Murray Wood: The day Canada Became a nation
April 9, 1917 was Easter Monday. On that date, 109 years ago, Canadian soldiers made history at Vimy Ridge. Murray Wood ...
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Appeal court upholds TTC workers' right to strike, as potential job action looms
TORONTO - Ontario's top court has upheld the right of Toronto Transit Commission workers to strike, a decision that comes just days before they plan to walk off the job. The Court of Appeal for Ontari...
May 23, 2024
Nova Scotia teachers vote in favour of new three-year contract with salary increase
HALIFAX - Members of the union representing Nova Scotia's 10,000 public school teachers have voted in favour of a contract agreement reached last month with the province. In a ratification vote held W...
May 23, 2024
After cemetery strike, grieving Montreal families still waiting to bury loved ones
MONTREAL - For more than a year, an urn holding the ashes of Bridget Heffernan's brother has remained in her Montreal-area home instead of being buried in the plot at Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery wh...
May 23, 2024
Saskatchewan teachers and government say they've reached tentative agreement
REGINA - Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government say they've reached a tentative agreement on a new contract after months of sparring. Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation president Samanth...
May 17, 2024
STF members renew mandate for sanctions until new deal is reached
Saskatchewan teachers have voted to renew their union's sanctions mandate "until there is an agreement in place." The vote comes as the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and provincial government retu...
May 16, 2024
Dispute with teachers could hurt government in fall election, professor says
Negotiations between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation resume this week, but it could be some time before the contract dispute is settled. A political science profess...
May 15, 2024
Teachers begin voting on extending STF mandate as contract talks resume
It's another decision day for Saskatchewan teachers as negotiations with the province resume. On Wednesday and Thursday, members of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation will vote on whether to give t...
May 15, 2024
Ontario to change how it compensates injured migrant agricultural workers
TORONTO - Ontario will revamp how it compensates seasonal agricultural workers who are injured on the job, but critics say thousands of other migrant workers are being left out of the changes. The Wor...
May 15, 2024
Tentative deal reached for 11,000 government service workers
Thousands of government workers will have a chance to vote on a proposed agreement they've been waiting on for almost two years. On Tuesday the provincial government announced it's reached a tentative...
May 14, 2024 Dustin Duncan says the proposed agreement with SGEU is good for both workers and the people of the province. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Ontario's need for nurses, PSWs to top 33K and 50K by 2032: document
TORONTO - Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects - figures it tried to keep secret but were obtained by The Canadian Press. The ...
May 13, 2024
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Sarah Mills: The prime minister needs to live by his own bilingual rules
Sarah Mills says Mark Carney largely speaking French in his call to astronaut Jeremy Hansen breaks a standard he set whe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 9
On Thursday's show, Evan welcomes a trio of teens to discuss banning social media for children and teenagers, discusses ...