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The union representing thousands of academic workers says a tentative agreement has been reached with York University after several weeks of strike action.

The union said 97 per cent of members voted in favour of a new deal, announced Thursday evening, after four years without a contract.

Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it's been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere.

Manitoba PC's say a government plan to ban anti-abortion protests near some health-care facilities should be expanded to cover more areas and all protests, including picket lines.

A major transport company has rerouted cargo away from the Port of Montreal over fears of a potential strike, prompting concerns that others may follow in its wake.

The Canada Industrial Relations Board shut down an attempt by the employers to draw out a back-and-forth over whether port work constitutes essential service, rejecting their case.

"It's been over eight years, and these members haven't seen (increases) more than 1.75 per cent," Gina McKay said, adding the average cost of living has increased 25 per cent. 

Employee surveillance can look like a warehouse worker with a mini-computer on their arm that's tracking every movement they make, says one expert.

The union representing roughly 3,000 contract instructors, teaching assistants and graduate assistants at York University confirmed Friday it was preparing for a walkout.

Thousands of staff at York University are prepared to walk out and strike Monday morning, as an agreement has still not been reached between the university and the union.

Using qualifying hours for regular benefits reduces what workers can claim in maternity and parental benefits, the New Democratic Party and a group of labour unions say.

The company said operations will end as of 12:01 a.m. MT on Monday, Feb. 26, with flights continuing to operate up until that point.

About 3,000 academic workers at York University have gone on strike today after their union said the university didn't meet their demand to "address the affordability crisis."

At the stroke of midnight, the union representing SAQ store clerks launched a two-day strike starting Wednesday.

Members are expected to return to work within the next five days, the Public Service Alliance of Canada says.

The proposed contract between the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees comes after the flight attendants rejected an earlier agreement reached in December.

The union representing thousands of striking academic workers at York University voted in favour of accepting the tentative deal, bringing an end to the seven-week strike.

If your boss calls, texts or emails after hours, a change being proposed in Budget 2024 could give some Canadian workers the right to ignore them.

The FAE says that in particular it opposes the Quebec government's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to shield the law from Charter challenges.

The Canadian Association of Professional Employees is blaming inadequate equipment on Parliament Hill for multiple interpreter injuries in recent years.