37 h. ago Lower wages and employment rates for anglos cost Quebec $1.5 billion a year: study

The report expands on data from the 2021 census that indicated English-speaking Quebecers continue to face higher unemployment and lower incomes than their French-speaking counterparts.

Economics

3 d. ago Carney’s Pledge to Double Homebuilding in Doubt, Watchdog Warns

Canada’s budget watchdog estimates the government’s new housing agency will only build 26,000 homes over five years, leaving the country far from its target of doubling housing construction over the next decade.

Transport

3 d. ago Ontario may need to throw out millions of dollars in PPE: auditor general

During the height of COVID-19, the Ford government signed long-term contracts with Ontario manufacturers for desperately needed masks for health-care workers.

Economics

8 d. ago Watch live: Federal NDP leadership candidates face off in first official debate tonight

While the debate is taking place in Quebec, only 60 per cent of it will be in French, and the rest in English

Politics

8 d. ago Watch live: Federal NDP leadership candidates face off in first official debate

While the debate is taking place in Quebec, only 60 per cent of it will be in French, and the rest in English

Politics

8 d. ago Watch: Federal NDP leadership candidates face off in first official debate

While the debate is taking place in Quebec, only 60 per cent of it will be in French, and the rest in English

Politics

8 d. ago Hands off our playlists: Quebecers push back against proposed French music rules, poll suggests

Two-thirds oppose government regulations if they prompt Spotify, Apple Music to leave Quebec.

Other

9 d. ago Alberta health care, medical workers vote in favour of new contract

The contract will see union members get a 12 per cent wage increase over four years, though some workers will receive a one-time increase on top of that.

Society

1 week ago Language watchdog warns cuts could impact public service bilingualism

Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge warns that the federal government must be on alert to ensure that language rights are not eroded by budget cuts.

Other

1 week ago Quebec’s French rules are scaring health workers away from English, federal watchdog warns

Due to confusion over what's allowed, "members of Quebec English-speaking communities risk being deprived of their right to obtain health care in English."

Society

1 week ago ‘Get out of the City’: Safe injection site worker testifies at Damian Hudson murder trial

Khalila Mohammed, a former community health worker who worked at a safe injection site for drug users in July 2023, testified Monday at the Damian Hudson murder trial.

Society

1 week ago B.C. to tweak Mental Health Act to protect health workers delivering involuntary care: Premier Eby

Premier David Eby and Health Minister Josie Osborne announced the proposed amendments Monday to offer stronger legal protections

Society

1 week ago Media Advisory: As Syphilis and Measles Spread, Public Health Workers Hold Urgent Briefing on State of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Water Safety, and Community Health

TORONTO — Unionized public health workers from across Ontario will hold an urgent media briefing at Queen’s Park and virtually over Zoom to sound the alarm on the deteriorating state of the province’s public health system. Frontline workers will discuss the re-emergence and rapid spread of syphilis, chlamydia, and gonorrhea, escalating risks of E. coli […]

Society

1 week ago In Quebec’s Nunavik region, constant water shortages compromise health care

PUVIRNITUQ — Even if they’re surrounded by vast bodies of water as far as the eye can see, residents of Quebec’s Far North lack a reliable water supply. Not only does this impact citizens’ health through the spread of diseases, but it weakens the quality of care and forces health workers to get creative in […]

Science

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 Thousands of AUPE health workers are poised to strike. Here’s what you need to know

About 22 per cent of Alberta's 16,000 licensed practical nurses and health-care aides are set to walk off their jobs on Saturday morning

Society

2 w. ago Alberta Health Services and AUPE hospital workers back at table with strike looming

The AUPE said Alberta Health Services invited the union for licensed practical nurses and health-care aides back to the table for mediation on Thursday and Friday.

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 Quebec’s French streaming plan tests whether Netflix and Spotify stay or go

The proposed law could place a "massive burden" on music and video streamers, raising constitutional questions and probably triggering lawsuits, an expert says.

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