Murray Wood: Going to seed, in a good way
Murray Wood says seed sales are taking off this spring. Food prices are likely convincing some to grow their own vegetab...
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Alberta Premier Smith says unions prompted COVID-19 shot coverage expansion
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday her government's sudden shift in COVID-19 vaccination policy was prompted by union demands. Earlier this week, her health ministry said COVID-19 vaccine co...
Aug 21, 2025
Canada Post union says negotiation meeting delayed, with talks to continue Monday
Negotiations that had been scheduled for Friday between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been delayed. A press release from CUPW says it's been informed by Canada Post that th...
Aug 21, 2025
Air Canada flight attendants to vote on proposed pay increase next week
More than 10,000 flight attendants for Air Canada will begin voting next week on a new tentative agreement that raises wages and establishes a pay structure for time worked when aircraft are on the gr...
Aug 21, 2025
Canada Post union tables new offers seeking higher wages
OTTAWA - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers presented new offers to Canada Post on Wednesday seeking higher wages while allowing for the addition of weekend delivery and part-time workers to the pos...
Aug 20, 2025
Plane, bus or a 45-hour drive? Travellers seek solutions after Air Canada strike ends
Noha Zaher and Ibraheem Sabry still hadn't made it home to Ottawa despite enduring nearly 60 hours of travel chaos and confusion after their vacation abroad. The couple and their two kids spent Tuesda...
Aug 19, 2025
Air Canada strike ends after tentative deal reached with flight attendants' union
TORONTO - Air Canada says it plans to operate more than half of its scheduled flights Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the union representing its flight attendants to end a strike that beg...
Aug 19, 2025
Talks resume with Air Canada, flight attendants union says, after airline reached out
There's hope today a deal to end a strike by Air Canada's flight attendants could be reached at the bargaining table, following word from their union that both sides met for meetings last night. On Mo...
Aug 19, 2025
Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants
MONTREAL - The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear that workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada flight attendants under a provincial law passed in May....
Aug 18, 2025
Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens dies at 85 after seven decades of community service
MONTREAL - Sid Stevens, the co-founder of Montreal-based community organization Sun Youth, has died at age 85. The organization said Stevens died Sunday surrounded by loved ones. An obituary on Sun Yo...
Aug 18, 2025
Here's the latest in the labour dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants
OTTAWA - Air Canada flight attendants remain on strike despite back-to-work orders by the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Over the weekend, the federal government asked the board to send the two si...
Aug 18, 2025
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Sarah Mills: We are feeling the pinch of rising prices, even beyond the gas pumps
Costs have already gone up with airlines. Parcel and delivery services could also increase, and even ride sharing may ja...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, April 14
8:30 - With the by-elections now decided, Mark Carney's Liberals have secured a majority in the House of Commons, comple...