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Warning: This story contains graphic details of intimate partner violence. Brittany Sack, a Mi’kmaw woman from Nova Scotia, says she was seeking comfort from her former partner, who is also Mi’kmaw, following the death of her infant daughter when he began beating her — smashing her face into the sidewalk …
Read More »Proposed Wasaga Beach sale could set ‘awful precedent,’ environmentalists say
The Ontario government’s plan to hand parts of Wasaga Beach Provincial Park over to the local town for tourism development could set an “awful precedent” for other provincially owned parks, environmental advocates say. Premier Doug Ford announced in May that his government would give $38 million to Wasaga Beach to …
Read More »‘Dangerous precedent’: Union reacts to board ordering rail employees back to work
After a bitter contract dispute shut down the country’s two major railways, the federal labour board ordered thousands of rail employees back to work on Saturday. Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon asked to send the parties to binding arbitration while an agreement is hammered out between Canadian National, Canadian Pacific …
Read More »Ford Motor workers ratify agreement with Unifor, set precedent
The union that represents 5,600 workers at Ford Motor Co. of Canada confirmed Sunday its members had ratified a three-year contract with the automaker, setting the pattern for upcoming talks with General Motors and Stellantis. Unifor and Ford reached a tentative agreement Tuesday after extending a strike deadline by 24 …
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