Murray Wood: Of Easter bunny bells and Juicy Fruit gum
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Thousands of union members greeted MLAs outside B.C. legislature as it has resumed
VICTORIA - Thousands of union members representing different sectors filled the lawn outside the British Columbia legislature as politicians inside began the fall session on Monday. The return of the ...
Oct 06, 2025
Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain
EDMONTON - The head of the Alberta teachers union said Monday the provincewide strike by thousands of members is about drawing a line in the sand on underfunding and overcrowding that has become so eg...
Oct 06, 2025
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week
TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Carney in Washington Prime Minister Mark Carney will head to Washington this week to meet with U.S. President Dona...
Oct 05, 2025
Lucky Duck Mail Club sends out kindness and patience during Canada Post strike
Kiki Klassen started the Lucky Duck Mail Club not long before last year's Canada Post strike and spent about five hours driving around communities neighbouring her St. Catharines, Ont., home deliverin...
Oct 04, 2025
'Shut the mic off': Smith's Alberta Next panel wraps up summer town hall tour
EDMONTON - It's all over but the recommendations for Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel, a touring summer town hall that saw Smith lionized and criticized amid straw polls, finger pointing, s...
Oct 04, 2025
Could a U.S. visa fee push tech workers to Canada? Here's what you need to know
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he sees an opening for Canada to attract global tech talent now that the United States is introducing a $100,000 fee for temporary visas for workers with speci...
Oct 04, 2025
Contract talks break down between B.C. and community health workers: union
British Columbia's public service workers' union says contract talks have broken down between the bargaining association representing community-based health workers and the Health Employers Associatio...
Oct 03, 2025
Negotiations at an impasse as second phase of transit strikes in Montreal nears end
MONTREAL - The second phase of strikes by Montreal's public transit maintenance workers is coming to an end, but there is still no deal in sight. The latest strike by about 2,400 workers began Sept. 2...
Oct 03, 2025
Canada Post tables new offers to striking postal workers
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it has sent new offers to striking postal workers. The offer includes the same 13.59 per cent compounded wage increase over four years that it presented as part of its final ...
Oct 03, 2025 Canada Post workers are joined by CUPE union members as they hold a rally outside MP Julie Dabrusin's office in Toronto on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of provincewide teachers' strike
EDMONTON - Fae Rad is swamped. The education director at Scholars of Calgary Northwest, a tutoring centre, says its phones have been ringing off the hook and voice mails backed up. The calls are from ...
Oct 03, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Trying to score World Cup tickets is a fool's game under FIFA
Sarah Mills spent five hours and 50 minutes in a queue for FIFA's general sale for World Cup tickets on Wednesday, only ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 2
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