is making her pitch to Liberal grassroots as the best candidate to rebuild and restore Canadians' faith in the party. At 37, she's the youngest contender in the running and the m...
Jan 19, 2025
Ontario politicians, businesspeople to mark large presence in D.C. for inauguration
TORONTO - Ontario politicians, business leaders and union executives are set to descend on Washington, D.C., for president-elect Donald Trump's inauguration as part of a provincial pushback to the inc...
Jan 19, 2025
68 Canadian communities susceptible to green transition disruption
One in 10 Canadians live in communities susceptible to workforce disruption from the transition to a greener economy, a new report suggests while underlining solutions that could help those regions ad...
Jan 14, 2025
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...