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Canada Post union calls for halt to overtime as deadline passes with no agreement
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide halt to overtime work, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest contract offers from the mail carrier. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said late Thursday that members were being told to refuse any work beyond eight hours ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post union calls for overtime ban as company, workers fail to reach agreement
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide overtime ban, saying its negotiators will continue to review the latest offers from the mail carrier. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says members are being called on to refuse any work beyond eight hours in a day and 40 ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Canada Post union issues overtime ban as deal not reached
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The union representing about 55,000 Canada Post employees has called for a countrywide overtime ban beginning at midnight local time, saying its contract negotiators are meanwhile continuing to review the latest offers from the mail carrier. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says members are being called on to refuse any work beyond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A delegation of U.S. senators is in Ottawa Friday to meet with Prime Minister Carney
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Five U.S. senators will be in Ottawa Friday for meetings with the Liberal government, including Prime Minister Mark Carney. The delegation includes Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Amy Klobuchar and Peter Welch, and Republican Kevin Cramer. They’re expected to meet with the ministers of foreign affairs, national defence and industry, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP monitoring B.C. ostrich farm to ensure ‘no criminal behaviour’
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
RCMP say they are closely monitoring the situation at a British Columbia ostrich farm “to ensure there is no criminal behavior” at the property where protesters have gathered to oppose a cull of the birds. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Brett Urano says police are aware of “increased tensions” and protest activity at the farm in Edgewood, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western premiers agree to develop new economic corridors, call for federal support
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
YELLOWKNIFE — Canada’s western premiers say they’ve agreed to identify, plan and develop new economic corridors to connect provincial resources to international markets. The leaders from British Columbia, the Prairie provinces and the northern territories, after meeting for two days in Yellowknife, say its time for Western Canada to become the country’s economic engine. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. First Nations fear protests and conflict over fast-track legislation
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
First Nations leaders in British Columbia say proposed legislation to fast-track resource projects will likely lead to protests and litigation should the provincial government push the law through. Robert Phillips with the First Nations Summit says the B.C. government’s proposed legislation, known as Bill 15, to approve infrastructure projects more quickly was done unilaterally, causing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver dismantles and consolidates festival memorials, advocates say it’s too soon
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
VANCOUVER — For almost four weeks, the tributes to victims of the Lapu Lapu Day festival attack have grown — piles of teddy bears, flowers, candles and cards stretching down Fraser Street from East 41st Avenue, then round the corner on East 43rd where the attack took place. The tributes surround John Oliver Secondary School, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A delegation of U.S. senators is in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Carney
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Five United States senators are in Ottawa today for meetings with the Liberal government, including Prime Minister Mark Carney. The delegation includes Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Amy Klobuchar and Peter Welch, and Republican Kevin Cramer. They’re expected to meet with the ministers of foreign affairs, national defence and industry, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police dismantle alleged fraud ring that targeted car dealerships in 5 provinces
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
TROIS-RIVIÈRES — Quebec provincial police say they’ve arrested three people in connection with a luxury car fraud ring across five provinces. They say 22 car dealerships in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were defrauded of more than $3.3 million between 2022 and 2023. In a news release, police say the suspects obtained ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cost of Canada joining Trump’s Golden Dome missile defence project still unknown
By Canadian Press on May 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — If Prime Minister Mark Carney signs on to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence shield, he could be committing Canada to a project with a ballooning price tag, an anti-weapons proliferation groups said on Thursday. Jessica West — a senior researcher at Project Ploughshares, a Canadian peace research institute based ... Read More »
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