16 h. ago STM strike averted amid tentative agreement with administrative staff

The deal means there will be no walkout, which was scheduled for Nov. 19.

Politics

3 d. ago Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers’ union

The strike was scheduled to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal says it reached a deal late Friday.

Transport

3 d. ago STM strike: Still time for a deal to be reached, Martinez Ferrada says

"My goal today, and we have until midnight, is to get an agreement," Montreal mayor says ahead of weekend walkout by bus drivers and métro operators.

Culture

4 d. ago BCGEU members vote 89 per cent in favour of deal to end strike

The union said in a statement Thursday that 79 per cent of members participated in the vote, and 89 per cent voted in favour of the deal that includes a 3 per cent wage increase.

Other

1 week ago Hockey Golden Bears adapting to recruiting competition under new NCAA rules

The University of Alberta Golden Bears, the best of the best Canadian university hockey teams going back to coach Clare Drake, have never had much trouble recruiting players, but that was before the NCAA came knocking on players’ doors — with fistfuls of money in hand. Western Hockey League players who weren’t drafted by NHL […]

Sport

1 week ago Corpay and National Hockey League Announce Multiyear North American Partnership

Corpay Cross-Border Named the Official Foreign Exchange Provider of the National Hockey League TORONTO & NEW YORK — Corpay, Inc.* (NYSE: CPAY), a global leader in corporate payments and the National Hockey League (NHL®) today announced a multiyear North American partnership, naming Corpay’s Cross-Border business the Official Foreign Exchange (FX) Provider of the NHL. Through […]

Sport

3 w. ago Union boss credits workers’ ‘courage and tenacity’ on pickets for deal to end strike

VANCOUVER — BC General Employees’ Union head Paul Finch says now that picket lines are down across the province after an eight-week public service strike, the focus is on getting people back to work and preparing for a membership vote on the tentative deal with the province. “This is the most significant widespread strike we’ve […]

Society

3 w. ago ‘Christmas in October’: B.C. restaurateurs relieved by tentative public service deal

VANCOUVER — The head of a British Columbia hospitality industry lobby group says news of a tentative deal to end the province’s public service workers’ strike is like “Christmas in October.” Ian Tostenson with the BC Restaurant and Foodservices Association said it was welcome after the eight-week dispute that brought government alcohol distribution to a […]

Culture

3 w. ago NHL becomes first league to strike deal with Kalshi, Polymarket

(Bloomberg) — The National Hockey League has struck multiyear deals with Kalshi and Polymarket, becoming the first major American sports league to agree to work with the prediction market platforms. The move signals a major step toward mainstream acceptance for prediction markets, which have long operated in a gray zone between financial trading and gambling. […]

Sport

3 w. ago NHL becomes first major sports league to strike prediction market deal

The move signals a major step toward mainstream acceptance for prediction markets

Sport

4 w. ago Broadway actors and producers reach tentative labor deal, but musicians still threaten a strike

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing thousands of Broadway actors reached a tentative new labor agreement over the weekend with commercial producers, leaving just the musicians’ union still negotiating. Actors’ Equity Association — which represents over 51,000 members, including singers, actors, dancers and stage managers _ announced a new three-year agreement on such issues […]

Transport