More youth are seeking EI amid rising unemployment rates: StatCan
Statistics Canada's data showed that the number of youth receiving employment insurance in February increased for the fourth consecutive month.
Canada
Apr 18
Man arrested, employee injured after robbery at Winnipeg sporting goods store
Winnipeg police say a man was arrested at a sporting goods store on Sterling Lyon Parkway Friday after staff said he stole items and pulled out a knife when they tried to stop him.
Crime
Apr 6
Carbon rebate labelling in bank deposits fuelling confusion, minister says
Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, minister says.
Canada
Apr 19
8.7M Canadians reported food insecurity in 2022 as median incomes fell
A report released on Friday has found the median after-tax income of Canadian families and unattached individuals was $70,500 in 2022, a decrease from $73,000 in 2021.
Canada
Apr 26
Canadians facing ‘pervasive motherhood penalty’ at work, report says
Nearly half of working mothers in Canada said they weren't satisfied with their employer’s maternity leave support and a third considered quitting their jobs, a survey shows.
Canada
Mar 15
Payroll taxes have gone up. What to know if your paycheque is feeling pinched
Nearly all Canadian workers will have to pay a bigger sum of federal income-based taxes this year. Here's what to do if you are feeling the pinch.
Money
Mar 1
‘We just want to get paid’: Airport security screeners in Atlantic Canada take job action
Workers who carry out security screening at 15 airports across Atlantic Canada are taking job action over unpaid wages.
Canada
Apr 24
Growing interpreter injuries forces House of Commons to adjust audio set-ups
The Canadian Association of Professional Employees is blaming inadequate equipment on Parliament Hill for multiple interpreter injuries in recent years.
Canada
Apr 29
‘How will I survive?’: As money runs out, breast cancer patient plagued with worry
The 51-year-old woman from Beauharnois, Que., was devastated when she received her diagnosis last July and is now on the brink of financial ruin.
Health
Feb 28
Cancer coverage a ‘long awaited victory’ for Ontario forest firefighters
Changes to the laws that categorize forest firefighters to offer long-term coverage for health hazards related to the job have been a long-standing request.
Canada
Apr 29
Former Canada Goose employees allege layoffs via email ‘inhumane’
On March 26, Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss announced 'sad news' in a LinkedIn post: the company was laying off 17 per cent of its global corporate workforce.
Canada
Apr 5
West Kelowna, unionized employees sign 4-year contract
The four-year contract, which will see wages rise 16.5 per cent over the length of the deal, affects 195 employees.
Canada
Apr 24
Union files application to represent workers at Amazon facility in Laval, Que.
The Confédération des syndicats nationaux says the application it made with the Administrative Labour Tribunal is to represent 200 employees at Amazon's DXT4 warehouse in Laval.
Canada
Apr 22
Graduate teaching assistants on strike: Western University
“This is all employees on campus fight. Everyone is standing in solidarity, and we will stand in solidarity with them when it’s their turn to bargain as well.”
Canada
Apr 11
SAQ workers launch 2-day strike as negotiations stall
At the stroke of midnight, the union representing SAQ store clerks launched a two-day strike starting Wednesday.
Consumer
Apr 24
Edmonton police charge man in 3 armed robberies involving handguns, shotgun
A 39-year-old man has been charged with several firearms- and robbery-related offences following three armed robberies in Edmonton late last month.
Crime
May 2
Quebecers who were in youth protection less likely to graduate, be employed: study
The study found only 37 per cent of youth who were in care had graduated high school by the time they turned 21, compared to 86 per cent of all Quebecers.
Canada
Apr 21
Airbus workers at Quebec plant reject company’s third contract offer
Workers massively rejected a second offer earlier this month from the employer, with almost all of them voting in favour of strike action.
Canada
Apr 21
Bus stabbing on Saskatoon Transit reflects overall increase in ‘negative interactions’
Saskatoon Transit is addressing negative interactions seen on bus routes after a stabbing occurred Wednesday.
Crime
May 2
‘Full withdrawal of service’: TTC workers OK strike mandate as negotiations continue
After avoiding a strike with trade and electrical workers, the TTC faces another possible disruption with the union representing 12,000 staff approving a strike mandate.
Canada
Apr 29