43 h. ago Negotiations at an impasse as second phase of transit strikes in Montreal nears end

The latest strike by about 2,400 workers began Sept. 22 and is scheduled to end this weekend.

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5 d. ago Montreal transit strike enters week 2, disrupting bus and subway service

A transit strike in Montreal that is disrupting bus and subway service in the city has entered its second week.

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6 d. ago Canadians can expect GST credit payments to arrive this week

Eligible Canadians can expect to see the GST credit payment in their bank accounts this week.The Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) credit is a tax-free quarterly payment.According to the government, the credit's goal is to help families with low and modest incomes offset the taxes they pay.If you're eligible, you'll receive the GST/HST credit payment on Friday, Oct. 3.Who's eligible for the GST/HST payment?Canadians are generally eligible for the payment if they're at least 19 years old and a Canadian resident for income tax purposes a month before the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) makes the payment, and at the beginning of the month.If you are under 19 years old, the government says you must meet at least one of the following conditions during the same period:You have (or had) a spouse or common-law partnerYou are (or were) a parent and live (or lived) with your childParents in a shared custody situation may be eligible for half ...

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1 week ago Montreal transit strike expected to begin Monday, disrupting service for 2 weeks

A transit strike is set to kick off this morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks.

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1 week ago Australia will overhaul telecommunications after Optus emergency call failure linked to 4 deaths

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia on Monday foreshadowed changes to the country’s telecommunications industry after a major company’s failure to connect hundreds of emergency calls last week was linked to four deaths. Optus, Australia’s second-largest telecom company, blamed a “technical failure” on Thursday last week for 624 calls failing to connect to emergency services. While […]

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2 w. ago Lion school bus woes should make Quebec revisit electrification plan, critics say

Many school bus routes in Quebec remained cancelled Monday following the government's decision to pull all Lion buses out of service after a bus in Montreal caught fire last week.

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2 w. ago Huge stretch of TTC subway spanning almost 7km to shut down for entire weekend

A significant stretch of the TTC subway will shut down for the entire weekend of Sept. 20 and 21, 2025, leaving Toronto commuters with almost seven kilometres of transit planning headaches to navigate.The TTC plans to shutter service on a large stretch of the Line 2 - Bloor Danforth subway for the duration of the coming weekend, covering roughly 6.8 kilometres extending from Keele Station to the line's western terminus at Kipling.Shuttle buses will be available for commuters requiring service on this leg of the route, though these replacement buses will have to contend with mixed Bloor Street traffic.The latest in a string of closures throughout 2025, the TTC attributes the coming service outage to signal work. In total, a whopping 38 different weekend closures were planned for service and upgrades as of the start of 2025.Throughout the closure, passengers will still be able to access the stations along this portion of Line 2 — Keele, High Park, Runnymede, Jane, Old Mill, ...

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3 w. ago Montreal Transit Corp. warns users ahead of second strike coming in 10 days

MONTREAL — The head of Montreal’s public transit authority says she needs to find ways to deliver services at a lower cost, 10 days out from a second strike by maintenance workers that will drastically reduce services. The second strike is scheduled to run between Sept. 22 and Oct. 5. During that period, all overtime […]

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4 w. ago Lorne Gunter: Federal Liberals hint at austerity, but don't count on it

For more than a week now, Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne have been preparing Canadians for an “austerity budget,” and perhaps even public-service layoffs. Although while talking to reporters this week, Champagne was less committal. He spoke only of “adjustments” to the 440,000 federal civil service. An adjustment can be […]

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