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Close call at Kelowna ambulance station highlights safety concerns
Close call at Kelowna ambulance station highlights safety concerns
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Canada Post strike: MacKinnon calls “timeout,” orders temporary resumption of mail services
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After a month-long Canada Post strike amid labour disputes with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, with the help of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), has called a “timeout” by ordering the national mail service to resume its services until “both parties have a solid foundation to resume negotiations” in May.
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