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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 19, 2022 7:37 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Negotiators in Montreal have finalized an agreement to halt and reverse the destruction of nature by 2030, as the COP15 talks enter their final official day. An announcement issued early Monday …
Read More »Rogers-Shaw deal: Tribunal continues to hear closing arguments in merger case – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 14, 2022 6:55 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Closing arguments are expected to continue before the Competition Tribunal Wednesday, as the organization weighs whether the $26-billion merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. should be blocked. The …
Read More »Rogers-Shaw deal decision looms as Competition Tribunal hears closing arguments – National
The Competition Tribunal is expected to hear closing arguments Tuesday in a case meant to decide whether the $26-billion merger of Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. will be blocked. The oral arguments are expected to be the hearing’s final step before Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton mulls …
Read More »Ontario government reaches tentative deal with Ontario Council of Educational Workers
TORONTO — The Ontario government has reached a tentative deal with school staff represented by the Ontario Council of Educational Workers. OCEW issued a statement saying the deal was reached after multiple days of negotiations between the bargaining council, the Council of Trustees’ Association and the province. It says the …
Read More »CUPE to announce results of education workers’ ratification vote on tentative deal
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 5, 2022 6:30 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO _ The union representing roughly 55,000 Ontario education workers will announce today the results of a ratification vote on a tentative deal it struck with the province. The Canadian Union …
Read More »Iran judiciary officials to deal with indicted protesters in a ‘firm’ manner
Iran’s courts will deal firmly with anyone who causes disruption or commits crimes during a wave of anti-government protests, the judiciary said on Tuesday, signalling that authorities intend to hand down harsh sentences to convicted demonstrators. One of the biggest challenges to Iran’s clerical leaders since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the …
Read More »Police needed Emergencies Act after deal to secure tow trucks fell through, federal lawyer says
A deal with police to secure tow trucks to clear last winter’s convoy protest fell through and the Emergencies Act was needed to commandeer those services, a lawyer acting for the federal government told the Public Order Commission inquiry Wednesday. The commission — tasked with determining whether the federal government was justified in deploying the Emergencies …
Read More »Cindy Blackstock asks Human Rights Tribunal to reject $20B child welfare compensation deal
An Indigenous children’s rights advocate — whose 15-year battle with Ottawa led to a historic $40 billion settlement agreement over discrimination in the First Nations foster care system — is asking the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to send the compensation deal back to the drawing board. Cindy Blackstock, executive director …
Read More »The renaissance of Hogan’s Alley: Deal struck to revive Vancouver’s historic Black neighbourhood
For decades, Hogan’s Alley served as a hub for Vancouver’s Black community before city planning in the 1970s led to the displacement of a once-vibrant neighbourhood. Now, a recent agreement with the City of Vancouver will provide a community land trust to the Hogan’s Alley Society for the land bordered by Main …
Read More »Is a GTA real estate deal that sounds like paradise too good to be true?
A million dollar-plus home in the Greater Toronto Area’s hot real estate market for only $700,000. A five per cent down payment. A 30-year mortgage at a 2.75 per cent interest rate. Those were the appealing terms of a real estate deal that local realtor Horace Dockery said has been …
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