55 h. ago As Canada Post talks continue, business uncertainty grows as holidays near

The two sides have been reviewing contractual language that will form new collective agreements, but neither the company nor the union will say how long that may take.

Society

3 d. ago Crown Royal maker, union reach deal over Ontario plant closure

The company behind Crown Royal says it has reached a deal with the union representing workers at its soon-to-be shuttered Ontario plant over its closure.

Other

4 d. ago Canada has reached deal to join EU’s flagship defence procurement program: McGuinty

The defence minister said the deal would create ‘enormous’ opportunities for Canadian businesses while attracting new, reliable suppliers for Canada’s own defence needs

Events

8 d. ago JAY GOLDBERG: Mark Carney can’t punt on Canada Post any longer

Taxpayers will be on the hook for billions in bailouts unless the government acts fast.

Transport

8 d. ago Deal reached to allow grocers to avoid accepting beer, wine empties

Deal averts a potential death knell for the Ontario Deposit Return Program

Other

9 d. ago Deal reached to allow grocers to avoid accepting beer and wine empties

Ontario grocers and The Beer Store have reached an agreement-in-principle on alcohol recycling that will allow the retailers to avoid collecting empties.

Other

1 week ago ‘It’s messier’: A heated conversation with a Canadian historian

Donald Wright, who teaches on the ‘politics of memory,’ endorses Justin Trudeau's contention that Canada is the first post-national nation. I do not

Other

1 week ago Tentative deal reached to end strike for Alberta nurses, health

A strike among some of the province’s 16,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aides appears to be over almost as soon as it started. The health workers represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) went on strike as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, but the union issued a news release just after 9 […]

Science

1 week ago COP30 Climate Summit Reaches Deal That Leaves Many Nations Unhappy

Almost 200 nations gathered in Brazil for the United Nations’ annual climate summit capped two weeks of fraught negotiations with an agreement Saturday on new efforts to help guide their transition away from the fossil fuels driving global warming.

Society

1 week ago UK’s Miliband ‘Optimistic’ on COP30 Deal After Talks Drag On

Ed Miliband, UK secretary of state for energy security and net zero, said he was “optimistic” that a United Nations climate deal was in reach that would strengthen ambition in the fight against global warming and lead to more concrete plans to transition away from fossil fuels.

Other

1 week ago Canada Post and union strike deal in principle as holiday crush nears

It follows years of bargaining over pay increases and proposed structural changes to the workforce.

Society

1 week ago Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union, strike suspended

OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of its mail carriers say they have reached agreements in principle for new contracts after two years of contentious bargaining. Both parties confirmed the outlines of a deal were in place Friday evening. In a statement, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers said rotating strike action […]

Other

1 week ago Canada Post, union reach ‘agreement in principle’ toward new deal

The Canadian Union of Postal Employees said Friday it will agree to pause strike action and enter final negotiations once the new deals are signed.

Other

2 w. ago Canada Post says it’s burning through $1B loan, expects to run out of cash by year

Canada Post says it will need another bailout by early 2026 after burning through a $1-billion federal loan amid record losses and ongoing strike disruptions.

Economics

2 w. ago Canada Post says another bailout needed as it continues to bleed cash

On Friday, the Crown corporation said it lost $989 million in the first nine months of the year.

Other

2 w. ago Why you might want to send Santa an email instead of using Canada Post

While workers with the company's largest union have been without a collective agreement for two years, Canada Post is ‘effectively insolvent,’ its CFO says

Other

2 w. ago How crypto raiders tortured B.C. family with waterboarding, sex assault, in $2M heist

PORT COQUITLAM — When a woman answered a knock at the door of her home in Port Moody, B.C., in the spring of 2024, she was met by two men in Canada Post uniforms who said they had a package to deliver. What unfolded over the next 13 hours was a horrific ordeal for the […]

Economics

2 w. ago US Reaches Initial Deal With Saudi Arabia on Nuclear Sharing

US negotiations with Saudi Arabia on a long-sought nuclear technology-sharing deal have been completed, potentially opening the door for American companies to build reactors in the kingdom.

Science

2 w. ago Canada Post expects to lose 30,000 employees to retirement, departures by 2035

OTTAWA — With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation’s CEO said Tuesday the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as it tries to get costs under control. “Going forward, we will need to be a leaner organization and align our operations to […]

Culture

2 w. ago B.C. hospital and care home workers reach tentative agreement with employers

A bargaining group representing 67,500 workers from care aides and lab techs to cleaning and food services in hospitals and care homes reached a deal late Monday with health employers

Society