Tag Archives: Labour

TORONTO - Ontario's minimum wage will rise later this year to $17.20 an hour. The annual Oct. 1 increase is tied to inflation and is a boost of 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour. L...

MONTREAL - Two volunteer firefighters who died trying to rescue two people trapped by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City last May lacked proper training and equipment, Quebec's workplace safety boar...

REGINA - Saskatchewan teachers could return to the bargaining table as early as next week to work out their labour dispute with the province. Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says federal immigration limits are undercutting her province's ability to fill jobs, grow the economy and aid those fleeing violence in war-torn Ukraine. Smith called o...

A trip to Switzerland and Paris for students at a Saskatoon high school has been cancelled as a deal between the province and Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation remains up in the air. The union has lev...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A fisherman who led protests this week that shut down the Newfoundland and Labrador legislature says he has reached a deal with the government to make it easier for harvesters to ea...

REGINA - The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it's planning a provincewide withdrawal of extracurricular activities next week as a labour dispute with the government continues. The Saskat...

Teachers across Saskatchewan will withdraw support for extracurricular activities from Monday through Thursday, as the dispute between the provincial government and teachers' union continues. The late...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives say a government plan to ban anti-abortion protests near some health-care facilities should be expanded to cover more areas and all protests,...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's provincial high school basketball championship has been cancelled due to an escalating labour dispute between teachers and the government. The Saskatchewan High Schools Athleti...