2 h. ago Quebec law to promote the sustainability of goods come into force

QUEBEC — Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today. The provisions were passed by the provincial legislature on Oct. 3, 2023, as part of an act to protect consumers against the deliberate shortening of the lifespan of a product and to promote […]

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53 h. ago WARMINGTON: Pregnant staffer fired by B.C. Cons for ‘truth’ tweet on Truth and Reconciliation Day

Lindsay Shepherd says she was fired over her remark about the raising of the flag at the provincial legislature

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3 d. ago B.C. Conservative staffer fired for calling Reconciliation Day flag a ’disgrace’

Lindsay Shepherd says that Conservative Leader John Rustad fired her Wednesday over her remark about the raising of the flag at the provincial legislature in Victoria last week

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8 d. ago Niagara regional chair and former longtime MPP Jim Bradley dies at 80

Jim Bradley, one of Ontario’s longest-serving provincial legislators and the chair of Niagara Region, has died. A statement from the region says Bradley died at age 80 on Friday following a brief illness. Bradley served at Queen’s Park from 1977 until 2018, when he returned to local politics. He had first been elected to St. […]

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2 w. ago ‘Draw the Line’ rallies in Toronto, across Canada challenge elements of Carney’s agenda

Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government’s agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil fuel projects and expected public service cuts. Hundreds who took part in “Draw the Line” protests in Toronto marched from downtown to the provincial legislature building, carrying signs that included messages advocating […]

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2 w. ago Friends of slain Calgary care worker call for change: ‘She was so passionate’

Friends of Deborah Onwu say her kindred spirit and compassion will live on forever. It's her legacy that has them advocating for positive change for care workers.

Society

2 w. ago Inquiry into Calgary care worker’s death calls for provincial legislative reforms

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents front-line care workers across Alberta, strongly advocated for the report, published Thursday.

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2 w. ago 'We can't let this happen again': CUPE calls on province to accept suggestions in fatal inquiry report for care worker

On Oct. 25, 2019, Deborah Onwu was stabbed 19 times while working as a Family and Youth Counsellor with the Wood's Homes Society

Society

2 w. ago CUPE calls on Alberta to accept recommendations following death of care worker

CALGARY — The union representing a Calgary care worker fatally stabbed by a client with a history of violence is calling on the province to accept and implement the recommendations of the inquiry report released today. In October of 2019, Deborah Onwu, an employee of Woods Homes Society, was stabbed 19 times while working alone […]

Society

2 w. ago Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workers

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon says it’s making a $1 billion investment to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers. The Seattle-based company said Wednesday the average pay is increasing to more than $23 per hour and said that some of its most tenured employees […]

Economics

2 w. ago Media Advisory: CUPE to Respond to Deborah Onwu Fatality Inquiry

CALGARY, Alberta — The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) will respond to the expected release tomorrow of the Fatality Inquiry regarding the death of Deborah Onwu. Onwu was a Calgary resident and a Family and Youth Councillor employed by Woods Homes who was stabbed nineteen times by a client on October 3, 2019. Onwu […]

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2 w. ago Company's workplace safety training called into question at trial into employee's death

Marc-André Gosselin, Nicholas Chenier's helper on May 5, 2023, was called to testify at the trial of supervisor Steven Deans.

Economics

2 w. ago 'We can't keep going at this rate': Health care workers rally at Peter Lougheed Centre

Members in nursing care and general support services enter formal mediation with AHS

Society

3 w. ago Union rallies to stop job cuts at local long term care facility

CORNWALL, Ontario — The members of CUPE local 1792 held a rally and information picket along Montreal Road on Friday to sound the alarm on the planned cuts to care time at the municipally-owned Glen Stor Dun Lodge. The union represents workers at the long-term care facility says their members have been experiencing significant staffing […]

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