5 h. ago FIRST READING: Carney plan to reduce civil service will cost $1.5 billion, save $82 million

The program offers up to five years of free early retirement in lieu of layoffs

Economics

5 h. ago FIRST READING: Carney plan to reduce civil service will cost $1.5 billion to cut payroll by just $82 million

The program offers up to five years of free early retirement in lieu of layoffs

Economics

51 h. ago Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027

Treasury Board President France-Élaine Duranceau also says that by the end of January government employees will work in the office three days a week instead of two.

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5 d. ago Swiss voters reject mandatory national service for women and new inheritance tax

GENEVA (AP) — Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as all men must do already. Official results. with counting still ongoing in some areas after a referendum, showed that more than half of Switzerland’s cantons, or states, […]

Society

9 d. ago Bitget Launches Stock Futures Rush Phase 7 with $280,000 in TSLA Tokenized Shares Up for Grabs

VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), today announced Stock Futures Rush – Phase 7, a new trading campaign giving users the chance to grab a share of $280,000 in equivalent tokenized TSLA shares, with a top individual prize of $8,000 TSLA. The promotion will run from […]

Economics

2 w. ago Melançon: Quebec threat to cut welfare for asylum seekers is heartless

If the problem lies in Ottawa, then negotiate with Ottawa — don’t shift the burden onto thousands of vulnerable people.

Culture

4 w. ago Quebec plans to cut immigration levels to 45,000 a year for four years

The CAQ government also wants to reduce by 13 per cent the number of temporary immigrants.

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