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Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council (NTC) has declared a state of emergency for all 14 First Nations on Vancouver Island it represents due to the mental health and opioid crisis. At a news conference in Port Alberni, B.C., Thursday, NTC president Judith Sayers, a member of Hupacasath First Nation, called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to come to the…
Peel police are increasing their presence in a busy Mississauga plaza this weekend in their ongoing efforts to curb dangerous driving in the area. Ridgeway Plaza, located at Eglinton Avenue W. and Ridgeway Drive, has been the subject of ongoing complaints by local residents and businesses. Common offences include dangerous driving, stunt driving, unnecessary noise…
Air Canada is asking the federal government to be ready to intervene in its labour talks with its pilots as the time remaining before a potential shutdown runs short. Airline spokesperson Christophe Hennebelle said Air Canada is committed to negotiations but faces “unreasonable wage demands” from the pilots union that it can’t meet. Starting Sunday, the two…
Bye bye porta-potties. Starting Oct. 1, construction worksites in B.C. with more than 25 workers will be required to provide flush toilets with handwashing facilities to those on site. In a media release Thursday, the province said WorkSafeBC would work with construction companies over the next several months to ensure they understand and comply with…
Rob Stone says China’s decision to target Canadian canola as part of a trade spat is disastrous for producers. “It’s devastating news as far as a farmer is concerned,” said Stone, who farms canola near Davidson, Sask. “The markets reacted very negatively to the news.” Last week, Canada followed the lead of the United States and…
The operator of Metro Vancouver’s specialized HandyDART transit system says it will meet with striking workers and a mediator on Sunday in an effort to resolve the dispute that has shut down most of the service. TransDev Canada says it’s been in contact with the B.C. Labour Relations Board, which had contacted the union in…
Labour advocates in Newfoundland and Labrador paraded at Quidi Vidi Lake to mark Labour Day. (CBC) Dozens of labour advocates paraded around Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John’s on Monday to reflect on wins, setbacks, concerns for the future and, of course, celebrate Labour Day. Jessica McCormick, president of the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, said the day…
Hundreds of people marked Labour Day in Windsor, Ont., on Monday by marching down Kildare Road and Ottawa Street. Many held flags emblazoned with the logos of some of the country’s largest labour unions: Unifor, CUPE, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the Teamsters, and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation, among others. They then…
Grey Raven Ranch made its annual summer visit to the day-use beach in Quetico Provincial Park this long weekend. The Canadian nonprofit offered visitors the chance to freely enter the pen and learn more about the Ojibwe horse, one of Canada’s rarest horse breeds. It is now looking to expand into the U.S. for the benefit and preservation of the breed….
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was in Winnipeg Monday for the Labour Day rally and march at Memorial Park as his party looks to retain one of its stronghold ridings in a looming byelection. “Today’s a day to celebrate all the things that we have because of the labour movement,” said Singh. “Because of working people, we’ve…
