Essential Worker
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Truckers OK with new COVID-19 vaccination policy but call for delay: Atlantic associationDespite saying it's a 'good' idea to include truckers under federal vaccination requirements, the industry that's facing growing labour shortages worries about its impacts.HealthJan 4, 2022
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N.L. health officials investigating whether essential worker broke isolation ordersThe essential worker is from Saskatchewan and was granted a travel exemption to the province to work as an essential health-care worker in Labrador.HealthOct 1, 2020
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Prince Edward Island reports two new cases of COVID-19, both travel-relatedChief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, said today the cases involve a man in his 20s and another man in his 30s.CanadaSep 3, 2020
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Movement seeking status for asylum seekers in essential jobs say pressure is onA group seeking status for asylum seekers who were employed as essential workers during the first wave of the pandemic says August will be a pivotal month.CanadaAug 1, 2020
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Alberta Safeway workers mulling strike over stalemate union talksThe contract between Sobeys, which owns the grocery store chain, and its 8,000 workers at 75 Safeway stores in the province expired in 2017.CanadaJun 14, 2020
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Saskatchewan grocery store worker navigates coronavirus pandemic while learning EnglishA new immigrant to Regina navigates a major language barrier to be safe doing his job at major grocery store during the COVID-19 pandemic.CanadaMay 30, 2020
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Suspect sought after Oxford County driver reports being stopped by fake cop: OPPThe incident occurred during the first week of April along Braemar Sideroad near Highway 59, police said, adding they were notified of it on April 24.CrimeMay 22, 2020
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OPP investigating reports of someone impersonating an officer in Wellington CountyOPP say a man has reportedly been stopping people and asking if they are an essential worker amid the coronavirus pandemic.CrimeApr 22, 2020
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