Category Archives: Labour
Senate shifts rules for Don Meredith victim compensation process
OTTAWA — The Senate says harassment victims of disgraced former senator Don Meredith can now have lawyers present when speaking to an independent evaluator hired to determine potential compensation for them, and also that their legal costs might b...
Mayors of four Alberta cities frustrated by EMS dispatch services consolidation
Mayors of four cities affected by a change to emergency medical dispatch services say they were blindsided by the move and believe it will put lives of their residents at risk. Alberta announced Tuesday that it is consolidating all EMS dispat...
Consolidating EMS 911 dispatch services will save money, improve patient care: AHS
EDMONTON — Alberta is consolidating all remaining municipally run emergency medical service dispatch call sites in a move that it says will save money and improve patient care. The change will affect EMS 911 dispatch services in Calgary, Leth...
‘It’s a big deal for kids’: Ontario’s back-to-school plan draws fears, praise
TORONTO — It's getting harder and harder for Rachel Huot to keep the tone positive when she talks to her children about going back to school. The Toronto-based mother of three — including two school-aged children — said she's always tried
Reducing Nova Scotia’s deficit will need co-operation of public sector: premier
HALIFAX — Public-sector workers will have to dampen their wage expectations in the coming years as Nova Scotia grapples with a projected $853-million deficit resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Stephen McNeil said Thursday. After five consecu...
Kenney stands by health minister as doctors’ group votes non-confidence
EDMONTON — Alberta's premier says an overwhelming vote of non-confidence from members of the Alberta Medical Association won't sway him into turfing his health minister. The group representing doctors and medical students held a re...
Boosting marginalized groups key to ‘feminist economic recovery,’ report says
TORONTO — Canadians cannot expect the economy to fully recover from COVID-19 without helping those most affected by the downturn — including women, people of colour, and the LGBTQ+ community, a new report says. Released Tuesday, "A Feminist Economic Re...
Cost of keeping some civil servants home for COVID-19 could exceed $600 million
OTTAWA — The federal government has lost at least $439 million so far this year in productivity through a policy that allows civil servants to stay home, with pay, during emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the country's budget watchdog
Privy Council Office launches review of complaints about Governor General
OTTAWA — The Privy Council Office says it is launching an independent review of allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall. The CBC reported Tuesday that Payette had yelled at, belittled and publicly h...
Trudeau must look into complaints about Governor General, Singh says
OTTAWA — Allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated staff members prompted calls for investigations of varying stripes on Wednesday, with one expert suggesting the matter should be dealt with quietly to preserve the integrity of the office. ND...