Category Archives: Labour
A timeline of events in British Columbia’s Site C dam project
VANCOUVER — A chronology of events in British Columbia’s Site C hydroelectric dam project: Late 1950s: The location for a third dam on the Peace River is first looked at after the locations of WAC Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon Dam
British Columbia’s Site C dam to cost $16 billion, delayed until 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says completing the Site C dam is in the best interests of residents, despite the project's price tag ballooning to $16 billion and completion date stretching to 2025. The premier told a news conference
Head of Canada’s largest pension plan Machin receives COVID vaccine in Dubai: memo
TORONTO — The CEO of Canada's largest pension fund says in a memo to employees that he received a COVID-19 vaccination while on a "very personal" trip to Dubai. Mark Machin disclosed the information to staff in an email after the
Head of Canada’s largest pension plan Machin receives COVID-19 vaccine in Dubai: memo
TORONTO — The head of Canada's largest pension fund received a COVID-19 vaccination while on a "very personal" trip to Dubai, he told staff in an email Thursday night. Mark Machin disclosed the information in an internal memo after the Wall
Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada’s Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON — Canada and the United States will push each other toward more ambitious climate goals, Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Wednesday after a meeting with special envoy John Kerry. Wilkinson met virtually with Kerry, Joe Biden's p...
Presidential envoy John Kerry, Canada’s Wilkinson discuss shared climate priorities
WASHINGTON — The spirit of cross-border co-operation is lingering as Canada's environment minister talks climate change priorities with presidential envoy John Kerry. Jonathan Wilkinson says he expects Canada and the United States to push each other t...
‘I don’t want a small town:’ Airport leaders rally to save control towers
REGINA — Eleven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, silence fills Regina's airport. Empty check-in counters line one side of the terminal while the odd employee moves behind reception along a row of vehicle rental desks. There's no one on the staircas...
Isolation centre for migrant workers could close in Windsor due to funding shortfall
TORONTO — An isolation centre where migrant farm workers in southwestern Ontario recover from COVID-19 may have to close next month due to a funding shortfall created by a shift in federal support. In a letter to federal Health Minister Patty
Macklem points to child care, education to help ease protracted employment recovery
OTTAWA — Governments could increase access to child care and reduce its cost to help the labour market rebound, and reduce the risk of long-term economic scarring for women who have disproportionately felt the brunt of pandemic job losses, the
Biden on China’s detention of two Michaels: ‘Human beings are not bartering chips’
WASHINGTON — Joe Biden granted Justin Trudeau at least one of the items atop his wish list Tuesday as they met for the first time as president and prime minister: a pledge to help get two Canadians out of a