Tag Archives: Labour

TORONTO - Ontario is so far on the hook for more than $6 billion in payments to broader public sector workers as a result of the provincial government's wage restraint legislation being found unconsti...

CALGARY - The union representing Alberta's sheriffs says it was not consulted about a plan announced this week to have a new police service handle much of the work they currently do. The Alberta Union...

REGINA - Contract negotiations between Saskatchewan teachers and the province have hit another snag, along with a renewed round of finger-pointing. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation says it would ...

The provincial government has rejected an offer from the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation that could have ended the group's ongoing sanctions. On Thursday, the federation said it would suspend its sa...

EDMONTON - Library workers are now part of a tentative deal that has averted a strike by thousands Edmonton civic workers. Civic Service Union 52 made the announcement Thursday night on X, formerly kn...

HALIFAX - A Cape Breton coal mine that had been ordered to cease operations after two roof falls last summer is being permitted to resume year-round production. The underground operation at the Donkin...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba minimum-wage earners will make an extra 50 cents an hour as of Oct. 1, Premier Wab Kinew said Wednesday. The increase, which will bring the hourly rate to $15.80, follows a formula...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's auditor general says the provincial government has introduced information technology security measures to help employees work from home, but some improvements are needed. Tyson S...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced legislation that would direct $10 million from this year's budget toward luring more workers to the province. The funds for the Alberta is Calling Attr...

VICTORIA - British Columbia is looking to put the brakes on crashes into highway overpasses by imposing the highest fines and penalties in Canada. Penalties for crashes into overpasses or other highwa...