The Canadian Union for Public Employees Local 500, is weighing in on the conversation about safety concerns at Winnipeg’s City Hall. Concerns were sparked after a shooting at Edmonton, Alberta’s City Hall last week, with two city councillors are raising red flags about their workplace. CUPE Local 500 president, Gord …
Read More »Manitoba RCMP, border security to announce record-setting drug seizure Tuesday
Manitoba RCMP, alongside the CBSA, are set to announce details Wednesday on a major drug bust that they’re calling the ‘largest seizure of narcotics in prairie history.’ News Source link
Read More »MLSE, Toronto police investigating security incident during Leafs game – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) and the Toronto police say they are investigating a security incident that occurred at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday evening during the Leafs game. In a video posted to Reddit, you can see two security guards attempting …
Read More »Canadian military base workers strike over wages, job security
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 15, 2024 7:27 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nearly 500 civilian workers on Canadian military bases in Ontario and Quebec began a strike Monday over wages and job security. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Union of …
Read More »Man arrested after suspected hate-motivated assault of security guard in Toronto – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man has been arrested and charged in a suspected hate-motivated assault incident, after he allegedly uttered racial slurs and assaulted a security guard with a weapon in Toronto last weekend. Police said the incident occurred on Saturday at around 3 p.m. …
Read More »Indigenous children facing food security ‘crisis’ in Canada’s North – National
A prominent Canadian pediatrician warns a “food security crisis” is affecting the physical and mental development of Indigenous children, compounded by record-high grocery prices in Canada’s North. High inflation has sent food prices soaring across the country, but nowhere more than in Canada’s northernmost communities, which are often inaccessible by …
Read More »What happened to… TikTok security concerns? – Toronto
On this bonus episode of What happened to…?, Erica Vella looks at ongoing security concerns that surround the short-form video app TikTok. TikTok is one of the most popular apps around the world, with more than one billion people using the app each month, but in February, Canada’s federal government …
Read More »U of G professor appointed to United Nations Food Security panel
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A University of Guelph professor has a seat on the United Nations Food Security Panel. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute and a geography professor, has been appointed to the steering committee of the High-Level Panel of Experts on Food …
Read More »$14M for ‘better access to nutritious food’: B.C. food security investment
Those living on low incomes and who may be struggling to put food on the table will have better access to nutritious food, according to the B.C. government. The province announced on Thursday it is allocating $14 million to the Critical Food Infrastructure Fund for local community organizations. “We all …
Read More »N.S. police and Homeland Security in U.S. show off ‘extraordinary’ cocaine bust
Police in Nova Scotia say they’ve disrupted “one of the more sophisticated drug trafficking networks within Atlantic Canada” and contributed to the largest cocaine bust ever seen in western New York state. During a news conference Tuesday, officials revealed items seized as part of a 16-month investigation led by Nova …
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