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B.C. has designated Monday as a day of mourning to mark the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s declaration of a federal holiday to mourn the Queen on the day of her state funeral in the United Kingdom. B.C. Premier John Horgan says he extended the federal holiday to include provincial public-sector …
Read More »Forget quiet quitting: the latest work trend is 2 or more jobs — without any bosses knowing
Like many Canadians, a woman we’ll call Mary was looking for a little extra income during the pandemic, to offset the rising cost of living. But instead of turning to the traditional options of working some overtime, freelancing a little or starting up an unrelated side hustle, she and her …
Read More »City punts $41M worth of paving work to next year
Millions of dollars worth of road resurfacing projects set to begin across Toronto this month have been delayed and experts warn putting off the work will cost the city more in the long run. Staff issued three tenders for local resurfacing work this spring, received bids from six companies, and then …
Read More »Council candidates work to address voter apathy
As campaigning in Toronto’s municipal election begins to pick up, some candidates are working to address voter apathy and civic disengagement they worry could impact participation in the fall vote. The city’s list of registered candidates was finalized last week with 31 people running for mayor and 164 council candidates. …
Read More »Meet the B.C. man who swims to work
Some people walk to work, some take the bus or a train and a few might even take a ferry. Many drive to work, often in bumper-to-bumper traffic. Brent Hobbs of Kelowna, B.C., swims. He makes his way along the shore of Okanagan Lake to work twice a week, about 1.8 kilometres. He …
Read More »Summer bonus program prompting airport screening staff to work while sick, unions say
A union representing airport screening officers in Alberta says some of its members have shown up to work feeling sick in order to access a summer attendance bonus program being studied by a House of Commons committee. “It’s a reward to circumvent doing what’s right,” said Richard Brown, president of Teamsters Canada …
Read More »Crowd-sourced detective work narrows window for disappearance of Winston Churchill portrait
Thanks to a sleuthing public, the Château Laurier has announced that a famed portrait of Winston Churchill appears to have been taken off the hotel’s walls this past winter, during a span of a week and a half over the holidays. After news of the theft broke on Monday, people started sending the hotel …
Read More »Newfoundland forest fires are ‘turning a corner’ as crews work to contain perimeter, premier says
Crews are continuing to fight hot spots of smoke and flames in the Paradise Lake area and the Bay d’Espoir Highway in central Newfoundland on Friday. (Darrell Roberts/CBC) Special air quality statements have lifted in areas affected by forest fires in central Newfoundland, as Premier Andrew Furey says the province is …
Read More »‘Work in progress’: Calgary Transit defends security decisions to ticket less, hire civilian security
CTrain riders who say they rarely see security teams handing out tickets or enforcing anti-smoking rules are right — personnel have cut back. And it’s not just a COVID thing. Ever since the province eliminated warrants and potential jail time for certain minor offences in 2017, transit security teams have cut …
Read More »If you work from home Monday and Friday, there’s a tawdry nickname for you
A trend is emerging among Canadian employees who split their time between working in their home and downtown offices — and it has gained a naughty nickname. When given the choice, more hybrid workers are staying in their soft pants on Mondays and Fridays, while suiting up the rest of the week. This new …
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