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After newly mediated discussions disbanded, bargaining is once again at a standstill as college support staff across Ontario remain on strike. At Fleming College in Peterborough entrances are still lined with picketers. Madeleine McColl has the latest.

Support staff at colleges across Ontario are heading back to work Thursday after nearly five weeks on strike. A tentative deal between OPSEU and the college employer council means picketing stops today. Marc Woodhouse has more including reaction at Fleming College.

College support staff across Ontario are back at work after more than a month on the picket lines. The tentative agreement that ended the walkout is still awaiting ratification, But classes and services are back up and running. Marc Woodhouse has more on the return to campus and the concerns that remain.

More than 10,000 college support workers across Ontario marked a week on the picket lines with a province-wide solidarity day of action. The rallies took place at several campuses in the province, including four in Toronto. Nicole Di Donato was at the George Brown College St. James campus.

Full-time college support staff continue to strike across Ontario, and on Friday community allies joined the picket line including at Fleming College in Peterborough.

Fleming College support staff have been on strike for nearly a week, and some students say they are paying the price. Madeleine McColl has more on how stalled labour negotiations are impacting campus life.

As a strike by support staff at Ontario colleges heads into its second week. Students at Saint Lawrence College staged their own walkout today, joining the picket lines in a show of support and to voice their own concerns about the situation. Jesse Reynolds explains.

More than 10,000 Ontario college support workers are now on strike, demanding higher wages, better benefits and job security. Workers hit the picket lines on Thursday at 24 publicly funded colleges across the province, including seven in the GTA. Nicole Di Donato has more on why the two sides were unable to reach a deal.

Full-time Fleming College support staff are officially on strike – joining thousands across Ontario – after negotitations failed to reach a new collective agreement Wednesday. Madeleine McColl reports.

Just one week before a strike deadline, Fleming College union members launched their first week of action Thursday, sporting “Save Our Colleges” buttons. Madeleine McColl reports.

Talks between striking Ontario college support workers and their employer resume on Friday. But tensions remain high, with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union holding a rally Thursday morning outside the College Employer Council’s offices in downtown Toronto. Nicole Di Donato takes us there.

Support staff at Ontario’s colleges hit the picket lines this morning as OPSEU and the College Employer Council have failed to reach a deal in contract negotiations. St. Lawrence College staff made their voices heard today on the first day off the job. Kaytlyn Poberznick spoke to striking staff and has more on what they’re...

Kelowna has not been immune to the Air Canada strike, leaving members of one Okanagan family stranded overseas. RCMP are looking for witnesses and video of a double-fatal collision near Spences Bridge. And Okanagan College is offering a free basketball camp for kids

Russia launched more than 500 drones and missiles across Ukraine overnight Sunday, striking multiple regions and killing at least three people. Six others, including a child, were injured in the central city of Smila, where residential buildings and a college were damaged. A Ukrainian F-16 pilot also died while responding to the assault. The strikes...

A graduation ceremony being held at London South Collegiate Institute was interrupted Tuesday evening after a powerful lightning strike damaged the building.

Durham College in Oshawa is the scene for athletes striving to achieve their hoop dreams. Wheelchair Basketball Canada held a training camp there for the national team. As Moosa Imran reports, it’s all in preparation for the world championships and eventually, the Paralymics.

Mediation talks resumed between OPSEU and the College Employer Council Monday as contract negotiation continue for Ontario college teachers continue. As Jaden Lee-Lincoln reports, it comes after the union issued a strike notice set for this Thursday.

A potential strike is looming at Ontario’s 24 colleges as faculty edge closer to the picket lines. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union has issued a five day notice on Friday. Now, the clock is ticking to reach a deal. Lexy Benedict reports.

It’s business as usual for students and faculty, at the 24 colleges across Ontario. This comes after a strike by college faculty members, was averted. The College Employer Council, and OPSEU have agreed to enter binding arbitration after months of bargaining, and a narrow escape from labor action. Lexy Benedict has the latest.

Emergency rooms across Quebec are reporting serious overcrowding, with many operating at close to 200 per cent capacity on Saturday. Patients are having to wait hours for help, or in some cases, being sent home without seeing a doctor. Plus, a potential strike is looming at colleges in Ontario as faculty edge closer to the...