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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Ease employment hurdles for former prison inmates, federal study urges
OTTAWA - A new federal study found that people released from prison were much more likely than the general population to have trouble finding gainful employment - even over a decade after returning to...
Apr 21, 2021
Federal Budget 2021: Liberals seek to win over low-wage workers and students
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to give workers and students a leg up with a budget that commits billions to training, benefits and debt relief, as those hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemi...
Apr 19, 2021
Liberals to release federal budget with eye on managing crisis, post-pandemic growth
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to unveil spending plans Monday afternoon to manage the remainder of the COVID-19 crisis and chart an economic course for a post-pandemic Canada. The Liberals' f...
Apr 19, 2021
Staff shortages, emotional toll weigh on health-care staff during Ontario's 3rd wave
TORONTO - Nurse Manpreet Kainth knows every patient being treated under her team's care in Humber River Hospital's intensive care unitEven with her 16 years of experience, the ever-growing workload an...
Apr 18, 2021
Montreal dockworkers begin weekend strikes as talks drag on
MONTREAL - Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal kicked off a series of weekend strikes today, adding to the overtime strike launched earlier this week as negotiations over a collective agreement drag o...
Apr 17, 2021
Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers
CALGARY - Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace - including termination in t...
Apr 17, 2021
73,000 Quebec teachers plan to walk off the job for more than two hours April 27
MONTREAL - Around 73,000 Quebec teachers say they will walk off the job for several hours on April 27. The strike is scheduled to take place from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will be the second strike day ...
Apr 16, 2021
Expectations high as Trudeau Liberals get ready to unveil first pandemic budget
OTTAWA - The Liberals will look to thread an economic needle with Monday's budget, while dealing with a minority Parliament where the document's defeat would topple the government. It has been more th...
Apr 16, 2021
Plans for update to EI system coming soon, Qualtrough says in budget hint
OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says any changes to modernize the employment insurance system won't be done without considering the financial impact on workers and employers. She also sa...
Apr 15, 2021
Crown corporation executives have pay cut by Government of Saskatchewan
Pay cuts are in the works for those at the top of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations. Compensation for these executives was not in sync with public expectations, especially during "difficult economic t...
Apr 15, 2021
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