Canadian truckers told not to report for work as U.S.-based Yellow shuts down
Yellow Corp., which owns a Canadian subsidiary employing 128 drivers, has ceased operations and is filing for bankruptcy, according to a U.S. union and multiple media reports.
Economy
Jul 31, 2023
Picketers aim for increased visibility in London, Ont. as PSAC strike enters 2nd week
Picketers were at the Wolseley Barracks on Monday and the Canada Post administration building along Highbury Avenue on Tuesday while a 'mega-line continues at 451 Talbot St.
Canada
Apr 26, 2023
When could PSAC strike end? How Ottawa has dealt with past job actions
Though PSAC and the Canadian government say they want to reach a deal, it’s unclear how long the strike will go on for, and how it will end.
Canada
Apr 20, 2023
Foreign-educated nurses say health care staff shortage solution already in Canada
A Philippines government official said the country needs 350,000 nurses. An ICU nurse from the Philippines is waiting to get her nurse accreditation so she can work in Canada.
Canada
Mar 14, 2023
Experts advise to submit tax returns early and online as potential CRA strike looms
As tax season is underway, experts are advising people to file their taxes early as a potential strike looms for Canada Revenue Agency workers.
Canada
Feb 27, 2023
Uber public policy head wants Ont. to move ‘faster and further’ on gig economy
``We would like to go further and faster and more quickly than perhaps the government is ready to do,'' said Andrew Byrn.
Canada
Jan 10, 2023
CBSA workers to start job action ahead of Canada-U.S. border rules easing
If a contract isn't reached by 6 a.m. Friday, the union said its members will begin a ``sweeping'' series of actions at Canada's border entry points.
Canada
Aug 4, 2021
CBSA workers reach tentative agreement with Feds ahead of easing border restrictions
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada's Customs and Immigration Union, which represents some 9,000 CBSA employees, had been without a long-term contract since 2018.
Canada
Aug 6, 2021
COVID-19: 15 new cases in London and Middlesex since Friday
The MLHU reported a total of 15 new COVID-19 cases since its last update on Friday. This includes seven cases on Saturday, five on Sunday and three on Monday.
Health
Jul 26, 2021
COVID, Horgan, vaccines and outbreaks: B.C.’s top political stories of 2021
The top stories of the year range from residential school discoveries to storms to fires to vaccine mandates and COVID-19 protocols.
Politics
Dec 29, 2021
Alan Cross: Reflecting on 40 years in the radio business
If someone had told me in back 1981 that I'd still be doing radio 40 years later, I'd have laughed in their face. And yet...
Entertainment
Nov 14, 2021
Snail mail not so obsolete in Internet age; some people fume when it’s not there
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Snail mail not so obsolete in Internet age; some people fume when it's not there
<p>OTTAWA - If Canada's urban postal workers walk out country-wide, will anyone notice?</p> <p>The postal service is referred to as snail mail and has become the butt of jokes in the Internet age, where the gro</p>
Canada
Jun 17, 2011
Montreal to be hit by rotating postal strike after Winnipeg and Hamilton
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Montreal to be hit by rotating postal strike after Winnipeg and Hamilton
<p>MONTREAL - Montreal was the latest city to be hit by rotating strikes by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers on Monday after strikes in Hamilton, Ont., and Winnipeg.</p> <p>The city is a major mail hub and service </p>
Canada
Jun 17, 2011
Postal workers officially on strike, Winnipeg first to take to picket lines
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Postal workers officially on strike, Winnipeg first to take to picket lines
<p>OTTAWA - Canada Post workers are officially on strike.</p> <p>About 150 workers in Winnipeg took to the picket line at midnight eastern time for the first in a series of rotating 24-hour strikes.</p> <p</p>
Jun 17, 2011
Canada Post, union to meet today after workers walk off the job in Winnipeg
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Canada Post, union to meet today after workers walk off the job in Winnipeg
<p>OTTAWA - Winnipeg's postal workers will continue to walk the picket lines as their union representatives meet with senior Canada Post management officials later today.</p> <p>The Canadian Union of Postal Workers </p>
Jun 17, 2011
Layton nixes cutting NDP ties to labour unions as party goes mainstream
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Layton nixes cutting NDP ties to labour unions as party goes mainstream
<p>VANCOUVER - Jack Layton says broadening the appeal of the NDP won't involve cutting its traditional ties to the labour movement.</p> <p>Indeed, the NDP leader credits the party's tight relationship with unions for th</p>
Canada
Jun 18, 2011
Labour relations dynamic jolted by second back-to-work threat in a week
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Law to force Canada Post back to work to be tabled this afternoon
<p>OTTAWA - Back-to-work legislation to end the Canada Post lockout will be tabled in parliament this afternoon.</p> <p>Federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt informed the House of Commons that she'll introduce the bill at 3 p.m.</p>
Jun 20, 2011
Feds prepare to end Canada Post lockout, strike as early as next week
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Feds prepare to end Canada Post lockout, strike as early as next week
<p>OTTAWA - The federal government is preparing back-to-work legislation for Canada Post, setting the stage for a resumption of mail service as early as next week.</p> <p>Labour Minister Lisa Raitt informed the House on W</p>
Money
Jun 21, 2011
Talks between Canada Post, CUPW break off as MPs ready legislation
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Hundreds of union members protest Canada Post back-to-work legislation
<p>TORONTO - Several hundred union members braved the rain this morning to protest legislation that would send locked-out Canada Post employees back to work.</p> <p>The workers say the wage increases set out in the bill </p>
Money
Jun 22, 2011
Talks between Canada Post, CUPW break off as MPs ready legislation
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MPs ready to sit through holiday weekend to pass postal back-to-work bill
<p>OTTAWA - Prepare for a parliamentary postal pyjama party.</p> <p>The House of Commons was expected to break for the summer on Thursday but both the Conservatives and the Opposition New Democrats say they're prepar</p>
Jun 22, 2011