45 h. ago B.C. public service job action escalates with overtime ban at liquor warehouses

The union says the escalation expands the number of public service workers engaged in job action in B.C. to more than 6,000.

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45 h. ago ’Anxiety’ for restaurateurs as B.C. job action escalates to liquor warehouses

Ian Tostenson says concern is at “eight-plus” out of 10, with the prospect of further job action in government-run liquor distribution looming.

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3 d. ago Thousands of Ontario public college staff on brink of strike as deadline ticks closer

Staff represented by OPSEU have been bargaining for a new deal from the College Employer Council for months, but moved toward strike action in August.

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4 d. ago Union says 4,000 workers on 22 pickets as B.C. public service strike expands

Premier David Eby said Monday the province was hoping to get back to the bargaining table with union negotiators

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5 d. ago B.C. unveils 4.5% offer to striking public service staff, wages only ’part of story’

The union represents more than 34,000 members working for B.C.’s public service

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5 d. ago A morning cruise in a toy car not child's play for Prince George man

The driver failed two breathalyser tests after driving onto busy Fifteenth Street in a tiny toy car during the morning commute

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8 d. ago Jamie Sarkonak: The TFW program came for youth jobs. Now Poilievre is coming for it

The immigration system needs a lot of fixing, and the temporary foreign workers program is a great place to start

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8 d. ago Pickets come down at ICBC office, but BCGEU vows to ratchet up strike

With the exception of the Guildford ICBC location, the public impacts of the BCGEU strike, now in its fourth day, have been relatively muted.

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9 d. ago BCGEU strike: Union escalates B.C. public service job action

Picket lines have expanded to include nearly 90 workers at the Ministry of Finance in downtown Vancouver. Workers in Victoria, Surrey and Prince George walked off the job earlier this week.

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9 d. ago BCGEU strike Day 3: Union escalates job action with expanded picket lines

The BC General Employee's Union is escalating job action on Thursday as it enters the third day of strike action across the province.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike Day 2: Union says job action will escalate if necessary

BCGEU president Paul Finch says job action will escalate if the BC Public Service Agency does not come back with a higher wage offer.

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1 week ago Strike fears hit B.C. cannabis industry, with 2022 disruption still fresh in mind

Job action hasn't affected liquor and cannabis distribution so far but the industry still has fresh memories of a 2022 BCGEU strike that shut down distribution warehouses.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike action day one: Picket lines go up at three locations

The pickets are set up outside the Jack Davis building in Victoria, a Service BC building in Surrey and a Child and Family Services Centre in Prince George.

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1 week ago BCGEU strike action day one: Picket lines go up at three official, 1 surprise, locations

The pickets are set up outside the Jack Davis building in Victoria, a Service BC building in Surrey and a Child and Family Services Centre in Prince George.

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1 week ago On strike: B.C. public workers start job action in Surrey, Victoria and Prince George

Picket lines are going up at government offices in Surrey, Victoria and Prince George

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1 week ago B.C. marks Labour Day as BCGEU prepares for Tuesday strike action

The B.C. General Employees Union (BCGEU) has issued strike notice, with up to 34,000 members set to start job action as early as 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday.

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3 w. ago Ontario college support staff take step toward strike with ’no board’ request

The union that represents thousands of full-time support staff at Ontario’s colleges has taken a step toward a possible strike. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union says it has requested a “no board” report, and once issued by the province’s Labour Ministry it would set a 16-day countdown to a legal strike position. The union […]

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3 w. ago CPABC: Cariboo’s housing market resilient in the face of economic uncertainty

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, Aug. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — According to BC Check-Up: Live, an annual report by the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (CPABC) on demographic and affordability trends across the province, the Cariboo region added 2,098 residents in 2024. “Annual population growth slowed to 1.2 per cent as we lost more […]

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3 w. ago Alberta parents prepare for potential job action by province’s teachers

As students get ready to go back to class this fall, their parents are busy preparing alternate learning plans in case teachers go on strike in October.

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3 w. ago B.C. Supreme Court orders city of Prince George to dismantle long

The ruling says the most recent data from November 2024 show there are more than 200 people in Prince George who were 'absolutely homeless'

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