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Telus Corp. has informed around 150 call centre employees based in Ontario they must relocate by October, apply for another role or agree to be laid off. The union representing those workers, United Steelworkers Local 1944, said it was informed Tuesday that affected employees would have the option of working …
Read More »Doug Ford still using personal phone as transparency battle over call log continues
Ontario Premier Doug Ford continues to hand out his personal cell number, claiming he’ll enlist the help of government ministers and municipal leaders to address callers’ issues, even as lawyers for the premier fight to keep his call records secret and argue they are not related to official government business. …
Read More »Manitoba man busted for guns, drugs after initial call to RCMP about uttering threats – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP from the Gypsumville, Man., detachment say a man from Lake St. Martin is in custody after a report about a person uttering threats ultimately led to the seizure of cocaine, firearms and more contraband. Police said they were called on Thursday …
Read More »Last call: Time running out for LCBO, union to reach deal as potential strike looms
Both the union and Crown agency responsible for selling alcohol in Ontario are staying tight-lipped as the prospect of a strike at all provincial liquor stores looms large. Negotiators with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union and the LCBO have been in fruitless talks for weeks, with a possible strike …
Read More »Violent crime on the rise, Winnipeg police dealing with heavy call volume: statistical report – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Violent crime in Winnipeg is on the rise, according to the police service’s annual numbers. Winnipeg police released their 2023 statistical report Tuesday, which shows an increase in calls for service by 10 per cent over the previous year — to more …
Read More »Tochal rejects Lemay Forest offer while advocates call for meeting – Winnipeg
The owner of a forested piece of land in St. Norbert has said ‘no’ to an offer to purchase and preserve the land with public funds. “This offer was fair, and the developer has rejected it,” said Winnipeg South MP Terry Duguid. Tochal Development Group Inc. owns the Lemay Forest, …
Read More »‘Slap on the wrist’: Critics call on Ford government to scrap impaired driving rule
The Ford government is facing calls to rescind a pandemic-era policy that allows Crown prosecutors to downgrade impaired driving charges as part of an effort to relieve court backlogs. As first revealed by Global News, Ontario’s attorney general issued a directive to Crown prosecutors during the height of COVID-19 that …
Read More »‘Any chance of a call?’: Inside Ford government’s lurch to cancel Peel Region split
In early December 2023, as the Ford government considered backing away from dissolving Peel Region, the man tasked with managing the government’s decision suddenly found himself out of the loop. The plan to split the Region of Peel into three separate cities was on the edge of being cancelled but …
Read More »Gunshot victim found in what police call a housing unit takeover in Peterborough
Three people face charges following a shooting in what police are calling a housing unit takeover in Peterborough, Ont., on Tuesday evening. Around 7 p.m. the Peterborough Police Service say officers were conducting a wellbeing check at an apartment unit at a complex on Fairbairn Street near Parkview Drive. The …
Read More »First call to police wasn’t for ‘violence in home’, says SIU in probe into woman’s death
Ontario’s police watchdog is sharing more information about the events leading up to the death of a woman in Thunder Bay after saying police did not respond to a domestic disturbance call before her death. The victim’s family identified her to Global News as Jenna Ostberg, a 21-year-old First Nations …
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