4 h. 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

13 h. 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

31 h. 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

35 h. 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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52 h. 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

55 h. 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

6 d. ago Northvolt Hits End of Line After Failing to Reach Rescue Deal

Northvolt AB filed for bankruptcy in Sweden, bringing to an end a company that was once seen as the future of Europe’s battery production.

Events

7 d. ago Alberta reaches deal with Ottawa on national school nutrition program

Alberta's recently introduced budget proposes an additional $20 million for the provincial school nutrition program.

Society

8 d. ago Alberta nurses and provincial health agencies reach tentative deal

Registered nurses (RNs) and registered psychiatric nurses (RPNs) will have an immediate increase of approximately 15 per cent, and an overall increase of approximately 20 per cent

Science

1 week ago Deal reached to save power plant crucial to Williams Lake economy

Atlantic Power plant gave notice last February that it was going to pull out of the community, citing an inability to remain profitable under its current contract with BC Hydro.

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1 week ago Doug Ford tells CNN Ontario will still retaliate to Trump's tariff 'mess' despite pause

Donald Trump is set to announce on Thursday a one-month pause on some of the tariffs he has imposed on Canada, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford remains steadfast that the province will fight on despite the pause.Ford, who has been making the rounds on U.S. network news since tariffs were first announced in February, appeared again on CNN on Thursday to discuss the temporary pause.A clip of the interview with CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer was shared by Ford on X, where the premier described the situation as a "mess" and urged Trump to "get to the table to land a deal that creates jobs and grows our economies on both sides of the border." Ford's post stressed that until such a deal is reached, "we won't relent."President Trump has created a mess. Here’s the solution: drop the threat of tariffs completely and let’s get to the table to land a deal that creates jobs and grows our economies on both sides of the border. Until then, we won’t relent. pic.twitter.com/b...

Economics

1 week ago City of Toronto inside workers seek extension of deadline to Monday

CUPE Local 79 represents 30,000 inside workers

Society

2 w. ago Canada Post, union fail to reach deal resolving labour dispute

Canada Post is accusing the union representing its more than 55,000 workers of showing 'little meaningful movement' during mediated negotiations this weekend.

Other

2 w. ago European Gas Prices Jump as Optimism Fades About Ukraine Talks

European natural gas jumped after US and Ukrainian leaders sparred on Friday, throwing into doubt recent efforts to reach a deal with Russia on ending the war.

Economics

2 w. ago Canada Post and union say no deal reached during mediated talks this weekend

Canada Post is accusing the union representing its more than 55,000 workers of showing “little meaningful movement” during mediated negotiations this weekend to end a labour dispute that saw employees ordered back to work late last year. A statement from Canada Post on Sunday says the Crown corporation put forward “a workable and affordable weekend […]

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3 w. ago Ukraine, U.S. have agreed on framework economic deal, officials say

KYIV — Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. One […]

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3 w. ago U.S. threatened to cut Ukraine’s Starlink access over minerals: sources

Ukraine was told it faced imminent shutoff of the critical Starlink internet service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals with the U.S, according to sources.

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3 w. ago Media Advisory: Picket Line Locations for Calgary, Foothills and Black Gold Strikes

CALGARY, Alberta — The Canadian Union of Public Employees released the picket line locations for Monday, February 24, 2025. Please note, that these locations are for Monday only. Going forward, CUPE expects locations to change. CUPE 40 (Calgary Board of Education) 7:00 am-9:00 am: McDougall Centre, 455 6 St SW, Calgary 9:00 am-11:00 am: Calgary […]

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3 w. ago Deal reached to keep dozens of sexual health clinics open another year, B.C. group says

In December, Options for Sexual Health warned that it was facing a major funding shortage, and could have been forced to close all but five clinics by April.

Science

3 w. ago Investment is the Foundation of a Thriving Society and Resilient Economy

TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A joint statement from the: Association des directions et des direction adjointes des écoles franco-ontariennes; Association des enseignantes et des enseignants franco-ontariens; Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario; Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario; Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association; Ontario School Board Council of Unions; Ontario Principals’ Council; Ontario Secondary […]

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