Essential Workers

• Workers continue restoring essential services in N.W.T. ahead of fire evacuee return

  Hay River's mayor said workers are busy bringing essential services online, and hope remains that residents will be allowed to start coming back this weekend.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2023
  
• COVID-19: Pressure mounts to reopen borders as Montreal’s tourism industry continues to struggle

  Montreal's business community is calling on the federal government to reopen the border to all foreign travellers who are fully vaccinated.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2021
  
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• Stampede breakfast thanks Calgary first responders: ‘It was emotional’

  "Frankly, I can't think of a better way to use this Stampede as a pivot from this awful year we've had to a more optimistic future," Nenshi said.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2021
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• NDP calls on Nova Scotia to waive all ambulance fees for COVID-19 emergencies

  Nova Scotia NDP leader has called on Premier Iain Rankin to waive all ambulance fees for COVID-19 patients regardless of when they became sick.

  Health

  Jun 16, 2021
• What’s driving COVID-19 workplace transmission in the third wave

  A year into the pandemic, workplaces continue to be significant drivers of transmission. Experts say outdated labour laws and a lack of attention on ventilation are key.

  Features

  Jun 5, 2021
• Uxbridge thanks grocery store workers with new campaign

  In Uxbridge, a new campaign has started to show those working at grocery stores how much they are appreciated.

  Economy

  May 27, 2021
• Kingston retirement residents give back to first responders, front-line workers

  Residents at a Kingston, Ont., retirement home have found their own way of saying thanks to first responders and front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  May 25, 2021
• Working to death: Canadians need legal right to disconnect, experts say

  Experts say a new study highlights the dangers associated with working long hours, and that change needs to come at a policy level.

  Canada

  May 17, 2021
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• ‘He’s fighting for his life’: Alberta father in ICU amid CNRL Horizon COVID-19 outbreak

  An outbreak of COVID-19 at Canadian Natural Resources Horizon mine site in Alberta's oilsands has now grown to 1,427 cases.

  Canada

  May 13, 2021
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• Inside the oilsands site that has seen Canada’s largest workplace COVID-19 outbreak

  When a Calgary oilsands contractor took a job last month at Canadian Natural Resources Horizon oilsands work site, he knew there was a chance he could get sick.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021