16 h. ago Texas Oil Driller Taps Trump’s Team to Save California Crude Project

Sable Offshore Corp. is seeking the Trump administration’s help to jumpstart a California oil project stalled by red tape.

Other

17 h. ago Randall Denley: In Ontario, burdensome red tape is for employers, not for government contracts

Lack of transparency in job training contracts is a stark contrast to government’s enthusiasm for meddling in businesses' hiring practices

Politics

18 h. ago Alberta teachers' strike: Bargaining between ATA and province to resume Tuesday

As thousands of teachers enter Day 4 of the provincewide strike, the Alberta Teachers’ Association (ATA) said bargaining will resume next Tuesday. In a Thursday press release, the ATA said it has initiated a formal bargaining meeting with the Teacher’s Employer Bargaining Association (TEBA) — the official government negotiator — and the mediator on Oct. […]

Other

43 h. ago Restaurants Canada statement on BC Liquor strike entering sixth week

Vancouver, Oct. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Restaurants and bars in BC are quickly running out of liquor inventory, as the BC Liquor strike enters its sixth week with no resolution in sight. Restaurants Canada is urging the BC government and the BC General Employees’ Union (BCGEU) to reach an agreement. If one can’t be […]

Other

3 d. ago Cut the red tape, consulting engineering firms tell mayoral candidates

In Montreal in particular, “we’re caught up in bureaucracy” that slows down projects, says the head of the Association des firmes de génie-conseil Québec.

Economics

3 d. ago Mayoral candidates urged to improve city planning, cut bureaucracy that's slowing projects

In Montreal in particular, “we’re caught up in bureaucracy” that slows down projects, says the head of the Association des firmes de génie-conseil Québec.

Other

7 d. ago Randall Denley: Doug Ford has to move fast on appointed school boards or back off

One might reasonably wonder whether the premier, who is often influenced by opinion polls, isn’t so sure that getting rid of the trustees is a good idea

Society

7 d. ago The government shuts down, and Trump goes online – very online

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Thursday morning, as thousands of federal employees stayed home and faced potential layoffs because of the government shutdown, President Donald Trump got right to work on social media. He started by sharing praise from supporters. Then he falsely claimed that “DEMOCRATS WANT TO GIVE YOUR HEALTHCARE MONEY TO ILLEGAL ALIENS.” And […]

Politics

8 d. ago Thousands of striking public sector workers to march in downtown Vancouver

The government employees union says it is prepared to escalate the strike after the province's increased wage offer of five per cent over two years was rejected.

Society

9 d. ago Federal employee in custody following ‘active shooter hoax’ at military base

TRENTON, N.J. — A federal government employee was taken into custody Tuesday following an “active shooter hoax” that plunged New Jersey’s largest military base into lockdown earlier in the day, according to the state’s acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba. In a social media post Tuesday night, Habba said the civilian employee — who has not […]

Events

9 d. ago Unions, red tape and 'radical Islamists': Legault lays out his battles in inaugural address

With Quebec nearing an election year, the premier outlines plans for the last year of his mandate as the National Assembly resumes sitting.

Events

2 w. ago N.S. government says newly introduced bill will reduce red tape, encourage business

The Nova Scotia government is introducing a bill it says would eliminate red tape and encourage business activity, particularly in the natural resources sector. 

Politics

3 w. ago Randall Denley: Ontario’s Liberals get serious by dumping Bonnie Crombie

Voters can be forgiven for not knowing what Crombie stood for. That seemed to be a mystery to Crombie, too

Other

3 w. ago Alberta government hopes curbing immigration will help boost youth employment

The Alberta Government wants employers to reduce their reliance on temporary foreign workers and boost youth employment as they look for more control on international immigration.

Politics

3 w. ago Nobody is building homes in Ontario anymore as market tumbles

Ontario is has found itself in quite the confounding real estate situation, with officials issuing urgent calls for more new housing while a record number of homes sit up for sale each month, untouched.With home sales in such a lull, developers have acutely pulled back from building in the province, especially in Toronto, while pleading for government intervention in the form of less red tape, lower taxes and a cut to sky-high development charges that have, along with low levels of market activity, stalled tens of thousands of new units.According to a new snapshot from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), Ontario continues to pull down the residential construction stats for the rest of the country, as it has been for months while other areas see some recovery.While the level of new housing starts has risen across Canada as of August (based on the six-month moving average of the seasonally adjusted annual rate), Ontario saw a dismal development turn...

Other

3 w. ago Jason Rowe: Ford gives long overdue recognition to union training

The recent report issued by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU), “Dismantling Public Futures,” criticizing the Ford government for pivoting its approach to funding skilled trades programs paints a skewed picture of the training landscape for apprentices in Ontario. It’s purposefully designed to ignore the benefits of union training halls in the skilled trades […]

Transport

3 w. ago Four ways public servants can overcome mindsets of 'dinosaur' management

A former union president provides some strategies for how lower level government employees can create change from the bottom up.

Other

4 w. ago Major projects announcement hampered by red tape, lack of pipelines: Critics

Canada to fast-track five projects across Canada as part of Liberals' nation-building efforts

Politics

4 w. ago Randall Denley: Championing speeders is an awkward look for law

What’s the message? Vandalize a speed camera and the premier will take up your case?

Sport

4 w. ago America’s New EU Ambassador Vows to Fight Red Tape for US Companies

The US will defend American companies from digital and environmental regulations taking effect in the European Union that may unfairly target them, according to the new US ambassador to the EU.

Economics