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Government rejects STF offer to resolve class size, complexity dispute with arbitration
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...
Mar 14, 2024 Teachers picket at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building during the ongoing contract dispute. (650 CKOM file photo)
Tentative deal averts planned strike by thousands of Edmonton city workers
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...
Mar 14, 2024
Cape Breton coal mine closed by roof falls allowed to resume year-round operations
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...
Mar 13, 2024
Manitoba plans regular hike to minimum wage, labour group wants more
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...
Mar 13, 2024
Manitoba government could boost security for remote work, auditor general says
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...
Mar 12, 2024
Alberta amending tax rules to offer $5,000 incentive to out-of-province workers
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...
Mar 12, 2024
B.C. to hike commercial vehicle crash penalties after 35 over-height truck incidents
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...
Mar 12, 2024
Strike by Edmonton civic workers closer after mayor, union head fail to break impasse
EDMONTON - More than 5,000 Edmonton civic workers appear poised to strike Thursday after an unsuccessful meeting Tuesday between the head of the union and the city's mayor. Lanny Chudyk, president of ...
Mar 12, 2024
Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
REGINA - Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the Legislature on Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done. The education...
Mar 11, 2024 Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
With AI, workplace surveillance has 'skyrocketed'-leaving Canadian laws behind
OTTAWA - Technology that tracks your location at work and the time you're spending in the bathroom. A program that takes random screenshots of your laptop screen. A monitoring system that detects your...
Mar 09, 2024
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