Author: Silas Reed
Hundreds of nurses rallied Saturday across several cities in Alberta to protest working conditions in hospitals. Attendees of the ‘Day of Action’ rallies say staff are burning out amidst dwindling resources.The rallies took place as contract negotiations continue between the union representing nurses and Alberta Health Servies.More than 30,000 members of the United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) Association have been without a contract since April.They rejected an offer late last year. Mediation resumed this week.Marie-Therese Mageau, president of Local 301, said she and her colleagues have been dealing with an under-resourced healthcare system for the last few years.“We’re really concerned…
The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada’s federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says. Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress and one of the group’s seven members, said remote work “is not part of anything that we’ve discussed at this moment” and she doesn’t know if the topic will be part of the study.The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, which is behind the study, would not share details about whether the group will look at remote work, despite it becoming a hot topic among public servants after many were…
By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted January 26, 2025 9:55 am 4 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the Second World War.But as world leaders and Auschwitz survivors prepare to gather at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in southern Poland, a new survey suggests a growing number of Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust has been exaggerated.A panel survey commissioned by the Association…
By The Staff The Associated Press Posted January 26, 2025 8:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot (202-meter) Canadian vessel with 17 people on board, got stuck in the ice on Lake Erie on Wednesday after it dropped off a load of wheat in Buffalo, New York, and was heading back to Canada, the Coast Guard said. It was…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Calgary woman is out thousands of dollars after she says her vehicle was struck by an armoured truck while the Calgary Police tactical unit responded to an incident in northwest Calgary last month. Mackenzie Hardy says her Hyundai Accent was parked on the road outside her home on 75th Street NW when she and her boyfriend left town for a couple days, and that when they returned on Dec. 22, the vehicle wasn’t where she left it.She recalled driving down the street and her boyfriend asking her where her car was.…
Doug Ford’s recent order to the LCBO that it should clear U.S. booze from its shelves if Donald Trump imposes sweeping tariffs won’t hurt Ontario’s convenience stores, an industry group says. The Convenience Industry Council of Canada, which represents 7,500 retailers in Ontario, told Global News in a statement that corner stores are well-equipped should the province retaliate against the U.S. president.Last year, the province liberalized the sale of alcohol in Ontario, allowing convenience, grocery and big box stores to compete with the Beer Store and LCBO. However, when it did so, the province overhauled its wholesale and delivery network…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size For the first time in 125 years, Toronto’s extensive underground PATH system has a dedicated navigation app to guide pedestrians through its intricate network. The PATH, which began in 1900 with its first tunnel, has expanded to a 30-kilometre network beneath the city. After years of existing with no navigation system, a Toronto engineer recognized the challenge many face and developed the Toronto PATH app.Programmer Jadiel Teofilo relocated to the city three years ago and experienced first-hand the difficulties of navigating the underground system.“There’s no map out there actually detailed enough for…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 25, 2025 7:07 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m. on Friday.It says a rescue effort by the Joint Rescue and Coordination Centre Halifax dispatched two ships from the Canadian Coast Guard, and pulled both sailors from the water. Get daily National news Get the day’s top…
By Darryl Greer The Canadian Press Posted January 25, 2025 3:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A climate activist in British Columbia says he’s packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal from Canada is “certain” without ministerial intervention. Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa, says he’s due at the airport to catch a flight to Toronto before he is set to be sent back to Pakistan Sunday. Get breaking National news For news…
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 25, 2025 12:59 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Bill Wilson, a hereditary chief and the father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, has died. Wilson-Raybould announced his death on social media, saying her father’s life was “one of leadership and striving to make change.”Wilson helped get Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in the Constitution. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. He once told Pierre Elliott Trudeau…
