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B.C. port lockout looms as businesses fear fallout of another labour disruption
VANCOUVER - Ports in British Columbia could potentially be paralyzed again starting next week as a lockout looms in the dispute between employers and the union representing more than 700 foremen. The ...
Nov 01, 2024
StatCan wealth survey shows stark disparity between homeowners, renters
TORONTO - Statistics Canada's latest financial security survey shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what's owned by Canada's...
Oct 29, 2024
SaskPower to pay $840,000 after workers die in fall from bucket truck
SaskPower has been hit with fines and surcharges adding up to $840,000 after being found guilty of violating the province's occupational health and safety regulations. According to Saskatchewan's Mini...
Oct 29, 2024
Work permit changes worrying for child-care staff shortages: colleges, Ontario
TORONTO - New federal rules would prevent international students who graduate from early childhood education programs from applying for a work permit in Canada - a change that the Ontario government, ...
Oct 29, 2024
Parti Québécois wants robots, automation to replace temporary immigrants
MONTREAL - The Parti Qubcois says it would lean on robots and automation to replace temporary workers as part of a lengthy proposal to slash immigration to Quebec, claiming its plan is a necessary cou...
Oct 28, 2024
Monthly food bank use soars to new record, due to cost of groceries, housing
TORONTO - Canada's reliance on food banks has soared to a grim new milestone, according to data from Food Banks Canada. The organization says it recorded more than two million visits in March 2024 - n...
Oct 28, 2024
B.C. port employers, foremen's union return to negotiation table with mediator
VANCOUVER - Employers and the union representing foremen at British Columbia's ports will return to the negotiating table next week with a mediator in the latest push for a resolution in the labour di...
Oct 25, 2024
Trudeau announces massive drop in immigration targets as Liberals make major pivot
OTTAWA - The federal government slashed immigration targets to levels that will flatten population growth as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admitted Thursday the government did not get the balance righ...
Oct 24, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP leader renews call for change at labour convention
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has addressed the province's Federation of Labour convention ahead of Monday's provincial election. She says working people have played a critical...
Oct 23, 2024
Labour expert: Use of dispute board to delay Alberta strike a sign of what's to come
EDMONTON - The Alberta government's recent use of a rarely used measure to intervene in labour disputes is a sign of what's to come, says a labour policy professor. Over 3,000 educational support staf...
Oct 23, 2024
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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...