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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Andy Burnham was officially declared leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, clearing his final …

Major League Baseball’s collective agreement is set to expire at the end of the season, and J.P. Ricciardi sees storm clouds on the horizon. “I think we’re really in uncharted waters,” said the former Blue Jays general manager and current analyst for the New England Sports Network, weighing in on …

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer moved quickly to acknowledge a bruising local election result for his governing Labour Party on Friday, appearing before cameras before the final votes were counted in a contest widely seen as a referendum on his leadership.  Not even two full years after leading Labour to …

After hiring an alleged ISIS recruiter, Ontario’s largest electricity provider tried to bring in a much more intensive security screening process to protect its grid — but a labour arbitrator has found Hydro One’s national security background checks were “intrusive” and “unreasonable.”   The decision comes as Canada’s intelligence agencies have increasingly …

As Canada lowers its tariffs and imports more electric vehicles from China, an upcoming report from New York-based labour rights researchers is making new allegations of forced labour practices at the world’s bestselling EV manufacturer, BYD. China Labor Watch (CLW) received a complaint last fall from one of the thousands …

MP Michael Ma, who left the Conservatives to join the Liberals, has apologized after appearing to cast doubt on reports of human rights abuses in China. Ma said he regretted making a mistake with his remarks, while pointing out that he had referred to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, and not Xinjiang, …

The Canadian Coast Guard fired one of its captains on the grounds he “willfully” ignored a distress call about a sinking boat in cold and choppy P.E.I. waters, according to a recently posted federal labour board decision. “His misconduct was significant, both in terms of the reputation of the coast …

A man from Mexico says he toiled long hours, seven days a week, for nearly a year without proper pay for a hotel chain that he says took advantage of him and others.  Victor Padilla Ruiz says he came to Canada in 2022 after he was told he would work …

Donald Trump’s selection as next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) threatens to bring a new level of politicization to what for decades has been a nonpartisan agency issuing reports on the nation’s economic health, according to Democrats and some economists.  While many former Labour Department officials say …

A B.C.-based startup that makes artificial intelligence (AI)-run mushroom harvesting robots says a recent $40-million investment will help the company remain at the cutting edge of autonomous agricultural technology, at a time when the industry is facing widespread labour shortages. 4AG (pronounced “forage”) Robotics is based in the rural lakeside city …