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Federal government moves to end port strikes, orders binding arbitration
By Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is intervening to end the work stoppages at ports in both British Columbia and Montreal. He says the negotiations have reached an impasse and he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports and move the talks to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Feds move to end port strikes, order binding arbitration
By Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – Labour Minister Steven Mackinnon says he is intervening to end the port strikes in both Vancouver and Montreal. He says the negotiations have reached an impasse and he is directing the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the resumption of all operations at the ports and move the talks to binding arbitration. This ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Union serves strike notice to Canada Post
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Union serves 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union’s urban and rural and suburban bargaining units. In a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Union of Postal Workers issues 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union’s urban and rural bargaining units. In a release early Tuesday morning, the union says workers will be in a legal strike position as of Friday if negotiated settlements have not been reached. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NewsAlert: Postal union issues 72 hour strike notice to Canada Post
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
The Canada Union of Postal Workers has issued 72 hour strike notice to Canada Post. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Ottawa urges more talks in B.C. port dispute
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Ottawa urges more talks in B.C. port dispute The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after Saturday’s collapse of mediated talks to end the lockout at container ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business advocacy group says Ottawa shouldn’t tax carbon rebates
By The Canadian Press on November 12th, 2024
OTTAWA – A small business advocacy group is re-upping calls to eliminate the carbon tax, after it says members learned the Canada carbon rebate for small businesses is a taxable benefit. In a letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland last week, the Canadian Federation of Independent Business says it’s unfair to Canada’s small firms. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man facing 1st-degree murder in partner’s killing had allegedly threatened her before
By The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner in a Montreal suburb was out on bail for uttering threats against her when she was killed. Shilei Du was charged today with the killing of 29-year-old Guangmei Ye in Candiac, Que., about 15 kilometres southwest of Montreal. Sgt. Frédéric ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Do the work’: Ottawa urges both sides in B.C. port dispute to restart talks
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The federal government is urging both sides in the British Columbia port dispute to return to the table after Saturday’s collapse of mediated talks to end the lockout at container terminals that has entered its second week. A statement issued by the office of federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon on Monday said both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surrey police transition deal still in works, less than three weeks before handover
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
The Surrey Police Service is less than three weeks from taking over from the RCMP to manage policing in British Columbia’s second most populous municipality, but there’s still no deal on how responsibilities will be split between the two forces. On Nov. 29, the municipal service becomes the police force of jurisdiction in Surrey, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veterans purged from military for sexual orientation lay wreath at Montreal ceremony
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 11th, 2024
MONTREAL – Private Martine Roy was only 20 years old in 1984 when she was arrested, interrogated and dismissed from the Canadian Armed Forces for being what was then termed a “sexual deviant.” Today, after fighting for the right to be recognized as a veteran, she laid a wreath at Montreal’s Remembrance Day ceremony on ... Read More »
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