Murray Wood: Fall season is too brief to waste indoors
Today marks the first day of fall, as the equinox arrives. Murray Wood says that despite the fantastic temperatures we'v...
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Results of teacher contract vote to be made public Thursday night: STF
Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samantha Becotte says the results of an online vote on a provincial contract offer will be made public Thursday night. She said 13,000 teachers, including s...
May 09, 2024
Sask. education minister considering school year extension as teachers vote
REGINA - Saskatchewan's education minister is being accused of trying to influence a teachers vote after saying he's not ruling out extending the school year should educators reject his offer and take...
May 08, 2024
Nenshi taking heat on labour record from fellow Alberta NDP leadership candidates
EDMONTON - Candidates vying to be the next leader of Alberta's Opposition NDP want answers from presumed front-runner Naheed Nenshi about a five-year-old letter that they say signals he is anti-union....
May 08, 2024
Public service unions promise 'summer of discontent' over in-office policy
OTTAWA - Public service unions say they'll launch further legal challenges and grievances over new rules that federal employees must work from the office at least three days a week. The unions are pro...
May 08, 2024
City of Prince Albert ordered to pay $95,000 after worker injured by fall
The City of Prince Albert has been hit with heft fines after a worker was injured in a fall. According to Saskatchewan's Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, the city pleaded guilty to a...
May 08, 2024
Cockrill says ratified deal is best for students as teachers vote on offer
Over the next two days, teachers in Saskatchewan will vote on whether to accept or reject a contract offer from the provincial government. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation agreed to take the offe...
May 08, 2024 Ahead of the teachers' vote on the government contract offer, Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill says what would be best for classrooms is a ratified deal. (Alex Brown/650 CKOM)
Questions raised about plan to create Nova Scotia corps of emergency volunteers
HALIFAX - A former fire chief says he has concerns about Nova Scotia's plan to create a volunteer corps of civilians to provide help during major emergencies. Terry Canning, a director with the Fire S...
May 07, 2024
As Ottawa replaces watchdog for firms operating abroad, advocates urge full reform
OTTAWA - Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on ...
May 05, 2024
Company ordered to pay $260,000 after worker injured in Saskatoon
A hardware company was ordered to pay more than a quarter million dollars after an incident in 2021 which left a Saskatoon worker seriously hurt. Richelieu Hardware Canada Ltd. was fined $185,714.29 l...
May 03, 2024
Ontario to increase fines for 'bad actor' employers
TORONTO - Ontario is set to clamp down on bad employers with big fines. Labour Minister David Piccini says his government will introduce legislation next week that will see fines increased for violati...
May 03, 2024
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Brent talks with Cherelle "Torch" George and Rochelle "Wham" Middleton about the Harlem Globetrotter...