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Trucking, construction expect ‘labour crisis’ with new temporary worker rules
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Dominique Lamothe said the trucking firm she works for will be in trouble once new rules for high-wage temporary foreign workers take effect on Friday. Groupe Nadeau, a Quebec-based trucking company, has a fleet of around 200 trucks and 1,400 trailers serviced by 70 full-time heavy mechanics. Human resources director Lamothe said half ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. port employers wait for union’s promised job action, prepare for lockout
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The association representing British Columbia port employers is preparing to lock out more than 700 foremen as it awaits the union’s promised job action. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 514 had issued a 72-hour strike notice on Thursday, saying it would take “limited job action” at 8 a.m. on Monday. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec plans to force new doctors to stay in the province and work in public system
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – The provincial government says it will force new doctors trained in Quebec to work in the province’s public health-care system for the first years of their practice. Health Minister Christian Dubé told a Montreal radio station this morning that those who want to leave Quebec or work in the private system will face ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The best that we can be’: Indigenous judge and TRC chair Murray Sinclair dies at 73
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Murray Sinclair, who was born when Indigenous people did not yet have the right to vote, grew up to become one of the most decorated and influential people to work in Indigenous justice and advocacy. A former judge and senator, one of Sinclair’s biggest roles was chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Murray Sinclair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission chair, dies at 73
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on residential schools, has died at the age of 73. Niigaan Sinclair says his father died this morning in a Winnipeg hospital. Murray Sinclair was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba and the second in Canada. He was also a senator from 2016 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!BCE signs deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for $5 billion
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – BCE Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for about $5 billion in cash. In addition to the purchase price, BCE will assume about $2 billion in net debt as part of the transaction. The company says the deal will extend Bell’s fibre footprint to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: BCE signs deal to buy U.S. company Ziply Fiber for $5 billion
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – BCE Inc. says it has signed a deal to buy U.S. fibre internet provider Ziply Fiber for about $5 billion. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Oil, gas companies told to cut emissions by one-third under planned cap
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Oil and gas producers in Canada will be required to cut greenhouse gas emissions by about one-third over the next eight years under new regulations being published today by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The regulations, still only in draft format and about two years behind schedule, could further strain relations between Ottawa and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre asks premiers to axe their sales taxes on new homes worth under $1 million
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces’ premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million. It follows Poilievre’s own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. port lockout to begin as no deal reached in labour dispute with foremen union
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m. The BC Maritime Employers Association has said the lockout is meant to “facilitate a safe and orderly wind-down of operations” in light of “escalating and unpredictable strike action.” Last week, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Lockout to begin at B.C. ports in labour dispute
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Lockout to begin at B.C. ports in labour dispute The provincewide lockout against a union of more than 700 foremen at all British Columbia ports is expected to begin at 8 a.m. The BC Maritime Employers Association has ... Read More »
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