7 d. ago CN railroaders get 3% wage increase per year in ruling after shutdown last summer

MONTREAL — Engineers and conductors at Canadian National Railway Co. will receive a wage hike of three per cent per year under a contract reached via binding arbitration Monday, capping off a labour standoff that halted freight trains across the country last summer. Six days of hearings over the past month yielded a three-year contract […]

Transport

2 w. ago Cosmian covercrypt achieves ETSI standardization for data protection in the post

Paris, March 26, 2025 – Cosmian, a leader in securing cloud computing and confidential AI, confirms its technological breakthrough in proactive post-quantum security.With its Cosmian covercrypt solution, a high-performance hybrid encryption library designed to integrate seamlessly with security offerings on the market, Cosmian now assures enterprises of the inviolability of their sensitive data in the post-quantum era. This […]

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2 w. ago Trump Says It’s Possible Putin Is Dragging His Feet on Ceasefire

President Donald Trump said it was possible that Vladimir Putin was avoiding finalizing a ceasefire agreement, but that he remained confident the Russian leader intended to strike a deal.

Events

3 w. ago Alberta school support workers' strikes end after all deals ratified

Union happy more school districts are following the pattern set in Fort McMurray and Edmonton

Society

3 w. ago Union members OK deals with Calgary school boards, some support staff back to schools Friday

Union happy more school districts are following the pattern set in Fort McMurray and Edmonton

Society

3 w. ago Deal at Foothills Schools, Two CUPE Locals Vote to Accept Settlements

CALGARY, Alberta — CUPE Local 5040 has reached a tentative agreement with Foothills School Division, marking the last of nine striking school divisions to reach settlements. Meanwhile, two other CUPE locals have voted to accept tentative agreements, ending strikes at the Edmonton Public School District and the Parkland School District. CUPE 3550 members at Edmonton […]

Society

3 w. ago Sturgeon County school support workers’ union reaches tentative deal with school division

Deals with Fort McMurray's public and Catholic school boards have already been ratified.

Society

3 w. ago Bird flu’s current spread is ‘unprecedented,’ UN agency warns

The ongoing spread of highly pathogenic bird flu worldwide is reaching an unprecedented scale, a United Nations agency warned Monday.

Other

3 w. ago Deal reached between CUPE and Calgary Catholic School District

CALGARY, Alberta — The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 520 has reached a tentative agreement with the Calgary Catholic School District. The deal, like others reached this week, is a four-year agreement ending in August 2028. The wage settlement is higher than the provincial government mandate. CUPE 520 will hold its ratification meeting […]

Society

3 w. ago Tentative deal reached between CUPE and CBE, support staff could be back in schools Friday

Union happy more school districts are following the pattern set in Fort McMurray and Edmonton

Society

4 w. ago Calgary CUPE leader 'confident' strike resolution could be reached Monday after Edmonton, Fort McMurray deals

More than 1,000 Calgary school support staff, mostly maintenance and custodial workers, walked off the job Feb. 24

Politics

4 w. ago Media Advisory: CUPE Alberta Convention This Week in Calgary

CALGARY, Alberta — CUPE Alberta will hold its annual convention this Wednesday to Friday in Calgary at the Sheraton Eau Claire Hotel. CUPE Alberta represents 40,000 members including workers in the municipal, school district, health care and other public sector workers. The convention is being held amid a strike of 6,600 education workers across the […]

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4 w. ago Alberta school support workers reach tentative deal to end two

Alberta school support workers reach tentative deal to end strike, with contracts covering Edmonton and Fort McMurray staff. Other districts remain without agreements.

Society

4 w. ago End in sight for education worker strikes as deals reached in Edmonton, Fort McMurray

Deals that could lead to the end of provincewide strikes by education workers were reached Saturday. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees still need to ratify agreements carved out by union locals and the Edmonton Public, Fort McMurray Public and Fort McMurray Catholic school districts. “Education support workers are critical to our school […]

Society