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What’s been described by caregivers and biological parents as a “political fight” between a private group home company and the provincial government, is taking a disastrous toll, they say, on some of the teens being uprooted by a child welfare agency as the Manitoba government “winds down” its relationship with …
Read More »Disabled residents impacted by support worker strike still waiting for answers as dispute rolls on – Winnipeg
Residents of a Winnipeg housing development for people with physical disabilities remain caught in the middle of a labour dispute between its operator and the caregivers they rely on. The healthcare workers went on strike last week – and since then residents say they’ve been experiencing major gaps in care. …
Read More »Protesters outside Toronto hospital dispute antisemitism allegations – Toronto
A group of demonstrators who protested along ‘Hospital Row’ in downtown Toronto is challenging claims its actions on Feb. 12 were antisemitic. The crowd began protesting at Yonge and Bloor streets early in the evening, before eventually finding its way to the stretch along University Avenue. Video footage posted to …
Read More »Toronto eyes changes to dispute system to increase speed cameras – Toronto
Since the program began, Toronto’s automated speed enforcement cameras have nabbed nearly a million drivers exceeding the posted limit, and as the city looks to double the number of cameras in operation, a new report is recommending it change how the fines issued by speed and red light cameras are …
Read More »Bitter dispute over modular housing site in Toronto sees ruling in favour of city site – Toronto
A years-long fight over the location the city chose for a modular supportive housing building has come to an end after the Ontario Land Tribunal ruled in favour of the city’s desired location, but bitter feelings remain among those opposed to the site. Toronto’s rapid housing program has seen major …
Read More »Kitten dies after woman uses animal as weapon in domestic dispute: Ontario police
A kitten is dead and a woman is facing charges after a verbal argument between a couple turned violent in Kingston, Ont., police say. Police were contacted at roughly 4 a.m. Saturday for a report of intimate partner violence at a home in the city’s west end. Investigators say a …
Read More »B.C. port strike: Ottawa urges parties to settle dispute ‘once and for all’
The on-off strike saga at British Columbia’s ports appears to be over — for now — as workers returned to work Thursday. Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said he was “relieved” that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada had withdrawn its strike notice Wednesday and that the union workers …
Read More »Dispute over sports jersey leads to weapons, assault charges for Brockville, Ont. man – Kingston
A Brockville, Ont., man is facing weapons and assault charges after a dispute over a sports jersey. Police say on March 14 officers responded to a call on James Street West and found that one man had assaulted another. The investigation also revealed that the suspect had left the area …
Read More »Ontario judge grants another permanent injunction in 2 year land dispute
More than two years after a group of Indigenous demonstrators started occupying a proposed development site in southwestern Ontario, a provincial court has again granted an injunction permanently barring them from the land. In a written decision released this week, Justice Paul Sweeny of the Ontario Superior Court said Skyler …
Read More »Ontario’s use of notwithstanding clause in dispute with union a ‘Pandora’s box,’ expert says
The Ontario government’s move to force school-support staff to stay at work by using the heavy hammer of the notwithstanding clause could have huge repercussions on labour relations, experts say. “If the public is sympathetic to the government [in this case], then the government’s actions will have set a significant precedent for years to …
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