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The Manitoba Moose are hosting their third annual Celebrating Women in Sport Job Shadow Program. Saturday is the last half of the two-day program giving eight participants a look into how a professional hockey organization functions, and networking opportunities. As a part of the program, participants shadowed several departments including …
Read More »Sask. teachers continuing job action next week despite additional funding
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is withdrawing extracurricular activities provincewide for three days next week, as well as lunch supervision in select school divisions, as part of ongoing job action from teachers. All athletics, school clubs, field trips and graduation preparation will be …
Read More »2 years in, has the Bank of Canada’s historic rate hike campaign done the job? – National
It’s been two years since the Bank of Canada started the most aggressive interest rate hike campaign in its history in a bid to tame rampant inflation, and the Canadian economy looks vastly different. As the Bank of Canada delivered the first of what would be 10 interest rate hikes …
Read More »Sask. school lunch hour supervision to be disrupted as part of teacher job action
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Noon-hour supervision is being withdrawn for one day in schools across Saskatchewan on Thursday. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation said teachers will not be available to supervise students who are eating lunch at school or taking part in noon-hour activities, adding that the …
Read More »Canadian military base workers strike over wages, job security
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 15, 2024 7:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly 500 civilian workers on Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec began a strike Monday over wages and job security. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of …
Read More »MPI workers back on the job, facing backlog of 15,000 driving tests – Winnipeg
With the end of a two-month-long strike this week, unionized workers at Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) are back on the job Friday, but the Crown corporation’s board chair is urging Manitobans to be patient as staff tackle a heavy backlog of work. Carmen Nedohin told 680 CJOB’s The Start that there …
Read More »Manitoba chief eyes top job at Assembly of First Nations – Winnipeg
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 17, 2023 1:27 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Regional Chief Cindy Woodhouse has announced her candidacy in the upcoming Assembly of First Nations national chief election. Woodhouse said at a news conference Tuesday that Indigenous Peoples face a …
Read More »Mayor says his job is to stand with all Edmontonians hurting amid ongoing Middle East violence – Edmonton
As the escalating violence involving Israel and Hamas continues in the Middle East, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said Tuesday he believes his role is to stand with all Edmontonians who are impacted by the crisis rather than to offer political statements on international affairs. “I understand the trauma and the pain …
Read More »TVO employees walk off the job Monday after negotiations stall
Dozens of workers at Ontario’s public broadcaster walked off the job Monday morning after months of bargaining. “We’re living in a time where hard work is not paying off the way it used to for previous generations,” said Meredith Martin, TVO’s branch president with the Canadian Media Guild (CMG). The …
Read More »Trudeau adds citizens’ services role in his cabinet. What is the new minister’s job? – National
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reorganized his front bench Wednesday in a massive federal cabinet shuffle, he also created a single new job: minister of citizens’ services. But when the minister appointed to the new role was asked what exactly citizens’ services is, he wasn’t entirely clear. “This is really …
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