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Loblaw Cos. Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago. The parent company of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart reported a profit available to common shareholders of $621 million or $1.95 per diluted share for the 16-week period ended Oct. 7. The result compared with …
Read More »Canadians showing more support for striking workers amid inflation, corporate profits
It was Samantha Henry’s first time on strike, and one that made headlines across the country. “Some people thought the strike would only last a week, a couple of days. And we went into almost five weeks,” said Henry, one of some 3,700 Metro employees in the Toronto area who …
Read More »Metro asks Labour Ministry for help reaching deal with striking GTA workers, Unifor
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:59 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Metro Inc. says it’s asked a conciliation officer to step in and help it find a resolution to a strike by grocery store workers in Toronto. The move comes …
Read More »Metro grocery workers in GTA to strike after rejecting tentative deal
Grocery store workers at 27 Metro locations in the Greater Toronto Area have rejected a tentative deal and are set to begin strike action on Saturday. Unifor says in a statement that front-line grocery workers at 27 Metro stores will begin strike action on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., with picket lines forming …
Read More »Metro workers at 27 stores across Toronto-area reach a deal, avoid a strike
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 19, 2023 7:11 am Updated July 19, 2023 7:14 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Metro workers at 27 grocery stores across the Greater Toronto Area reached a deal with the grocery giant just after midnight when they …
Read More »Toronto-area Metro grocery workers could strike as soon as tonight: Unifor – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2023 7:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Metro grocery store workers in the Greater Toronto Area are gearing up to strike as early as tonight, as bargaining continues between the retailer and some 3,700 employees. Employees …
Read More »Strike deadline set for metro grocery store workers across the GTA if deal not reached – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Metro grocery store workers in the Toronto area are set to strike if a deal between the union and the company is not reached next week. Over 3,700 Unifor workers across 27 GTA metro stores are poised for a work stoppage pending …
Read More »‘Profits are profits’: As food prices soar, Liberal MP says Canada needs more competition
As an “unlikely alliance” between Canada’s independent grocers and the country’s three largest chains is forming, a Liberal MP is arguing that shoppers need more competition amid soaring food prices and accusations that grocery stores are at fault for higher food inflation. Read more: Grocery CEOs defend ‘reasonable profitability’ in grilling over soaring …
Read More »Saanich police believe missing ‘high-risk’ teen is in Metro Vancouver
Police in Saanich, B.C., are concerned for the well-being of a “high-risk” teen missing from the area. Zenaeh Edwards-Helgason was last seen on Dec. 19, 2022, and police believe the 17-year-old is in the Metro Vancouver area. Read more: Victoria police seek missing ‘high-risk’ 16-year-old boy “She was seen wearing …
Read More »This old Victorian home has a secret: it’s part of the Montreal Metro system
Unlike its neighbours, the house at 1423 Towers St. in downtown Montreal seems to have withstood the test of time. While its stone Victorian walls appear unchanged, the building itself is hiding a secret: it’s not a house at all — at least, not anymore. For years, Montreal’s transit authority …
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