Category Archives: Labour
NDP raises concern about hospital bed closures
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition health critic is sounding the alarm on hospital bed closures during the summer which the provincial health delivery agency says is due to staffing shortages. NDP legislature member David Shepherd said Monday he estimates...
Montreal blue-collar workers allege systemic racism on the job, seek compensation
MONTREAL — Blue-collar workers employed by a Montreal borough say they're seeking compensation from the city after a pair of reports earlier this spring revealed allegations of widespread discrimination against Black and other racialized employees. Cel...
France’s Macron orders all health workers to get vaccinated
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday ordered all French health care workers to get virus vaccine shots by Sept. 15 and urged all of his compatriots to get vaccinated as soon as possible, to fight resurgent infections
More competition: Biden signs order targeting big business
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday targeting what he labeled anticompetitive practices in tech, health care and other parts of the economy, declaring it would fortify an American ideal “that true capitalism depend...
Canadian economy added 230,700 jobs in June
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy nearly recovered the jobs lost during third wave lockdowns as restrictions rolled back and businesses expanded their payrolls faster than expected in June. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy added 230,700 jobs last ...
Business Highlights: Permanent COVID rules, jobless claims
___ At many companies, changes from COVID-19 are now permanent
Extending pandemic jobs program aimed to cost extra $600 million, PBO says
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says extending a pandemic measure designed to avoid layoffs at companies will cost the federal treasury almost $600 million over three years. Most of the extra spending, about $404 million, will take place in t...
Extending pandemic jobs program aimed to cost extra $600 million, PBO says
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer says extending a pandemic measure designed to avoid layoffs at companies will cost the federal treasury almost $600 million over three years. Most of the extra spending, about $404 million, will take place in t...
US jobless claims tick up to 373,000 from a pandemic low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week even while the economy and the job market appear to be rebounding from the coronavirus recession with sustained energy.
Stocks pull back from record highs as bond yields sink again
BEIJING — Stocks closed lower Thursday on Wall Street as bond yields fell again and investors turned cautious following the market's recent run of record highs.