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Advocates and Air Canada‘s CEO served up opposing views of on-board accessibility for passengers on Tuesday, though both sides agree that consistency remains a problem. Michael Rousseau, who heads Canada’s largest airline, told a House of Commons transport committee an overwhelming majority of the 1.3 million passengers who requested special assistance last …
Read More »Most Ontarians uncomfortable meeting up for online marketplace transactions: report
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new report suggests that the majority of Ontario residents are uncomfortable meeting up in person for buying or selling items from online websites like Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji due to scams and fraud. The report, released on Tuesday by goConfirm and …
Read More »York University seeks meeting with union over ‘toolkit on teaching Palestine’ – Toronto
York University officials say they are asking to meet with a union representing teaching assistants over a teaching toolkit calling on staff to divert class time to talk about conflict in the Middle East. A document circulated on social media called a “toolkit on teaching Palestine,” which bears a CUPE 3903 …
Read More »Calgary councillor sanctioned again after golfing during a council meeting – Calgary
Ward 13 Coun. Dan McLean has been sanctioned again by the city’s integrity commissioner, following an investigation that he participated in a golf tournament during a city council meeting. According to the integrity commissioner’s report, a complaint was launched following the July 26 council meeting, in which McLean participated remotely. …
Read More »Ontario asks for finance ministers’ meeting on Alberta’s proposal to exit CPP
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 25, 2023 11:12 am Updated October 25, 2023 11:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy is asking federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to convene a meeting to discuss Alberta’s proposal to withdraw from the Canada …
Read More »Unifor says talks with Ford ‘meeting resistance’ as deadline nears
Canadian autoworkers say negotiations with the Big Three automakers — Ford, Stellantis and General Motors — have entered a “most crucial time” with just days until a strike deadline. Their U.S. counterparts were poised to walk off the job Thursday night. Unifor president Lana Payne said on Thursday that talks …
Read More »AMO annual general meeting, conference begins in London, Ont.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size More than 1,500 members of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) are arriving in London, Ont., for its annual general meeting and conference. The conference is held between Aug. 20 to 23 at RBC Place London, and will see municipal leaders …
Read More »Trudeau to convene urgent ministers’ meeting on N.W.T. wildfires
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to convene an urgent meeting with ministers and senior officials today as residents of the capital of Northwest Territories are ordered to evacuate the area …
Read More »Regina City Council calls special meeting to address homeless encampment at City Hall
A special city council meeting will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. to address the growing homeless encampment outside of Regina city hall. The encampment began on July 15, and as of Tuesday, there are 83 tents in the encampment at City Hall according to the city. According to the …
Read More »Refugee shelter crisis 1st item at Chow’s first council meeting as Toronto mayor – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 19, 2023 8:29 am Updated July 19, 2023 9:40 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Olivia Chow says her first Toronto city council meeting as mayor will open with a motion about the refugee shelter and housing crisis. …
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