With fewer Canadians working from home full-time, the “era of shorter commuting times has come to an end,” according to Statistics Canada. The new data, […]
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Labour board orders thousands of rail employees back to work
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 24, 2024 6:29 pm Updated August 24, 2024 6:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase […]
‘Dangerous precedent’: Union reacts to board ordering rail employees back to work
After a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways, the federal labour board ordered thousands of rail employees back to work on […]
Ontario food bank turns clients away: ‘Demand was greater than the food we had’
A food bank in southern Ontario had to turn clients away earlier this month after high demand emptied its shelves. About two weeks ago, the […]
Canadian rail services shut down as CN, CPKC workers locked out
Freight trains across Canada have come to a grinding halt and some commuter traffic is also suspended as thousands of workers at the country’s two […]
How Global News’ investigation into Indigenous contracting unfolded
Global News’ collaborative investigation into billions of dollars in federal contracts awarded to Indigenous-owned enterprises began in late 2022, when a journalist noticed that some […]
Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification
The Canadian government awarded billions of dollars in contracts earmarked for Indigenous enterprises without always requiring bidders to prove that they were First Nations, Métis, […]
As rail shutdown looms, Freeland vows no tolerance for ‘self-inflicted wound’
It is “entirely unacceptable” for parties in a looming nationwide railway shutdown to risk sabotaging Canada’s economic progress, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says. “It is […]
Record rainfall in GTA signals a future with frequent severe storms: expert
Edwin Steele’s heart sank when he checked the livestream from the security cameras inside his Mississauga business. Saturday opened with partly sunny skies in many […]
Broke and broken: Canada’s public transit in critical funding state, report says
A new analysis warns that Canada’s major cities are struggling to keep their transit systems running, and says public transit is heading for a “downward […]