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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be bringing all eyes to Vancouver as the city will become one of the host cities in the expanded 48 team tournament. While we’re still three years out, Global’s Julie Nolin had a conversation with Mayor Ken Sim about what the city is doing …
Read More »Ontario wildfires continue as minister reassures public province is prepared
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On a day when smoke from forest fires in Ontario and Quebec hung in the air of Toronto, the province is reassuring people that its crews are prepared even as one agency rates Ontario’s status as “assistance required.” A report by the …
Read More »Ontario WSIB workers are latest public employees offered retroactive Bill 124 pay
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Unionized workers at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) are the latest group to win retroactive pay for the three years their wages were capped by the Ford government’s wage restraint legislation, Bill 124. On Friday, the Canadian Union of Public …
Read More »Winnipeggers can voice ideas for Portage and Main at first public consultation Wednesday – Winnipeg
If you have passionate ideas about the future of Winnipeg’s most iconic intersection, you can share your thoughts with the city in person Wednesday at the first of several public consultations about Portage and Main. Winnipeggers can make their voices heard at a pop-up info session at 201 Portage Ave., …
Read More »Strike could be last hurrah for Ottawa’s core as public servants fight for telework
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 25, 2023 12:00 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Downtown Ottawa is buzzing with public servants in numbers that haven’t been seen since before the pandemic. And it’s all thanks to workers fighting for the right not to have to …
Read More »Local reaction in Regina to Public Service Alliance of Canada strike – Regina
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike is coming in loud and clear in Saskatchewan as strikers are looking for public support in their battle with the federal government. Across Canada, federal workers remain on the picket lines as they say …
Read More »Baby reunited with parents after public outcry from apparent CFS apprehension video – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg mother and father are reunited with their baby following days of public outcry after their baby was apprehended by Child and Family Services. A video circulating on social media this week appears to show a Child and Family Services worker arriving in a hospital room at the Health …
Read More »Why is there an increase of violence in Canadian public libraries?
18:51 The rise of violence in Canada’s public libraries The random acts of violence that are happening on our streets and in our transit systems in cities across Canada are also making their way into public libraries. Local branches of all sizes are reporting an increase in verbal and physical …
Read More »Public, Catholic school boards sign on protocol aimed at detecting violent threats
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Upper Grand District School Board and the Wellington Catholic District School Board are signing on to an initiative aimed at assessing potential threats towards schools and the community at large. Members from 16 community partners were in Mono, Ont., on Thursday …
Read More »Public service strike will start Wednesday if no deal reached by then – National
More than 155,000 federal public servants will strike on Wednesday if no deal is reached between the federal government and the Public Service Alliance of Canada. National president Chris Aylward told reporters on Monday that despite progress being made on several fronts, there has been little movement on the union’s …
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