Murray Wood: We just witnessed a moment in Saskatchewan Roughrider history
Murray Wood says Saturday's 24-21 win over the B.C. Lions in the CFL West Final was a big moment for the Roughriders, bu...
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'Gulf is just too big': Strike vote looms for Alberta nurses as contract talks falter
EDMONTON - Alberta's nurses could soon find themselves on the picket line as recent talks with the province foundered over disagreements around pay and staffing. David Harrigan, the United Nurses of A...
Oct 03, 2024
Toronto hospital to open permanent supportive housing apartments for homeless people
TORONTO - A new housing project for those who live on the streets and frequently end up in the emergency room is set to welcome its first residents in Toronto this month, supported by one of the large...
Oct 03, 2024
Ontario teacher shortage to worsen in 2027, ministry document warns
TORONTO - Ontario is staring down a teacher shortage as retirements and student enrolment are both on the rise, and the Ministry of Education expects the situation will start to get even worse in 2027...
Oct 02, 2024
McGill University law professors' union agrees to suspend strike, resume classes
MONTREAL - McGill University law professors will return to classrooms this week after their union suspended a strike that had lasted since the start of the fall semester. The school's administration a...
Oct 01, 2024
Bloc pushes government on pension pact as Liberals survive non-confidence vote
OTTAWA - The Liberal government survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks Tuesday, once again putting off the possibility Canada would be plunged into an immediate election campaign. Thou...
Oct 01, 2024
Minimum wage in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, P.E.I. increases
The minimum wage in four provinces is going up today. The rate in Ontario is rising by 65 cents to $17.20 an hour, an increase tied to inflation. Saskatchewan's minimum wage is going up by a dollar to...
Oct 01, 2024
Faculty strike: McGill University threatens to cancel semester for law students
MONTREAL - McGill University is threatening to cancel law school classes for the rest of the semester if it can't reach an agreement with a faculty union that has been on strike since August, but the ...
Sep 30, 2024
Tentative deal reached in Metro Vancouver grain strike, federal minister says
VANCOUVER - Canada's labour minister says striking grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver and their employers have reached a tentative labour deal. Steven MacKinnon announced the agreement between ...
Sep 28, 2024
No deal after two days of negotiating in the Vancouver grain workers strike
VANCOUVER - Negotiations to end a strike by grain terminal workers in Metro Vancouver have stalled, with the employers' association saying it's "disappointed" with the results of two days of talks. A ...
Sep 27, 2024
Lawsuit settlement, collective agreements and Hydro losses drive up Manitoba deficit
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government posted a deficit in the last fiscal year of $1.97 billion, documents released Friday show. It is the largest in the province's history outside of the COVID-19 pandem...
Sep 27, 2024
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Nov. 10
It was a football-filled weekend! Green Zone reporter Britton Gray joins guest host Brent Loucks to recap the highlights...