38 h. ago Picket lines go up at some LifeLabs locations as workers begin strike action

Workers unionized with the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) kicked off job action on Sunday with a one-day strike rally in Burnaby.

Society

55 h. ago Delta reportedly offering Pearson plane crash passengers $30,000 US each

Delta Air Lines is reportedly offering passengers on the flight that crash-landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport $30,000 US each. News outlets including the Toronto Star and Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the U.S. airliner has made the offer. According to the reports, company spokesperson Morgan Durrant confirmed that the Delta care team was telling […]

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3 d. ago Frontera Health Launches, Bringing AI Solutions to Transform Autism Care and Advance Health Equity

Company announces $32 million fundraise to scale its AI-powered clinical solutions DENVER — Frontera Health, a pioneer in advancing health equity through AI-enabled autism care, today announced the launch of the company and its Seed fundraise. On a limited basis, the company introduced its revolutionary, multi-modal Frontera Digital Phenotyping solution, an AI-powered digital phenotyping technology […]

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4 d. ago LifeLabs warns of ‘rotating temporary closures’ as B.C. workers strike

LifeLabs workers, represented by the B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU), have been without a contract since last April.

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5 d. ago LifeLabs strike: Workers want better pay, staffing levels amid worries over sale to U.S. health care company

'We don't want to see clients and the workers of LifeLabs themselves have their conditions and service degraded for a higher profit margin for an American for-profit company,' says BCGEU president

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5 d. ago LifeLabs strike action to kick in for health consumers on Thursday

As a designated essential service, LifeLabs will continue to operate, however some Patient Services Centres may be subject to rotating temporary closures

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