The Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg is closed until further notice because protesters are blocking the entrance. City posted announcement Friday morning The Brady Road landfill in Winnipeg is closed until further notice because protesters are blocking the entrance. The City of Winnipeg tweeted about the closure Friday morning. Contingency …
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Trudeau is leading an activist government — does Poilievre want to do the same?
Broad, multi-party support for the Liberal child care legislation may bode well for the program’s durability. And it can also be read as an implicit endorsement of the Trudeau government’s particular — and muscular —use of the federal spending power. Poilievre's statements on housing suggest he shares the Liberals' enthusiasm …
Read More »Who pays the price for the news media’s essential political role?
The market model for Canadian media is failing. News is essential to our political system, but it's not cheap. Can markets be left to fix it, or should we follow the European method of regulating, taxing and spending on quality news? Economics of good government must include news, but someone …
Read More »In Canada’s search to attract tech workers, are other migrant workers getting lost in the mix?
A new initiative could help to bring in thousands of workers to fill labour shortages in Canada and spur innovation. But experts say the federal government risks perpetuating an inequitable immigration system that gives more mobility and freedom to some workers over others. Critics say move risks perpetuating a '2-tier' …
Read More »Tunnel-boring machine still stuck beneath Toronto street while estimated recovery cost rises to $25 million
The cost to rescue a multi-million dollar boring machine trapped beneath a west end street has nearly tripled in just months, with city staff saying the work to unearth the device is more complicated than first anticipated. Cost to remove trapped equipment from below Old Mill Drive now up to …
Read More »Fate of Assembly of First Nations financial probe uncertain after former national chief’s ousting
The Assembly of First Nation faces questions as it heads for an unprecedented annual summer assembly in Halifax next week. Among them is whether the group will follow through with a forensic audit the advocacy organization’s now-former national chief demanded. RoseAnne Archibald alleged opponents spent $2M on ouster, while audit …
Read More »What is port automation — and why are striking workers concerned about it?
More than 7,400 unionized employees at more than 30 ports along British Columbia’s coast are off the job in a labour dispute that concerns, among a number of issues, how automation will affect the future of work at vital maritime gateways for Canadian imports and exports. Canada lagging on industrial …
Read More »Union leadership recommends members accept tentative deal to end B.C. port strike
The uncertainty at ports in B.C. is persisting Friday after workers' local union said a tentative agreement had been reached for the second time in a week, the latest development in the high-stakes labour dispute. Union caucus says it will vote Friday on whether to send tentative deal to membership …
Read More »Talks resume in B.C. port strike for 1st time since Monday
Talks between the two sides in an ongoing port strike in British Columbia have resumed, ending a days-long stretch away from the negotiating table. Meeting took place a day before the union is expected to hold a rally in Vancouver Talks between the two sides in an ongoing port strike …
Read More »Workers to rally on Day 6 of B.C. port strike, as employer seeks binding arbitration
Striking port workers will rally near the Vancouver waterfront to mark their sixth day on the picket line as they seek a new contract with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association. Solidarity rally at Vancouver waterfront Thursday morning; employer says arbitration could swiftly end dispute The president of the union representing …
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