Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Ottawa has to allow home prices to fall to make housing more affordable, experts say
OTTAWA - Housing experts are pushing back against a federal cabinet minister's recent claim that home prices don't need to go down in order to restore housing affordability. Gregor Robertson, the form...
May 23, 2025
Conservative MP launches petition to end temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has launched a petition to end the temporary foreign worker program. The petition says the temporary foreign worker program is a "large contributor" to an unsusta...
May 22, 2025
Nearly one in three non-profit workers burnt out and food insecure, survey suggests
A survey of 1,116 employees at non-profit organizations across Canada indicates more than one-third of workers regularly feel burnt out and exhausted. The Changemaker Wellbeing Index, published Thursd...
May 22, 2025
Union reviewing Canada Post offers as strike deadline approaches
OTTAWA - Canadians could soon find out if there will be another labour disruption at the national postal operator. The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has said it is reviewing a ...
May 22, 2025 Canada Post employees and supporters rally as they are reflected in a window at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Here's what to know if Canada Post workers go on strike again
OTTAWA - Canada Post has put a fresh set of offers on the table in its negotiations with the postal workers' union, but there are no guarantees a deal will land before mail carriers are set to strike ...
May 21, 2025 Canada Post vehicles are seen parked at a delivery depot in Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada Post makes new offers to union ahead of strike deadline
OTTAWA - Canada Post has issued a new set of offers to the union representing postal workers and is pushing for a speedy resolution as the clock ticks down to a possible strike. The Crown corporation ...
May 21, 2025
Murray Wood: Public-sector walkouts should not be allowed
With Canada Post employees poised to walk off the job on Friday, Murray Wood says public-sector walkouts should not be allowed, especially when you consider the money the federal government gives to k...
May 21, 2025
Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday
MONTREAL - Canada Post received a strike notice Monday from the union representing more than 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week - for the second time in ...
May 19, 2025
Canada Post report puts union in tight spot as bargaining deadline looms, experts say
OTTAWA - A consequential report on Canada Post largely backs the Crown corporation's story about its flagging business, experts say, and bodes poorly for the union attempting to negotiate a better dea...
May 17, 2025 A Canada Post worker fills his truck with mail in Montreal on Tuesday, Dec.17, 2024. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi)
Amazon, worker union before Quebec labour tribunal over warehouse closures
MONTREAL - A Quebec labour tribunal has begun hearing a case against Amazon over the e-commerce giant's closure in January of seven warehouses in the province. Some 1,700 employees lost their jobs fol...
May 16, 2025
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Sarah Mills: Cancelled ferries on west coast put the short Saskatchewan commutes into perspective
Using the ferry system is a great way to enjoy BC from the water, but Sarah Mills says recent issues have had a big impa...
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