36 h. ago A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai agricultural worker’s remains

JERUSALEM — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The return of Sudthisak Rinthalak’s remains leaves just one more hostage to be returned under the agreement. Sudthisak was an agricultural worker […]

Society

52 h. ago Workers at Crown Royal bottling plant in southwestern Ontario ratify closure deal

Union members at a southwestern Ontario plant that bottles Crown Royal whisky have voted to ratify a deal that gives them an increase in severance pay and other benefits. Unifor Local 200 president John D’Agnolo said 89 per cent of workers at the Diageo plant in Amherstburg, Ont., voted in favour of a closure agreement […]

Society

3 d. ago Crown Royal maker, union reach deal over Ontario plant closure

The company behind Crown Royal says it has reached a deal with the union representing workers at its soon-to-be shuttered Ontario plant over its closure.

Other

7 d. ago Keith Gerein: UCP ideological myopia costs Edmonton another safe consumption site, at the worst possible time

Following the 2021 shutdown of the site at Boyle Street Community Services, the UCP government now intends to close the facility at the Royal Alexandra Hospital before Christmas

Economics

1 week ago Alberta seeks to change existing drug coverage, allow physicians to work in public and private sectors

Bill 11 — the Health Statutes Amendment Act 2025, tabled in the legislature Monday, proposes a number of changes that if passed would advance the province's refocusing of the health-care system

Other

1 week ago Tentative deal reached to end strike for Alberta nurses, health

A strike among some of the province’s 16,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aides appears to be over almost as soon as it started. The health workers represented by the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) went on strike as of 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, but the union issued a news release just after 9 […]

Science

1 week ago 'Don't back down': Tentative deal averts strike for Alberta nurses, health

Talk about a buzzer beater. Inside the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees office in west Edmonton, four big monitors had a strike countdown clock, showing just one minute remaining. That was all the time left before 16,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aides were set to hit the picket lines, absent a new deal with […]

Science

2 w. ago Opinion: Give frontline workers more help dealing with Alberta's drug crisis

The drug-poisoning crisis in Alberta continues unabated, after nearly a decade of record numbers of deaths. Fatalities are the most tragic and visible consequence, but the prevalence of a toxic drug supply also creates ripple effects that impact families, communities, and the health-care workers who seek to mitigate harm, provide care, save lives, and assist […]

Society

2 w. ago Policing properties, not people: How Alberta’s SCAN program shuts down drug houses

The Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods unit uses civil law to address drug activity, trafficking, and public safety concerns at properties across Alberta

Events

3 w. ago Derek Finkle: Even injection site workers now admit drug dealing was rampant

Murder trial puts drug advocates under microscope

Society